Key question KQ-48 · Regulation and compliance

Between 5 Nov 2026 and noon EST on 3 Jan 2027, does he declare a new national emergency by proclamation or order (a notice continuing an existing one does not count)?

From Q-030 Sealed 6 Nov 2026 Resolves by 3 Jan 2027 Open

Our standing estimate

Three outcomes that together make 100%. Our estimate, scored when it resolves.

  1. No: New national emergency declared

    68% · likely · confidence not registered

    The documents published by 31 Jan 2027 show it did not happen in the window.

    F-0332 · Open

  2. New national emergency declared

    28% · unlikely · confidence not registered

    A new national emergency is declared by a proclamation or executive order signed in the window.

    F-0331 · Open

  3. Not settled: New national emergency declared

    4% · almost no chance · confidence not registered

    The record published by 31 Jan 2027 does not settle whether it happened.

    F-0333 · Open

The situation when it was sealed (6 Nov 2026). An order or proclamation needs no vote, and he has signed 293 orders since January 2025.

How it moved

Each point is a sealed register row. There is one sealed estimate for each outcome so far: a new point is added only when we register a new estimate, and the old one stays listed and scored.

How the estimates moved: each point is a sealed register row; the figures are in the table that follows.050100%6 Nov 2026123
The vertical line is 11 Nov 2026. Numbers match the outcomes above.
Every sealed estimate for this question: outcome number, register row, date sealed, estimate, status
No.RowSealedEstimateStatus
1F-03326 Nov 202668%Open
2F-03316 Nov 202628%Open
3F-03336 Nov 20264%Open

Reassessments

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Signposts

What the brief says would move the view, quoted from it.

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Why it matters, by category

Regulation and compliance

  • A new national emergency is one of the three acts that count as him acting alone in the brief's scenarios, with a new strike on Iran and a pre-emptive pardon.

Countries it touches

The countries our register links to these forecasts, most often linked first.

How it resolves

The registered words that decide each forecast, quoted unchanged.

  • F-0331

    “Resolves if: A new national emergency is declared by proclamation or executive order signed 5 Nov 2026 to noon EST 3 Jan 2027 (a notice continuing an existing emergency does not count).”

  • F-0332

    “Resolves if: The documents published by 2027-01-31 show that this did NOT happen in its window: A new national emergency is declared by proclamation or executive order signed 5 Nov 2026 to noon EST 3 Jan 2027 (a notice continuing an existing emergency does not count).”

  • F-0333

    “Resolves if: The record published by 2027-01-31 does not settle whether this happened in its window: A new national emergency is declared by proclamation or executive order signed 5 Nov 2026 to noon EST 3 Jan 2027 (a notice continuing an existing emergency does not count).”

The seals: each statement’s SHA-256 fingerprint
  • F-0331 sealed 6 Nov 2026SHA-256 064649a797bb9e905633907d43b0a648ad68dbe7f804ddf1402719ab61e899a0
  • F-0332 sealed 6 Nov 2026SHA-256 ccbd465ad283786f84f5effd000c96b6951caf534c62499750880ef0ac05a9f5
  • F-0333 sealed 6 Nov 2026SHA-256 1299e46330ec15c3dec78a9e799e53861a9dead14042bb5b8d51f3ad41cb41ab

Each probability is our estimate, scored when it resolves. Forecasts are general research on public events and policy; they are not investment, legal or tax advice.