In the Know: August 14, 2019

2020
Stacey Abrams Says She’s Open to Being Vice President for Any Democratic Nominee, New York Times
Trump’s base is very different than the swing voters he’ll need in 2020, CNN

Congress
How to close the massive gender gap in Congress, Vox
Pelosi vows no UK free trade deal if Brexit undermines Good Friday accord, The Hill
Ivanka Trump involved in congressional outreach on gun reform, CBS News

Donald Trump
‘So I think I was fine’: Trump defends promoting baseless conspiracy theory about Epstein’s death, Washington Post
‘Fredo unhinged’ T-shirts released by Trump campaign to mock Cuomo, New York Post
Trump Advisers Are Wary as President Considers Gun Proposals, Wall Street Journal
Do Trump Officials Plan To Break Centuries Of Precedent In Divvying Up Congress?, NPR

Economy
Stocks fall as bond market signals recession, The Hill
The yield curve inversion panic, explained, Vox
A Kremlin-Linked Firm Invested Millions in Kentucky. Were They After More Than Money?, Time
Trade War Takes Toll on Economic Growth in Germany, China, Wall Street Journal

Environment
Green groups sue Trump for gutting Obama power plant rules, The Hill
2°C: BEYOND THE LIMIT: Extreme climate change has arrived in America, Washington Post
A dam collapse in Brazil has some worried about PolyMet’s plans. Why the DNR says it won’t happen here, MinnPost

Governor Tim Walz
AS POLYMET BATTLE RAGES, WALZ BEGINS TO MAP OUT RANGE LEGACY, Mesabi Daily News

Health Care
‘Cadillac Tax’ On Generous Health Plans May Be Headed To Congressional Junkyard, NPR
Data shows drop in coverage among people ineligible for ObamaCare subsidies, The Hill
Centene To Expand Obamacare Sales In 10 States, Forbes
Another MN-based insurer will cap insulin prices, Bring Me The News

Immigration
Immigration official Ken Cuccinelli: Statue of Liberty poem refers to immigrants from Europe, USA Today
Stephen King Haunts Trump With A Biting Question About New Border Wall Claims, Huff Post
Undocumented immigrants on edge as new Trump immigration policy calls for more deportations, USA Today

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Criticizes Barstool Sports Founder for Anti-Union Tweets, Time
Fighting Capitalism With Capitalism, The Nation
How The Labor Movement’s Decline Could Be Reversed, Talking Points Memo

Minnesota Legislature
Bipartisan meetings, informal conversations seek common ground on Minnesota’s energy future,MPR
Our view: Senators should take a vote on gun measures, Rochester Post Bulletin
Minnesota pressures Indian bands to repay $25 million in Medicaid overpayments, despite evidence of state fault, Star Tribune
Senator press DHS with tough questions, KARE11

Minnesota News
Minnesota judges have excised Trump from U.S. citizenship ceremonies, City Pages
Lake Nokomis beaches close indefinitely after E. coli sickens 3 kids, Star Tribune
Emily Larson, David Nolle to face off for Duluth mayor in November, Duluth News Tribune
Frethem, Jessup are top 2 vote-getters in primary for vacated Ramsey County Board seat,Pioneer Press
Six Bloomington candidates advance to November following primary election, Sun Current

News of the World
Radiation containment a new concern in Russian nuclear incident, MSNBC
‘Accidents happen,’ says Kremlin as it breaks silence on suspected nuclear missile explosion, CNN
Failed Russian nuclear test hints at Putin’s dangerous plans to beat U.S. defenses, NBC News
Protests and trade war wipe $50 billion off Hong Kong real estate stocks, CNN
Three ways Boris Johnson could become Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister, Washington Post

Representative Dean Phillips (CD3, D)
LETTER: Phillips advocates for lower insulin costs, Paulsen is lobbying for big pharma, Sun Sailor

Representative Ilhan Omar (CD5, D)
Trump Reportedly Told Advisers Reps. Omar, Tlaib Shouldn’t Be Allowed Entry to Israel, Slate

Republicans
TRUMP, REPUBLICANS RIDICULED AS FEDERAL DEFICIT, $3.7 TRILLION SPENDING HIT RECORD HIGHS, Newsweek
Republicans embrace Don Jr.’s ‘trolling’ on the campaign trail, Politico
Revealed: Republican lawmaker aided group training young men for ‘biblical warfare’, The Guardian
‘Terrific!’: Trump hails potential congressional run by Curt Schilling, Politico

Republicans, Minnesota
You elected them to write new laws. They’re letting corporations do it instead., USA Today
Ted Nugent posts photo of Twin Cities drag nun and conservatives freak, City Pages

Senator Tina Smith
Sen. Tina Smith Creates Rural Economic Working Group, KVRR
U.S. Sen. Smith talks rural vitality, housing challenges during afternoon in Crookston, Montevideo America-News
Northwest Minnesota farmers talk, U.S. Sen. Tina Smith listens, Grand Forks Herald
Trump Trade Wars
Trump delayed tariffs in part to avoid a recession during 2020 election, says US Chamber of Commerce president Donohue, CNBC
China’s economy worsens in July, industrial growth at 17-year low as trade war escalates, Reuters
Trump just blinked, giving China a possible edge in trade war, Jim Chanos and others say,CNBC
Trump asked Japan to buy ‘huge amount’ of US farm goods: report, The Hill

U.S. News
The Trump administration wants to make it harder for unemployed workers to get benefits, Vox
Facebook Paid Contractors to Transcribe Audio of Its Users’ Conversations, Time
Epstein guards fell asleep, did not check him for hours: report, The Hill
‘Shoot every federal agent in sight’: Teen behind online threat had 10,000 rounds of ammo in house, feds say, Washington Post
‘A Momentous Time For Survivors.’ Hundreds of Sex Abuse Lawsuits Anticipated Today After New York State Passes Child Victims Legislation, Time

Upcoming DFL Events:

• August 14, 6:00 to 8:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Door Knock, Caribou Coffee, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Unit 100, Hamel, MN 55340. For more information or to RSVP, email s.holte@dflsd33.org.
• August 16, 6:00 to 8:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Door Knock, Caribou Coffee, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Unit 100, Hamel, MN 55340. For more information or to RSVP, email s.holte@dflsd33.org.
• August 17
  • 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Door Knock, Caribou Coffee, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Unit 100, Hamel, MN 55340. For more information or to RSVP, email s.holte@dflsd33.org.
  • 11:00 AM to 2:30 PM — SD48 DFL “United in Diversity” Picnic, Round Lake Park, 16691 Valley View Rd, Eden Prairie, MN 55346
  • 2:00 to 4:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Door Knock, Caribou Coffee, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Unit 100, Hamel, MN 55340. For more information or to RSVP, email s.holte@dflsd33.org.
• August 18
  • 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Door Knock, Caribou Coffee, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Unit 100, Hamel, MN 55340. For more information or to RSVP, email s.holte@dflsd33.org.
  • 12:00 to 4:00 PM — Lions’ Park, Maple Grove Community Center, 12951 Weaver Lake Rd, Maple Grove, MN. Bring a dish to share and join them for community, candidates and fun!
  • 2:00 to 4:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Door Knock, Caribou Coffee, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Unit 100, Hamel, MN 55340. For more information or to RSVP, email s.holte@dflsd33.org.
• August 19, 6:00 to 8:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Door Knock, Caribou Coffee, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Unit 100, Hamel, MN 55340. For more information or to RSVP, email s.holte@dflsd33.org.
• August 21, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Council Chamber, Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
• August 22, 6:00 to 8:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Door Knock, Caribou Coffee, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Unit 100, Hamel, MN 55340. For more information or to RSVP, email s.holte@dflsd33.org.
• August 24
  • 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM — SD47 DFL at Stifungfest Craft Fair, 21 Main St E, Young America, MN 55397
  • 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM — SD50 DFL Brunch in the Park, Moir Park, 10320 Morgan Ave S, Bloomington, MN 55431. Join them for food, fun and friendship with your neighbors.
  • 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Based Door Knock, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Unit 100, Hamel, MN 55340
  • 2:00 to 4:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Based Door Knock, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Unit 100, Hamel, MN 55340
• August 25, 3:00 to 7:00 PM — SD33 DFL Summer Picnic, more information as it becomes available.
• August 31, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM — SD48 DFL Southwest 5K Run/Walk, Purgatory Creek Park, 13001 Technology Dr, Eden Prairie, MN 55344. More information and register here.
• September 2 — Labor Day
• September 3
  • 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD37 DFL Central Committee Meeting, visit their Facebook pagefor this month’s specifics
  • 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD40 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Room C, Brookdale Library, 6125 Shingle Creek Pkwy, Brooklyn Center, MN 55430.
• September 4
  • 6:30 to 8:30 PM — SD50 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Room C102, Kennedy High School, 9701 Nicollet Ave, Bloomington, MN 55420
  • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD33 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Room 172, Ridgedale Library, Ridgedale Library, 12601 Ridgedale Dr, Minnetonka, MN 55305
• September 7 — SD47 DFL at Steamboat Days Minnesota Made
• September 8
  • 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM — SD47 DFL Marching in the Carver Steamboat Days Parade
  • 1:00 to 2:00 PM — SD40 DFL Book Club meeting, contact them for more information.