Category: DFL In the Know

2020 Election
‘The ground is shifting’: Arizona emerges as a 2020 trouble spot for Trump, Politico

Agriculture
Trump administration allows pork slaughterhouses to have fewer USDA inspectors, NBC News
Wild wheat genetics offer climate hope for food crops, BBC
Draining Arizona: Residents say corporate mega-farms are drying up their wells, NBC News

Attorney General Keith Ellison
Bar Buzz: Cost of insulin first topic of Ellison’s new podcast series, Minnesota Lawyer
Continue reading “In the Know: September 18, 2019”

2020 Election
TRUMP’S REPUBLICAN CHALLENGERS ANGRY THAT FOUR STATES CANCEL GOP PRIMARIES, Newsweek
Trump’s economic approval takes hit in battleground states: poll, The Hill
Polling expert predicts 2020 will be a disaster for GOP: Trump “is driving away Republican voters”, Slate

Agriculture
U.S. CORN HARVEST IS DELAYED, USDA CROP PROGRESS REPORT SHOWS, Successful Farming
Size matters. Big U.S. farms get even bigger amid China trade war, Yahoo News

Congress
White House tells Lewandowski not to answer questions and asserts immunity for Dearborn and Porter, CNN
Senate set for floor showdown over Trump border wall, The Hill
House Oversight probing whether Chao improperly helped her family’s company, Politico Continue reading “In the Know: September 17, 2019”

2020 Election
Trump launches ambitious play to turn New Mexico red, Politico

Attorney General Keith Ellison
Ellison files amicus in pursuit of ‘perversion files’, MN Lawyer
Minnesota AG Keith Ellison Urges Court to Reject Trump Health Care Rule, Twin Cities Business

Congress
Democrats Press Trump to Back House Bill on Background Checks, Wall Street Journal
Democrats speak out about impeachment as House inquiry ramps up, NBC News
Senators struggle to get spending bills off ground as shutdown looms, The Hill Continue reading “In the Know: September 16, 2019”

Attorney General Keith Ellison
Ellison says state hasn’t agreed to Purdue Pharma deal, MPR
Nonprofit used nearly $1 million to fund for-profit businesses, Minnesota Attorney General says,Star Tribune

Congress
Kevin McCarthy claims a GOP House would get the national debt ‘taken care of.’ The 2017 tax law suggests otherwise., The Week

Donald Trump
Interior Department says it will temporarily block Democratic aides from official oversight trips, CNN
Trump Gives A Rambling Mess Of A Speech At The GOP’s Baltimore Retreat — And He’s A Hit,HuffPost
Air Force says it sent crews to Trump’s Scottish resort up to 40 times, Politico
Trump Finances Closer to Scrutiny as U.S. Court Revives Suit, Bloomberg Continue reading “In the Know: September 13, 2019”

2020 Election
Republicans Won Both Elections In North Carolina — But It’s Not All Bad News For Democrats, Fivethirtyeight
DCCC taps new executive director after summer staff upheaval, Politico

Attorney General Keith Ellison
Attorney General Ellison launches new biweekly podcast: ‘Affording Your Life with Keith Ellison’, Insight News
Minnesota AG Keith Ellison Urges Court to Reject Trump Health Care Rule, Twin Cities Business
Minnesota Not Part of Oxycotin Settlement, KAAL
Attorney General: Frontier settlement inadequate, The Timberjay

Congress
House panel approves impeachment inquiry parameters as Democrats try to clarify their strategy, CNN
Senators from both parties offer resolution to nix Trump emergency declaration to build wall, The Hill
House GOP leader tries, fails to defend Trump profiting from presidency, MSNBC Continue reading “In the Know: September 12, 2019”

9/11
Remembering Those Lost 18 Years Ago on 9/11, NY Times
Moment of silence, tolling bells and Trump mark 18th anniversary of 9/11 terror attack, St. Cloud Times

Congress
GOP Congressional Candidate Has Ties to Far-Right Supporter of the Proud Boys, Mother Jones
Republicans hold on to a North Carolina congressional seat plagued by election fraud, Vox
Tech giants ask Congress for a data privacy bill to bypass state laws, CNET

Donald Trump
As frustration with Bolton mounted, Trump reached out to ex-adviser McMaster, NBC News
EX-TRUMP SUPPORTER: I WAS ‘REALLY AN IDIOT’ TO THINK HE’D BE A GOOD PRESIDENT, Newsweek
Trump’s Reckless Attack on Automakers Could Backfire, Slate
Power Up: Donald Trump Jr. made a #MeToo joke last night. But pollsters say women aren’t laughing, Washington Post
Pence family boondoggle in Ireland cost U.S. taxpayers $600,000 for the limos alone, Daily Kos Continue reading “In the Know: September 11, 2019”

2020 Election
Trump’s New Math: Inside the Plan to Flip Blue States in 2020, Time
If redistricting began today, Republicans would dominate: A state-by-state guide, Daily Kos
Michigan has a smart idea for fixing gerrymandering. Conservatives want to crush it., Vox
Ohio will purge more than 200,000 voters — from a list riddled with errors, Salon

Congress
Senate Democrats to force one more vote against Trump’s border emergency declaration, Washington Post
Trump faces tough path to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac overhaul, The Hill

Donald Trump
Trump makes unfounded voter fraud claim — while campaigning for seat opened by GOP cheating, Vox
Trump dismisses idea of allowing Bahamians into U.S. after Hurricane Dorian, NBC News
Trump’s wall is officially a flop: Even Fox News now calls his big campaign promise a mistake,Salon
Poll: Trump approval falls as majority of Americans brace for recession, Politico Continue reading “In the Know: September 10, 2019”

2020 Election
Texas Democrats unveil plan to flip the state from red to blue in 2020, CBS News
Here’s the finalized lineup for the September Democratic debate, Vox
Trump GOP primary challenger Mark Sanford says growing field of Republican candidates strengthens anti-Trump message, CNN

DFL News
Amateur Hour with Michelle Fischbach, DFL Press Release

Donald Trump
GOP REPS ATTACK TRUMP’S TALIBAN INVITE BEFORE 9/11 ANNIVERSARY: ‘I DO NOT EVER WANT TO SEE THESE TERRORISTS STEP FOOT ON UNITED STATES SOIL’,Newsweek
Donald Trump targets John Legend, Chrissy Teigen after Legend appears on MSNBC criminal justice series, USA Today
Amid wave of retirements, Trump calls for ending term limits for House GOP committee chairs, Politico Continue reading “In the Know: September 9, 2019”

2020 Election
GOP Retirements Spike, Diminishing Hope Of Retaking House Majority In 2020, NPR
Howard Schultz drops plans to run as independent candidate in 2020, CNN

Donald Trump
Washington Post: Trump was the one who altered Dorian trajectory map with Sharpie, CNN
Trump Plan For Home Loans Rattles Watchdogs, NPR

DFL News
Minnesota Alliance for Retired Americans, Chisago-Isanti DFL hosting public forum, County News Review
DFLers tout “tremendous enthusiasm” at State Fair booth, KTOE
Continue reading “In the Know: September 6, 2019”

2020 Election
Republicans fear drubbing in next round of redistricting, Politico
‘It’s going to be a crisis’: Turning out the lights at the undermanned FEC, NBC News
‘Need for chaos’ theory focuses on a subset of Trump supporters, Minnpost
Trump’s all about the base, but he likely needs more than that — here’s why, MPR
Why the 2020 Campaigns Are Still Soft Targets for Hackers, The Atlantic

Donald Trump
Trump showed a doctored hurricane chart. Was it to cover up for his ‘Alabama’ Twitter flub?, Star Tribune

Economy
The Deadly Race, ProPublica
Google Gets the FTC to Censor Its Own Commissioner, The American Prospect
Trump national security adviser discusses Greenland economic ties with ambassador to Denmark, The Hill Continue reading “In the Know: September 5, 2019”