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Eviction on the Nile: Historic Cairo houseboats facing demolition

(CAIRO, Egypt) -- Ekhlas Helmy, 88, has spent decades waking up every morning to the scenery of the Nile flowing seamlessly beneath her houseboat, a stationary house moored to the banks of the famous river in Cairo.But the aging woman, who inherited her house ...
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How an eviction prevention program emerged after the moratorium ended

(WASHINGTON) -- When the Supreme Court struck down the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's federal eviction moratorium in August 2021, experts and politicians predicted that expulsions would soar.But eviction filings overall remained well below the historical average through 2021, according to the White ...
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Progressive members call on Pelosi, Schumer to act on eviction moratorium

(WASHINGTON) -- House progressives on Friday urgently called on Democratic congressional leaders to pass legislation to extend the federal eviction moratorium after the Supreme Court ended an extension late Thursday night.“As your fellow colleagues, we implore you to act with the highest levels of urgency ...
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A record number of women of color are in Congress. The eviction fight shows why it matters

(WASHINGTON) -- One year after Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., won her historic primary race, the congresswoman and Black Lives Matter activist won a battle waged on the steps of the U.S. Capitol based on her own life experiences.Bush, a longtime community organizer in Ferguson, ...
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Pelosi, progressives step up calls for Biden administration to extend eviction moratorium

(WASHINGTON) — With 3.6 million Americans at risk of being evicted as soon as Monday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi repeated her call to the Biden administration to immediately renew the now-lapsed eviction moratorium on Monday after House Democrats over the weekend failed to ...
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With hours until eviction ban expires, lawmakers lean on CDC to act

(WASHINGTON) -- In a new letter to President Joe Biden and CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, progressive members of Congress are calling for the CDC to "leverage every authority available to extend the eviction moratorium" after the House failed to take action Friday to extend ...
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Progressive members of Congress pen letter urging Biden, CDC chief to act on expiring eviction ban

(WASHINGTON) -- In a new letter to President Joe Biden and CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, progressive members of Congress are calling for the CDC to "leverage every authority available to extend the eviction moratorium" after the House failed to take action Friday to extend ...
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House fails to extend eviction moratorium ahead of 6-week recess

(WASHINGTON) -- House Democrats' attempt to pass an extension of the eviction moratorium via unanimous consent request failed late Friday ahead of a six-week recess. The moratorium will end Saturday.The measure was objected to by Republicans, none of whom supported the bid."We are proud ...
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With eviction moratorium expiring Saturday, Biden calls on Congress to act

(WASHINGTON) —The Biden administration on Thursday called on Congress to extend a federal freeze on evictions set to expire on Saturday, arguing its hands are tied by the Supreme Court.The new statement comes as the country grapples with a COVID-19 surge fueled by the ...
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Progressive lawmakers urge extension of eviction moratorium

(WASHINGTON) -- Several leading progressive Democrats on Capitol Hill have urged the White House and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to extend and strengthen a federal eviction moratorium that is set to expire at the end of the month.In a new letter ...
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Judge strikes down CDC’s authority to uphold federal eviction freeze

(WASHINGTON) -- ​A D.C. district judge ruled Wednesday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention does not have the authority to uphold a federal eviction moratorium, which was put in place to prevent those behind on rent because of the pandemic from being ...
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Senate Dems warn of ‘catastrophe’ if eviction protections expire

By ALLISON PECORIN, ABC NEWS(WASHINGTON) -- Federal protections that have prevented millions of renters across the country from being evicted are about to expire and could leave them at risk of losing their homes if Congress does not act by ...