Headline RoundupMarch 13th, 2020

Trump Declares National Emergency

Summary from the AllSides News Team

President Donald Trump has officially declared a national emergency regarding the COVID-19 outbreak. This initiates the Stafford Act, giving Trump control of roughly $42 billion worth of disaster aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The move was called for by Capitol Hill on Thursday; Stocks rebounded following the declaration.

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