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On Monday, a federal judge struck down President Biden's mask mandate for public transportation,

including airlines and taxis, declaring it unlawful and beyond the power of the CDC or the White House.

Here with more on how the Biden administration and airlines are responding,

and what it means for travelers is Daily Wire Senior Editor-in-Chief Cabbitt Phillips.

Cabbitt first, what can you tell us about the case and this ruling?

Yeah, this all stems from a lawsuit in Florida where two residents partnered with the Health Freedom Defense Fund,

challenged the Biden mask mandate in federal court as part of a lawsuit.

They argued that the Biden administration was exerting power that they didn't have by forcing travelers to wear masks

and in turn forcing airlines and transportation companies to enforce that mandate.

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