Is Trump about to invoke the Insurrection Act?


Author: Sky News October 8, 2025 Duration: 17:03
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Is Trump about to invoke the Insurrection Act?

Could the president be about to invoke a centuries-old law that allows him to militarise the streets of American cities?

Plus - Mark Carney, the Canadian prime minister, is back in the White House. How did he manage renewed comments about Canada becoming the 51st American state?

The Treasury are minting a new dollar coin with Trump's face on it. It's illegal in the United States...but the administration seems hellbent on getting it into circulation next year. Is this the start of an American monarchy? 
 
And the Attorney General Pam Bondi faces senators. It is spiky to say the least. We digest. 
 
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