According to a report from CNN, there is a consideration of an "emergency break glass option" on the table designed to go around the lack of a speaker if one is not voted in on Friday.

Facebook is deploying “break glass” measures to restrict the flow of election misinformation as civil unrest grows during the wait for election results, the company said late Thursday. “As ...

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Inadequate funding and controversial measures in a budget bill could threaten what Americans know about themselves through federal data gathering, statisticians and demographers w… ...

The question is whether there’s anything behind the glass to counter the emergency. Spoiler alert: There is — read on — but only because all the usual responders are failing.

'This Is Break Glass in Case of Emergency Stuff': Analysts Alarmed by Threats to US Data Gathering Inadequate funding and controversial measures in a budget bill could threaten what Americans know ...

“This is ‘break glass in case of emergency’ level stuff,” said Allison Plyer, chief demographer at The Data Center, a research nonprofit based in New Orleans.