Days to the November Election: 82
DFL Action Center
81 Days OUT – Let’s get to work!
If you’d like to help the DFL Party fight for criminal justice reform, better schools, wages, our environment, and health care, Click here to get more involved!
2020 Election
A record number of women could be elected to the House this fall, Vox
The Most Interesting Details About Joe Biden’s Vice Presidential Selection Process, New York Magazine
Besieged on all sides, Ron Johnson says his probe ‘would certainly’ help Trump win reelection, Politico
Colorado secretary of state accuses Trump of lying about mail-in voting, CNN
Agriculture
USDA SEES RECOR-HIGH 2020 U.S. CORN, SOYBEAN YIELDS, Successful Farming
Attorney General Keith Ellison
Minnesota Attorney General asks court to remove Otto Bremer Trust trustees, Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal
Prosecutors want joint trial for 4 ex-cops in Floyd death, MPR
Letters: Raise our voices to confront systems of inequity, Pioneer Press
The Infuriating History of Why P,olice Unions Have So Much Power, Mother Jones
Congressional News
Congressional action on new relief package likely to wait until September — at least, CNN
175 members of Congress call on postmaster general to reverse changes, restructuring ahead of election, The Hill
Donald Trump
Trump admits he’s stalling pandemic relief to make it harder to vote, Vox
Trump pushes anti-immigrant message even as coronavirus dominates campaign, Reuters
Even The New York Post Is Done With Donald Trump’s ‘Nasty’ Attacks On Kamala Harris, Huff Post
President Trump requests mail-in ballot ahead of Florida’s primary election, CBS News
The Trump campaign attack on Kamala Harris’s citizenship is right out of the birther playbook, Vox
Economy
Government Contractors Nickel-and-Diming Coronavirus Relief Recipients, The American Prospect
Markets rise as economy struggles; ‘It does not make sense’, The Hill
Education
COVID-19 and college: Professors say they worry about students and their families, MPR
Remote Learning Is Hard. Losing Family Members Is Worse. NY Times
Justice Department accuses Yale of discriminating against Asian American and White applicants, CNN
Environment
Global Warming Could Unlock Carbon From Tropical Soil, New York Times
Trump rolls back methane climate standards for oil and gas industry, The Guardian
Governor Tim Walz
Coronavirus In Minnesota: Gov. Tim Walz Extends Peacetime Emergency In Minnesota, WCCO
Republican-controlled Senate fires Walz commissioner, MPR
Gov. Tim Walz names new Minnesota National Guard leader, KARE 11
Walz-Flanagan officially endorse Biden-Harris for president, vice president, Pioneer Press
Healthcare
How Red America learned to love Medicaid expansion, Star Tribune
The pandemic’s toll on mental health, Axios
US health insurers doubled profits in second quarter amid pandemic, Guardian
Immigration
Trump administration can enforce green card wealth test in most states, court rules, CBS News
U.S. Immigration Shutdown Imminent As Congress Talks Collapse, Forbes
An Immigration Backfire? NPR
Joe Biden
Poll: Biden maintains clear lead over Trump nationally, Politico
Biden Urges Mandatory Masks, and Trump Pushes Birtherism, New York Times
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Labor
The recession is over for the rich, but the working class is far from recovered, Washington Post
Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan
Influential Native American Women To Lead Recovery Conversations At American Indian Tourism Conference, Los Alamos Post
Minnesota News
Weekly virus report has mixed results for school reopening plans; cases tick up in Ramsey County, Pioneer Press
St. Paul rebuilding efforts inch along after civil unrest, MPR
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey unveils scaled down budget plan for 2021, Star Tribune
Trump set to campaign Monday in Mankato, MPR
Fox 9, Fox News, Trump campaign blow dog whistle on MN Freedom Fund,City Pages
Republicans
Blame Fox News For the Rise of QAnon, Daily Beast
McCarthy faces QAnon squeeze, Politico
Senator Amy Klobuchar
‘Kamala Is A Good Friend’: Sen. Amy Klobuchar Praises Joe Biden’s VP Selection, WCCO
U.S. News
The many divisions over Trump’s methane rollback, Axios
U.S. Postal Service warns that Pennsylvania’s mail-in ballot laws could cause some votes not to be counted, CBS News
American Passports Are Useless Now, The Atlantic
13 States Make Contact Tracing Data Public. Here’s What They’re Learning, NPR
World News
A faltering U.S.-China trade deal is now the nations’ strongest link, Reuters
After Beirut, Experts Warn Of ‘Dangerous Gaps’ In U.S. Oversight Of Ammonium Nitrate, NPR
‘It’s like a war’: beatings and indiscriminate arrests as armed men roam streets of Minsk, Guardian
Upcoming DFL Events
With the COVID-19 situation, we suggest you check with the hosting organization to see if meetings, etc. are being held.
- August 17
- August 18
- 2:15 to 3:00 PM —Minnesotans for Biden Native American Coalition Virtual Meeting, more information and RSVP here.
- 4:00 to 6:00 PM — DNC Convention: Veterans and Military Families Virtual Council Meeting, more information and RSVP here.
- 8:00 to 10:00 PM — DNC Convention — Steady Leadership, watch online here. RSVP for the DFL virtual watch party here.
- August 19
- 10:15 to 11:00 AM — Minnesotans for Biden Hispanic Coalition Virtual Meeting, more information and RSVP here.
- 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM — Minnesotans for Biden Labor Coalition Virtual Meeting, more information and RSVP here.
- 12:15 to 1:00 PM — Minnesotans for Biden Black Coalition Virtual Meeting, more information and RSVP here.
- 8:00 to 10:00 PM — DNC Convention — A Future for All, watch online here. RSVP for the DFL virtual watch party here.
- August 20, 8:00 to 10:00 PM —DNC Convention — A New American Promise. watch online here. RSVP for the DFL virtual watch party here.
- August 29 — DFL State Central Virtual Meeting, this will be a full agenda meeting, more information as it becomes available
- September 2
- 6:30 to 8:30 PM — SD50 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD33 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- September 3, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD46 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- September 10
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD36 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics