2020 Election
Vote for the Woman Because She’s a Woman, Politico
Gov. Jay Inslee Ends His 2020 Presidential Bid, Time
Hickenlooper announces Senate bid in a video while playing pool, calls self ‘straight shooter’, USA Today
Dem Group Aiming To Flip 5 Secretaries Of State Offices In 2020, Talking Points Memo
Agriculture
Trump officials abruptly call off Midwest agriculture tour amid rising tensions with farmers, Raw Story
Farm Tensions Escalate as USDA Staffer Threatened in Midwest, Bloomberg
On the front lines: Trade war sinks North Dakota soybean farmers, Reuters
Attorney General Keith Ellison
Minnesota’s attorney general tackles Chaska racism, KARE11
DFL News
DFL hosts “Hands Off Our Health Care” Tour, KEYC Mankato
DFL to Hold “Bean Ballot” at State Fair, KTOE
Donald Trump
Trump has 62 percent disapproval rating in new AP poll, The Hill
Trump says he wanted to give himself Medal of Honor, Politico
Trump attacks Ford for not supporting his rollback of Obama-era climate change protections, NBC News
Trump’s unhinged display should frighten everyone, Washington Post
Economy
What Trump’s Brief Flirtation With a Payroll Tax Cut Says About the State of the Economy, Fortune
The US economy created half a million fewer jobs last year than previously thought, CNN
Why It’s Smart To Support The Public Lands Fueling the Recreation Economy, Forbes
Environment
World health report raises concerns about microplastics in drinking water, CBS News
Cleanup, restoration continues on St. Louis River, Duluth News Tribune
Chemical fingerprints point to fracking as culprit behind new methane emissions, MPR News
Governor Tim Walz
As trade war looms, Walz, other governors chart new trade paths bypassing China, Pioneer Press
Immigration
Another cruel Trump immigration proposal, another legal challenge, MSNBC
Trump again says he is “seriously” considering ending birthright citizenship despite 14th Amendment, Salon
Jason Lewis, former CD2, R, Senate Candidate, R
Trump and his Minnesota mini-me set out to flip the state red, Politico
Republican launches Minnesota Senate bid, slams ‘resistance’, Associated Press
Jason Lewis to challenge Tina Smith for U.S. Senate seat, Star Tribune
Labor
The big new plan to save unions, and what’s behind it, Vox
Essentia, nurse’s union reach tentative contract agreement, Duluth News Tribune
Minnesota News
Supreme Court upholds lower court decision on St. Paul trash ordinance, sending it to November ballot, KSTP
Minneapolis Park Board renames Calhoun parkways after Bde Maka Ska, Star Tribune
Hundreds of drivers in Minnesota spotted violating hands-free cellphone law, MPR
122,671,251 State Fair tickets over 132 years. How many of those are you? ,Star Tribune
Minnesota Libertarians file lawsuit claiming nomination oath unconstitutional, Duluth News Tribune
Historical Society seeks public input to rename Historic Fort Snelling, MPR News
News of the World
Brexit: Backstop indispensable, Macron tells Johnson, BBC News
Turkey says one of its convoys was hit by an airstrike in Syria, CNN
9 questions about the Hong Kong protests you were too embarrassed to ask, Vox
South Korea scraps military intelligence-sharing agreement with Japan, CNN
Representative Angie Craig (CD2, D)
Letter: Angie Craig listens on health care issues, Savage Pacer
Republicans
A new tone from some Republicans on climate change — mostly behind closed doors, Politico
GOP fundraises off Greenland flap: ‘Support President Trump and his efforts to help America grow!‘, Politico
A Republican Firm Is Targeting EPA Staff Who Have Donated to Democrats, Mother Jones
Senator Amy Klobuchar
Sen. Klobuchar to Attend State Fair, KTOE
‘It’s Pretty Outrageous’: Sens. Klobuchar, Smith Appeal For More TSA Agents At MSP, WCCO
Senator Tina Smith
Klobuchar, Smith call for TSA staffing increase as lines swell at MSP, Fox 9
U.S. News
Low Wages, Sexual Harassment and Unreliable Tips. This Is Life in America’s Booming Service Industry, Time
California hotel cook arrested after allegedly planning mass shooting, CBS News
Sarah Sanders joins Fox-White House revolving door, CNN
Home health aides care for the elderly. Who will care for them?, Vox
Upcoming DFL Events:
- August 22
- 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM — Visit the DFL booth at the Minnesota State Fair, Cooper St and Dan Patch Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108
- 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 23, 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM — Visit the DFL booth at the Minnesota State Fair, Cooper St and Dan Patch Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108
- August 24
- 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM — Visit the DFL booth at the Minnesota State Fair, Cooper St and Dan Patch Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108
- 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
- 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM — Visit the DFL booth at the Minnesota State Fair, Cooper St and Dan Patch Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108
- 3:00 to 7:00 PM — SD33 DFL Summer Picnic, more information as it becomes available.
- August 26, 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM — Visit the DFL booth at the Minnesota State Fair, Cooper St and Dan Patch Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108
- August 27, 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM — Visit the DFL booth at the Minnesota State Fair, Cooper St and Dan Patch Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108
- August 28, 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM — Visit the DFL booth at the Minnesota State Fair, Cooper St and Dan Patch Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108
- August 29, 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM — Visit the DFL booth at the Minnesota State Fair, Cooper St and Dan Patch Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108
- August 30, 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM — Visit the DFL booth at the Minnesota State Fair, Cooper St and Dan Patch Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108
- August 31
- 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM — Visit the DFL booth at the Minnesota State Fair, Cooper St and Dan Patch Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108
- 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
- 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM — Visit the DFL booth at the Minnesota State Fair, Cooper St and Dan Patch Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108
- 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.
- September 9
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Council Chambers, Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 DFL Central Committee Meeting, 7001 Cahill Rd, Suite 21, Edina, MN
- September 12 — Presidential Debate airing on ABC and Univision, more information as it becomes available
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Glen Lake Activity Center, 14350 Excelsior Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
- September 13 — Presidential Debate airing on ABC and Univision if necessary, more information as it becomes available
- September 14, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM — SD47 DFL members will be visiting Nickle Dickle Days in Waconia
- September 15 — SD47 DFL Blue Wav Rising Dinner, more information as it becomes available
- September 18, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Council Chamber, Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka, Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
- September 21 — State DFL Business Conference, Redwood Valley Senior High School, 100 George Ramseth Dr, Redwood Falls, MN 56283. More information as it becomes available.