To be clear, Trump gave them that power through executive order: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-gives-cdc-authority-stop-evictions-during-p

To be clear, Trump gave them that power through executive order: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-gives-cdc-authority-stop-evictions-during-pandemic-n1239038 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-gives-cdc... It would be interesting to know why the CDC was chosen as the mechanism for this policy.