2020 Election
KENTUCKY DEMOCRATS WIN AS COURT RULES 175,000 NAMES PURGED AS ‘INACTIVE’ MUST BE PUT BACK ON VOTER REGISTRY, Newsweek
Complaint could make up to 234K Wisconsin voters ineligible, Star Tribune
Agriculture
Fed-Up Farmer’s Message To Trump: I Wouldn’t Vote For You If You Walked On Water, Huffington Post
Congress
U.S. House Passes Bill Aimed at Supporting Hong Kong Protests, Bloomberg Continue reading “In the Know: October 16, 2019”
2020 Election
Democratic Debate: Everything You Need To Know About Tuesday’s Face-Off, NPR
Democrats fight to keep Ohio a 2020 battleground, CNN
Agriculture
I’m standing here in the middle of climate change’: How USDA is failing farmers, Politico
Farmers await dry weather to get a real start on harvesting, Mankato Free Press
DFL News
MN GOP Officials Silent on Contributions from Men Indicted for Conspiring to Funnel Foreign Money into U.S. Elections, DFL.org
Minnesota DFL Statement on Indigenous Peoples’ Day, DFL.org Continue reading “In the Know: October 15, 2019”
2020 Election
Donald Trump endorses Senate candidate (Jason Lewis) who once said ‘Jewish lobby’ controlled Republican Party, CNN
DFL News
Super-PAC That Received Illegal Foreign Contributions from Indicted Giuliani Associates Spent Almost $5 Million to Benefit Minnesota Republicans, DFL.org
Donald Trump
Trump went to Louisiana to stump for local Republicans. He ended up attacking national Democrats instead., Vox
White House: Trump to watch violent parody, ‘condemns it’, Star Tribune
Trump backs Giuliani, but some aides wish he would cut ties, Pioneer Press Continue reading “In the Know: October 14, 2019”
2020 Election
A Facebook policy lets politicians lie in ads, leaving Democrats fearing what Trump will do, Washington Post
Congress
How Lindsey Graham Got Fooled by a Phony Turkish Official, GQ
House Appropriations Chairwoman Nita Lowey announces retirement from Congress,Washington Post
Kurdish Leaders Are Appealing Directly to Congress for Help, Daily Beast
DFL News
DFL Statement on Trump’s Minneapolis Rally Continue reading “In the Know: October 11, 2019”
2020 Election
Nine U.S. Democratic presidential hopefuls to tackle LGBTQ issues at televised forum, Reuters
Democrat challenging Mitch McConnell raises $10.7 million in third quarter, CBS News
Congress
Conservative lawmakers demand Schiff’s recusal from Trump impeachment inquiry, The Hill
DFL News
DFL Day of Action: Stop Hate. Activate – DFLers in communities across the state will be knocking on doors and engaging neighbors around what’s at stake for Minnesotans in this election. – Check out link above to find an event near you!
Democrats worry Trump has a 2020 head start in Minnesota, MPR Continue reading “In the Know: October 10, 2019”
2020 Election
Republicans Quietly Rigging 2020 Nominating Contest for Trump, Intelligencer
MSNBC, Washington Post to co-host November Democratic presidential debate, NBC News
Agriculture
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS LETTING SMALL FARMS GO OUT OF BUSINESS, SAYS FARMERS UNION, Newsweek
Attorney General Keith Ellison
Minn. AG Accuses North Mpls. Landlord Of ‘Eviction For Profit’ Scheme, WCCO News Continue reading “In the Know: October 9, 2019”
2020 Election
Seven Candidates Have Now Qualified For The November Democratic Debate, FiveThirtyEight
Mark Kelly outraises McSally in Arizona Senate race for third straight quarter, The Hill
Trump’s enemies add up in the wrong state, Politico
Agriculture
BLIZZARD-LIKE WEATHER APPROACHES, ONLY HALF OF CORN IS MATURE, USDA SAYS, Successful Farming
Congress
Cowardly Republicans learn the hard way: Donald Trump was never their friend, Salon
Republicans deliver rare rebuke of Trump, slamming his Syria withdrawal decision, Washington Post
Susan Collins Voted To Confirm Kavanaugh A Year Ago. Mainers Haven’t Forgotten., Huffington Post Continue reading “In the Know: October 8, 2019”
2020 Election
Restoring felon voting rights a ‘mess’ in battleground Florida, Reuters
Agriculture
Bayer says Oct. U.S. glyphosate trial delayed until further notice, Reuters
The Last Harvest: Robot Farmer, Fox 9
Congress
Senate Democrat blasts Republicans’ ‘blind partisan loyalty’ to Trump, Politico
GOP Sen. Ron Johnson Loses It on ‘Meet the Press’: I Do Not Trust the FBI or CIA, Daily Beast
Sen. Susan Collins is an endangered Republican. Impeachment could make her more so., NBC News
GOP lawmakers blast Trump’s Syria decision as ‘grave mistake,’ ‘disaster in the making’, The Hill Continue reading “In the Know: October 7, 2019”
2020 Election
Democratic challenger to Graham raises $2.1 million in third quarter, The Hill
FEC chair tweets reminder that accepting foreign help in an election is illegal after Trump urges China to investigate Joe Biden, CNBC
Irony is dead: The Trump sons are doing everything possible to make corruption a major 2020 issue, Vox
Agriculture
Now cattle ranchers are mad at Trump, too, CNN
Yes whey! U.S. touts dairy product to Chinese hog farmers fighting swine fever, Reuters
The Fed wants to lift conditions in rural America, Axios
Attorney General Keith Ellison
Keith Ellison vows legal fight against company seeking a license to discriminate against gay couples, LGBTQ Nation
Continue reading “In the Know: October 4, 2019”
Agriculture
Trump’s agriculture secretary warns: Family farms may not survive, NBC News
Farmers not being made whole by Trump’s trade wins, Politico
US set to impose tariffs on $7.5bn of EU exports in Airbus row, BBC News
Attorney General Keith Ellison
State to fight St. Cloud filmmakers’ bid to refuse same-sex couples in federal court, Duluth News Tribune
Keith Ellison, Rebecca Lucero: We will prove LGBTQ discrimination is not free speech, Star Tribune
State, local officials likely to scrutinize general contractor tied to accused labor trafficker, KSTP
Congress
Senate Democrats ask the IRS to consider stripping the NRA of its tax-exempt status, NBC News
Trump’s Plan to Save His Presidency: Take a Hatchet to Adam Schiff, Daily Beast
1999 vs. 2019: Senate Republicans’ attitudes on impeachment sure have changed a lot, VoxStaten Island Democrat Max Rose Comes Out for Impeachment Inquiry, Daily Beast Continue reading “In the Know: October 3, 2019”
