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The latest from Minnesota after Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act

By Kat Lonsdorf,
Ayesha Rascoe
Published January 18, 2026 at 5:09 AM PST

Governor Tim Walz has readied the state National Guard to help law enforcement as protests continue across Minneapolis. President Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act.

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Ayesha Rascoe
Ayesha Rascoe is the host of Weekend Edition Sunday and the Saturday episodes of Up First. As host of the morning news magazine, she interviews news makers, entertainers, politicians and more about the stories that everyone is talking about or that everyone should be talking about.
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