New Phase

“The new phase” of the coronavirus pandemic that White House coronavirus task force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx discussed on Sunday refers to areas that are experiencing community spread, and that’s harder to fight than contained outbreaks, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Monday, as CNN reports.

Senate Stalemate Continues

With negotiations over a new coronavirus relief package stalled, Senate GOP leaders and the White House are searching for ways to ramp up the pressure on Democrats after federal unemployment benefits lapsed for millions of Americans. The two sides are clashing over unemployment insurance, with Democrats seeking to extend a $600-per-week federal benefit into 2021, while Republicans want to dramatically scale back the payment, as Politico reports.

Tik Tok Deal

President Trump confirmed Monday he is open to a deal in which Microsoft or another U.S. company buys the video-sharing app TikTok, but said the government should receive payment for clearing a purchase, as the WSJ reports.

CSIS Executive Education

Rolling applications are still open for the CSIS and Syracuse University’s joint Executive Master’s in International Relations, a first-of-its-kind degree allowing working professionals in the nation’s capital to benefit from the strengths of the #1 graduate school in public affairs and the #1 think tank in the United States.

Video Shorts

Check out CSIS’s new series of video shorts: “Testify,” "What's Happening," "Preview," and “High Resolution.” And don’t forget to subscribe to the CSIS YouTube Channel!

In That Number

141%

The United States saw a 141% increase in domestic terrorism from 2015-2019—despite a 50% decline worldwide.
Source: CSIS

Critical Quote

“Crazy Nancy Pelosi said horrible things about Dr. Deborah Birx, going after her because she was too positive on the very good job we are doing on combatting the China Virus, including Vaccines & Therapeutics. In order to counter Nancy, Deborah took the bait & hit us. Pathetic!”

—President Donald Trump

iDeas Lab

Recent updates to CSIS's Southeast Asia Covid-19 Tracker show a substantial gap between the mortality rate of the top two countries, Indonesia and the Philippines, and the rest of the region.

The Andreas C. Dracopoulos iDeas Lab at CSIS enhances our research with the latest in cutting-edge web technologies, design, and multimedia.

Optics

(Photo credit: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images.) Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks to reporters after briefing Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, on their meeting with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, for coronavirus relief talks at the US Capitol in Washington, DC.

This Town Tomorrow

At 10:00 a.m., join the Atlantic Council for "Code Red", a virtual event covering extreme heat and its global consequences.

Then at 11:00 a.m., tune into a webcast from the The Woodrow Wilson Center's (WWC) Latin American Program and discover how conservation-based solutions in Latin America can confront the region's economic challenges.

Later, at 4:00 p.m., join The Brookings Institution as they host Dipayan Ghosh, leader of the Digital Platforms & Democracy Project at the Harvard Kennedy School, to discuss the July tech antitrust hearing in the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee.

Video

Last week, the Smart Women Smart Power Initiative sat down with Valerie Jarrett, the longest serving senior adviser to President Barack Obama and board chair of When We All Vote. In celebration of the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote, Valerie highlighted the importance of political participation and her efforts to encourage young people to vote.
Watch the full video here .

Podcasts

Last week, The Reopening featured Ken Langone, Chairman of Invemed Associates and a Trustee of CSIS. Ken is a true American success story who now focuses his efforts on philanthropy, including to NYU Langone Health. We talk with Ken about the power of education and hear his views on the country’s prospects and promise.

Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts.

Smiles

This time of year is sacred for fans of the Grateful Dead. It’s known as “The Daze Between” because Jerry Garcia was born on August 1 (so was I by the way), and died on August 9. Deadheads celebrate these days as a tribute to Jerry with music of course, story-telling, merchandise, and much more:

“Daze Between” is actually a riff off of the last great song written by Garcia and Robert Hunter “The Days Between.”

I’m really enjoying the celebration this week, so in that spirit here’s a great clip of “Uncle John’s Band” filmed at Winterland in ’74, it’s an outtake from the “Grateful Dead Movie”.

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The Evening is my daily guide to key insights CSIS brings to the events of the day. It is composed with the External Relations team: Emma Colbran, Caleb Diamond, and Kendal Gee.