Article 4981F What Does "National Emergency" Actually Mean?

What Does "National Emergency" Actually Mean?

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Stacey Vanek Smith
from NPR: Planet Money on (#4981F)
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President Trump asked Congress for funds to build an extension of the wall on the border with Mexico. Congress refused, so Trump declared a national emergency. But what does that mean?

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