Advertisement“What we saw last night in Minneapolis was an attempted murder of federal law enforcement,” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a statement. She confirmed she had discussed invoking the Insurrection Act with Trump. “The argument the Trump people will use is that there’s an ongoing insurrection in Minneapolis or anywhere else and therefore elections can’t be held,” Carroll said. “I think we’re nearing the greatest constitutional crisis since the Civil War.”AdvertisementShould Trump invoke the act in California, its attorney general, Rob Bonta, said the state is prepared. “The invocation of the Insurrection Act is a scenario we’ve been planning for — since even before the 2024 election,” Bonta said in a statement.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 15, 2026 19:09 UTC