{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. It does not currently publish a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true."},"sourceFactuality":{"note":"Factuality values describe published ratings of the outlets that covered the story. They are not a factuality verdict on this story or its claims."}},"story":{"id":"https://mediabias.news/politics/trump-does-not-dismiss-declaring-national-emergency-to-change-election-rules","slug":"trump-does-not-dismiss-declaring-national-emergency-to-change-election-rules","url":"https://mediabias.news/politics/trump-does-not-dismiss-declaring-national-emergency-to-change-election-rules","title":"Trump does not dismiss declaring national emergency to change election rules","subtitle":"President responds to suggestion he bypass Congress to enforce voter ID and proof-of-citizenship requirements","excerpt":"Donald Trump told a conservative broadcaster he would not rule out declaring a national security emergency to enforce voter ID and proof-of-citizenship rules for federal elections. Legal experts say no president has the authority to change election laws unilaterally, but Trump has not dismissed the idea.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-08-11T18:25:26.282Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-11T17:49:56.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-13T02:15:24.984Z","readTime":"4 min read","scores":{"trust":54,"critic":95,"hype":35,"notes":{"trust":"Two named sources and two independent full reports give a trust score of 54.","critic":"Quotes, reasons and specific details raise the critic score to 95.","hype":"Mild sensational language results in a 35 hype score."}},"tags":["#USPolitics","#ElectionIntegrity","#NationalEmergency","#VoterID","#TrumpAdministration"],"entities":["Donald Trump","Wayne Allyn Root","Center for American Progress","Real America’s Voice","U.S. Congress","Supreme Court"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Donald Trump told Wayne Allyn Root he would not dismiss declaring a national security emergency to enforce voter ID and proof-of-citizenship requirements for federal elections.","Legal experts, including the Center for American Progress, say no federal executive official has the authority to change federal election rules.","Trump has repeatedly claimed, without evidence, that U.S. elections are vulnerable to widespread fraud, a claim courts have rejected.","The SAVE Act, which would impose the requirements Trump supports, has not passed Congress."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"President Donald Trump did not reject the idea of declaring a national security emergency to enforce voter ID, proof-of-citizenship requirements, and restrictions on mail-in ballots for federal elections. During an interview with Wayne Allyn Root on Real America’s Voice, Root suggested Trump could bypass Congress by declaring such an emergency. Trump responded, “Let me just say that stranger things have happened, OK. I’ll leave it at that.”"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Root claimed a national security emergency could only be overturned by a two-thirds vote in both the House and Senate. He argued that if Trump declared one within a month, it would enforce photo ID, proof of citizenship, and limits on mail-in ballots. The Center for American Progress reported in March 2026 that no federal executive official has the authority to alter federal election rules. The U.S. Constitution grants that power to Congress."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Trump has long asserted, without evidence, that U.S. elections are susceptible to widespread fraud. Courts have blocked his previous attempts to enforce similar measures, including an executive order directing states to create lists of eligible citizens for voter rolls. A federal appeals court ruled that the order involved “unprecedented levels of involvement by federal officials in how states administer elections.” The Supreme Court is currently considering whether to allow Trump to restrict mail-in voting."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"No centre- or right-rated outlet ran this story at all. None of the left-rated reports mentioned that the Supreme Court is currently considering whether to allow Trump to restrict mail-in voting, though The Independent reported that the administration had asked the court to do so. The digests did not carry the detail that courts have previously blocked Trump’s attempts to enforce similar measures."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"MASSIVE.NEWS","url":"https://massive.news/democrats-in-denial-about-trump-cult-election-infiltration","headline":"Democrats in denial about Trump cult election infiltration","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-13T01:43:29.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Townhall","url":"https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2026/08/13/the-doomers-cant-deny-trumps-big-wins-n2681130","headline":"The Doomers Can’t Deny Trump’s Big Wins","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-13T00:01:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"The Gateway Pundit","url":"https://thegatewaypundit.com/2026/08/wayne-root-liberal-media-goes-insane-rage-my","headline":"WAYNE ROOT: Liberal Media Goes Insane with Rage Over My Idea for “National Security Emergency for Elections.” My Response: Scream & Attack All You Want. You Can’t Stop It. It’s Foolproof. 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