In the Know: August 22, 2018

2018 Election
The Minnesota primary losers guide to spending down campaign cash, MinnPost

The Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota Action Fund announced its largest-ever electoral effort, with plans to invest $2 million in voter outreach work — three times the amount spent in previous election cycles. “We’re sending a clear message to the politicians who’ve made careers of undermining our freedoms and rights: We’re voting you out in 2018,” said executive director Tim Stanley in a statement. Star Tribune

2018 Election — Congress
‘Independent voice’ or ‘rubber stamp’? In Minnesota U.S. House races, candidates will be both, MinnPost
Feisty debate kicks off Paulsen-Phillips race for Congress, MPR
Rep. Erik Paulsen and Dean Phillips face off for the first debate for the Third  District seat, Star Tribune
Step right up and see your congressional candidates debate; just $60 a seat, Star Tribune


Craig starts running first TV ad of the campaign, MPR
Angie Craig, the DFL-endorsed candidate for Congressional District 2, released an ad, “Hard Work.”


Governor

Cohen, Michael
Trump’s former personal attorney Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to 8 charges:

  • 5 counts of tax evasion
  • 1 count of false statements to a bank
  • 1 count unlawful corporate campaign contribution
  • 1 count excessive campaign contribution

Cohen faces up to 65 years in prison.Health Care
Why ‘Medicare for all’ is playing poorly in Democratic primaries, Politico

Housing
Report: Minnesota needs thousands of new homes to address affordable housing crunch, Star Tribune
Gov. Dayton unveils broad plan to expand affordable housing, Pioneer Press

Humphrey, Hubert
New book traces Hubert Humphrey’s political rise, MPR

Manafort, Paul
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was found guilty on 8 charges:

  • 5 counts of tax fraud
  • 1 count of hiding foreign bank accounts
  • 2 counts of bank fraud

Manafort faces a maximum of 80 years in prison. CNNTrump
Trump’s presidency jolted by Cohen’s guilty plea, Manfort’s conviction, Star Tribune


Two massive clouds that have been hanging over Donald Trump’s presidency for months broke open almost simultaneously on Tuesday afternoon — and poured rain all over the President.

Between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern time, two narratives — both disastrously bad for Trump — emerged:

1. Paul Manafort, the man who spent five critical months leading Trump’s campaign in 2016, was found guilty of eight financial crimes. On the 10 other charges brought against Manafort, the jury couldn’t reach a unanimous conclusion and the presiding judge declared a mistrial on those counts.

2. Longtime Trump personal attorney and fixer Michael Cohen agreed to a plea deal with the Southern District of New York in which he admitted guilt on eight charges and acknowledged that he had discussed or made hush payments to two women alleging affairs with Trump in order to keep damaging information from becoming public, at the direction of and in coordination with a candidate for federal office. That candidate, although Cohen didn’t name him, is obviously Donald Trump. CNN

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