Key question KQ-67 · Geopolitics and conflict

Between noon on 3 Jan 2027 and noon on 20 Jan 2029, is a proclamation under 10 U.S.C. 254, the step that invokes the Insurrection Act, signed and published in the Federal Register?

From Q-033 Sealed 9 Nov 2026 Resolves by 20 Jan 2029 Open

Our standing estimate

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

  1. No: Insurrection Act invoked

    82% · very likely · confidence not registered

    The documents published by 20 Feb 2029 show it did not happen in the window.

    F-0397 · Open

  2. Insurrection Act invoked

    15% · very unlikely · confidence not registered

    A proclamation under 10 U.S.C. 254 ordering insurgents to disperse is signed in the window and published in the Federal Register.

    F-0396 · Open

  3. Not settled: Insurrection Act invoked

    3% · almost no chance · confidence not registered

    The record published by 20 Feb 2029 does not settle whether it happened.

    F-0398 · Open

The situation when it was sealed (9 Nov 2026). The Insurrection Act is invoked by a presidential proclamation under 10 U.S.C. 254 ordering insurgents to disperse.

How it moved

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How the estimates moved: each point is a sealed register row; the figures are in the table that follows.050100%9 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-03979 Nov 202682%Open
2F-03969 Nov 202615%Open
3F-03989 Nov 20263%Open

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Signposts

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Why it matters, by category

Geopolitics and conflict

  • Invoking it is one of three acts that count as open confrontation in the brief's outcomes to 2029, with House articles against him and a funding lapse.

Countries it touches

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How it resolves

The registered words that decide each forecast, quoted unchanged.

  • F-0396

    “Resolves if: A proclamation under 10 U.S.C. 254 ordering insurgents to disperse - the step that invokes the Insurrection Act - is signed between noon 3 Jan 2027 and noon 20 Jan 2029 and published in the Federal Register.”

  • F-0397

    “Resolves if: The documents published by 2029-02-20 show that this did NOT happen in its window: A proclamation under 10 U.S.C. 254 ordering insurgents to disperse - the step that invokes the Insurrection Act - is signed between noon 3 Jan 2027 and noon 20 Jan 2029 and published in the Federal Register.”

  • F-0398

    “Resolves if: The record published by 2029-02-20 does not settle whether this happened in its window: A proclamation under 10 U.S.C. 254 ordering insurgents to disperse - the step that invokes the Insurrection Act - is signed between noon 3 Jan 2027 and noon 20 Jan 2029 and published in the Federal Register.”

The seals: each statement’s SHA-256 fingerprint
  • F-0396 sealed 9 Nov 2026SHA-256 16df66ee3dfdb3f779a91d242818598906dca37ee5c4c2a9c11b50918877cb83
  • F-0397 sealed 9 Nov 2026SHA-256 fed45d7c3003020011cdd3d8ae1e44ea117cbf18d1b0540fb08d4786adec7b09
  • F-0398 sealed 9 Nov 2026SHA-256 766f28e7b6810de1fb9666be82eafc8edea2a6ee3b45dd748b72f72ff61ff680

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