Trump Renews 2018 Election Interference Emergency For An Eighth Year
Dated August 31 and published September 2, the notice cites unauthorized access to election systems and covert propaganda as the ongoing threat.
- Executive Order 13848, signed September 12, 2018, first declared the emergency.
- Notice signed August 31, 2026, published in the Federal Register September 2, 2026.
- Cited threats: unauthorized access to election infrastructure, covert propaganda distribution.
Why it matters: An emergency renewed by paperwork every year since 2018 is not a crisis; it is a standing power.
White House Presidential Notice, Federal Register ↗ · Sep 2, 20269/2/26