This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.

PART I (17:58 - 17:58) Government by Whatever You Can Get Away With? Democrats Push for (and Get) a CDC Order that is Almost Certainly Unconstitutional

• CDC Issues New Eviction Ban for Most of US through Oct. 3 by Associated Press (Josh Boak, Lisa Mascaro, and Jonathan Lemire)
• The Eviction Ban Has to End Sometime by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)

PART II (22:9 - 22:9) Defecting Belarus Sprinter Reminds Us of the Preciousness of Liberty and the Fragility of Freedom

• Why Belarus Wanted to Silence an Olympic Sprinter by NBC News (Patrick Smith)

PART III (23:36 - 23:36) French Teenagers Love Culture! French Government Inadvertently Boosts Country’s Comic Book Sales in the Name of Introducing Young People to Culture

• The High-Brow Art of Teenagers in France: Emmanuel Macron Inadvertently Boosts Country’s Comic Book Sales in the Name of Culture by New York Times (Aurelien Breeden)