India, Aug. 30 -- Speculation is mounting in Washington over how far US President Donald Trump and his allies might go to influence November's midterm elections, with proposals ranging from a declared national emergency to the deployment of federal agents at polling stations gaining traction among his most vocal supporters, according to emerging reports.

Trump, who has repeatedly alleged widespread voter fraud even in elections he won and who still refuses to accept his defeat in 2020, has offered no evidence to support such claims. When pressed in recent months on how far he might go to intervene in the midterms, the US president has largely avoided ruling anything out, leaving room for conspiracy theories to circulate even as senior ai...