A nationwide eviction moratorium is set to expire Saturday night after President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress worked furiously but ultimately failed to align on a long-shot strategy to prevent millions of Americans from being forced from their homes during a COVID-19 surge. Hours before the ban was set to expire, Biden called on local governments to “take all possible steps" to immediately disburse the funds. “Every state and local government must get these funds out to ensure we prevent every eviction we can," he said. Biden set off the scramble by announcing he would allow the eviction ban to expire, rather than challenge a recent Supreme Court ruling signaling this would be the last deadline. An attempt to simply approve an extension by consent, without a formal vote, was objected to by House Republicans.

Source: Mint July 30, 2021 23:03 UTC