Dr. Anthony Fauci says federal officials are considering new mask mandates, even for the vaccinated. What else does he have to say? And what’s the CDC’s stance on local mask mandates? The Department of Justice won’t be investigating governors accused of mismanagement in the handling of the pandemic in nursing homes. Critics say 4 Democratic governors forced nursing homes to take COVID-positive patients against CDC recommendations and put other residents at risk. The U.S. is stepping up airstrikes in Afghanistan while the Taliban hones in on Kandahar city. And we bring you what the Defense Secretary said about the Afghans’ chances of containing the Taliban’s surge.