August 26, 2026 · Executive Power & Institutional Control

Confirmed

Trump Declares a National Emergency Over Foreign-Made Grid Equipment and Bans Its Purchase Under Emergency Economic Powers

Trump signed Executive Order 14420 on Aug. 26 declaring a national emergency over the foreign supply of bulk-power system electric equipment, invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the National...

August 11, 2026 · Constitutional Order & Rule of Law

Developing

Trump Won't Rule Out Declaring a National Emergency to Control the Midterms

In an August 11 interview with Real America's Voice host Wayne Allyn Root, Trump declined to rule out declaring a national security emergency to impose photo ID, proof-of-citizenship and mail-ballot limits ahead of the...

January 20, 2025 · Immigration, Detention & Civil Rights

Confirmed

Border Emergency Expands Domestic Use of Military Power

On his first day in office, Trump declared a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border and ordered expanded military support for immigration enforcement operations there. The declaration blurred long-standing...