Vice President Mike Pence, left, speaks as President Donald Trump listens, about the coronavirus in the Cabinet Room of the White House during a meeting with representatives of American nurses, Wednesday, March 18, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
March 18, 2020
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March 18, 2020 9:04 p.m.
Trump taps emergency powers as virus relief plan proceeds
WASHINGTON (AP) — Describing himself as a “wartime president” fighting an invisible enemy, President Donald Trump on Wednesday invoked rarely used emergency powers to marshal critical medical supplies against the coronavirus pandemic. Trump also signed an aid package — which the Senate approved earlier Wednesday — that will guarantee sick leave to workers who fall ill.