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Federal appeals court upholds CDC's eviction moratorium

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia left in place the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's COVID-related eviction moratorium on Friday.

Why it matters: Alabama and Georgia realtors will likely appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court, which declined to lift the ban in June but signaled that it would not tolerate another extension.


  • Justice Kavanaugh said in June that he believed that the CDC exceeded its authority in enacting the moratorium and that congressional authorization would be necessary for the CDC to extend it.

The big picture: President Biden let an earlier moratorium lapse, fearing an extension would be struck down in the courts.

  • The CDC issued a new moratorium in early August after progressive lawmakers pressured the White House to act unilaterally amid a COVID surge driven by the Delta variant.

Federal judges so far have kept the ban alive.

  • U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich denied the landlords' request to pause the moratorium last week despite her belief that the policy is illegal.
  • While Biden's new moratorium wasn't technically an extension, Friedrich said it should be considered one.

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"Vaccine tourism" stretches states' supplies

Americans who are highly motivated to get vaccinated are traveling across state lines after hearing about larger vaccine supplies or loopholes in sign-up systems.

Why it matters: "Vaccine tourism" raises ethical and legal questions, and could worsen the racial socioeconomic and racial inequalities of the pandemic.

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Mark Warner emerges as moderates' dealmaker-in-chief

As Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain navigate the legislative minefield of the next few months, they'll often turn to a moderate Democrat who gets far less ink than Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) or Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.).

The big picture: Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) has become a pivotal player in the multi-trillion-dollar negotiations that will shape the Democrats' electoral prospects, Joe Biden's presidency and the future of the country.

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U.S. forces begin drawdown at Kabul airport

The Department of Defense announced on Saturday that U.S. forces have begun to drawdown at the airport in Kabul ahead of the Aug. 31 withdrawal deadline.

Driving the news: "We have begun retrograding,” Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby told reporters during a press briefing.

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