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Trump Threatens to Invoke Insurrection Act, and Grocery Prices Keep Going Up

Trump Threatens to Invoke Insurrection Act, and Grocery Prices Keep Going Up

The Headlines
Jan 16, 2026 14 min
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<p>Plus, your Friday news quiz. </p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/us/politics/trump-insurrection-act-minnesota.html" target="_blank">Trump Threatens to Invoke the Insurrection Act and Send Troops to Minnesota</a>, by Shawn McCreesh</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/us/politics/student-protester-deportations-trump-khalil.html" target="_blank">Calling Trump ‘Authoritarian,’ Judge Seeks to Restrict Student Deportations</a>, by Zach Montague</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/us/politics/trump-deportation-student-traveling-thanksgiving.html" target="_blank">U.S. Says It Erred in Deporting Student Traveling for Thanksgiving</a>, by Adam Sella</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/world/americas/machado-trump-meeting-nobel-peace-prize.html" target="_blank">Machado Presents Trump With Her Nobel Peace Prize Medal</a>, by Max Bearak and Henrik Pryser Libell</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/business/food-prices-tariffs-trump.html" target="_blank">Despite Trump’s Claims, Grocery Prices Are Rising</a>, by Kevin Draper and Julie Creswell</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/technology/personaltech/gmail-gemini-ai-email-inbox.html" target="_blank">A.I. Has Arrived in Gmail. Here’s What to Know.</a>, by Brian X. Chen</p><p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>

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