In the Know: August 28, 2020

Days Until the Election: 67

DFL Action Center
67 Days OUT – Let’s get to work!
Thanks for tuning into the Democratic National Convention! Now let’s go win in November! 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 involvedthere are events happening in your area!

Biden-Harris Yard Signs 
We’re excited to announce that Biden-Harris yard signs are now available! Click this link to order yours today! As you may have heard, Donald Trump is spending over $14 million on ads right here in Minnesota, and every sign you order helps us fight back by funding the DFL Party’s grassroots organizing program! 

Agriculture
Unless we change course, the US agricultural system could collapseThe Guardian

Attorney General Keith Ellison
Attorney General Ellison reaches settlement with Honda over defective airbagsPioneer Press
Lawsuit: 10 mail-sorting machines taken offline in MinnesotaBring Me the News MN
Attorneys for Otto Bremer Trust, Minnesota AG’s office hold initial meeting with probate judgePioneer Press

Congressional News
Congress left town and let jobless benefits lapse. Unemployed Americans say they won’t forget it. Washington Post
Pelosi vows to get Trump’s tax returns from Treasury if Biden wins: ‘The world will see what the president has been hiding’ CNBC
Congress could provide stability to space program in an election yearPolitico

Donald Trump and Mike Pence 
Trump — defiant and dark as ever — claims Biden would destroy AmericaCNN
Trump goes scorched earth in RNC 2020 acceptance speech: Goodwin, New York Post
In 2016, Trump Promised to Make America Safe Again. He Failed.The Guardian
Video: Fact checker on Trump’s RNC speech: He is a serial liarCNN

Environment
Hurricanes have gotten more destructive. Here’s why. NBC News
How Racist Urban Planning Left Some Neighborhoods to SwelterNew York Times
Hurricanes, fires, floods and locusts: Science says climate change is here but the RNC refuses to believeCNN

Governor Tim Walz
Man charged with threatening to kill Gov. Tim Walz over his endorsement of U.S. Rep. Ilhan OmarStar Tribune
Gov. Walz deploys National Guard amid further unrest in MinneapolisBring Me the New MN
Walz announces plan for new COVID-19 saliva testing labKARE 11

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
Joe Biden says Trump keeps pouring ‘gasoline on the fire’ of violenceMSNBC
STATEMENT BY VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN ON DONALD TRUMP’S AMERICAJoebiden.com
Senator Kamala Harris Remarks on COVID-19 and the EconomyCSPAN

Check out our brand new Biden for President merchandise in the DFL Store! Click here to see our new shirts, signs, and stickers! 

Minnesota News
Why Minnesota and other states are worried about FEMA COVID relief paymentsMinnPost
The daily coronavirus update: 8 more deaths in Minnesota; state to create new lab to process saliva testsMinnPost
Minneapolis calm overnight as curfew enforcedMPR

Representative Collin Peterson (CD7, D)
Peterson Announces Congressional App ChallengeRed Lake Nation

Representative Jim Hagedorn (CD1, R)
Exclusive: Hagedorn says he does not own mysterious company, Abernathy WestMN Reformer

Republicans
GOP pollster says Trump delivered a strong reelection case but the race is Biden’s to loseCNBC
Despite DeJoy’s vows to halt changes, serious problems persist, postal workers say, NBC
Rudy Giuliani says ‘all lives matter’ while slamming anti-police brutality protests in RNC speechUSA Today
Four people at Republican convention in Charlotte test positive for Covid-19, Politico

Senator Amy Klobuchar
Sen. Amy Klobuchar: ‘Americans depend on getting their mail, and right now, they cannot trust this administration to do it.’ MSNBC
Klobuchar, Smith and Minnesota secretary of state speak out against recent USPS policy changesKSTP

Senator Tina Smith
Senator Tina Smith discusses Bill to provide Covid Vaccine free to all when developedKYMN
Sens. Warren, Smith press major labs over coronavirus testing delays as flu season approachesCNBC
U.S. Senator Wants To Legalize Cannabis And Regulate It Like TobaccoGreen Entreprenuer 
Senator Tina Smith discusses Bill to provide Covid Vaccine free to all when developedKYMN
Sens. Warren, Smith press major labs over coronavirus testing delays as flu season approachesCNBC
U.S. Senator Wants To Legalize Cannabis And Regulate It Like TobaccoGreen Entreprenuer 

U.S. News
A nation of immigrants no moreVox
Homeless essential workers face greater risk of COVID-19ABC News
White House Wants Companies to Foot Payroll Tax Bill for WorkersNew York Times
Reopened Schools Find Health Risks in Water After Covid-19 LockdownsNew York Times
Activists gather for another March on Washington, 57 years laterCNN

World News
Japan PM Shinzo Abe quits over health concerns, The Guardian
China test fires so-called ‘carrier killer’ missiles into South China Sea,CNN
The EU trade chief’s golfgate downfall: What happened, swing by swingPolitico

Upcoming DFL Events

With COVID-19, we suggest you check with the hosting organization to see if meetings, etc. are being held.

  • August 29 — DFL State Central Virtual Meeting, this will be a full agenda
    • 8:00 to 10:00 AM — Delegate credentialing
    • 10:00 AM — Meeting called to order
  • August 31, 5:00 to 7:00 PM — DFL Annual Women’s Leadership Virtual Event, more information and RSVP here.
  • September 1, 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD40 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
  • 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 8:00 PM — Voting 101: Registration and Voting by Mail Processes with Special Guest Secretary of State Steve Simon, more information and RSVP here.
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD46 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
  • September 7 — Labor Day
  • 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.
  • September 11 — Patriots Days
  • September 14
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
  • September 16, 7:00 to 8:30 PM — No CD3 DFL Central Committee Meeting this month
  • September 18 through 20 — Rosh Hashana
  • September 18 through November 2 — General Election Early Voting
  • September 21 — Anoka County DFL Meeting, contact them for specifics
  • September 22 — Fall Equinox
  • September 27 to 28 — Yom Kippur
  • September 29, 8:00 to 9:30 PM — Presidential Debate, Case Western Reserve University, more information and it becomes available.