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 collapse, The Guardian
Attorney General Keith Ellison
Attorney General Ellison reaches settlement with Honda over defective airbags, Pioneer Press
Lawsuit: 10 mail-sorting machines taken offline in Minnesota, Bring Me the News MN
Attorneys for Otto Bremer Trust, Minnesota AG’s office hold initial meeting with probate judge, Pioneer 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 year, Politico
Donald Trump and Mike Pence
Trump — defiant and dark as ever — claims Biden would destroy America, CNN
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 liar, CNN
Environment
Hurricanes have gotten more destructive. Here’s why. NBC News
How Racist Urban Planning Left Some Neighborhoods to Swelter, New York Times
Hurricanes, fires, floods and locusts: Science says climate change is here but the RNC refuses to believe, CNN
Governor Tim Walz
Man charged with threatening to kill Gov. Tim Walz over his endorsement of U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, Star Tribune
Gov. Walz deploys National Guard amid further unrest in Minneapolis, Bring Me the New MN
Walz announces plan for new COVID-19 saliva testing lab, KARE 11
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
Joe Biden says Trump keeps pouring ‘gasoline on the fire’ of violence, MSNBC
STATEMENT BY VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN ON DONALD TRUMP’S AMERICA, Joebiden.com
Senator Kamala Harris Remarks on COVID-19 and the Economy, CSPAN
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 payments, MinnPost
The daily coronavirus update: 8 more deaths in Minnesota; state to create new lab to process saliva tests, MinnPost
Minneapolis calm overnight as curfew enforced, MPR
Representative Collin Peterson (CD7, D)
Peterson Announces Congressional App Challenge, Red Lake Nation
Representative Jim Hagedorn (CD1, R)
Exclusive: Hagedorn says he does not own mysterious company, Abernathy West, MN Reformer
Republicans
GOP pollster says Trump delivered a strong reelection case but the race is Biden’s to lose, CNBC
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 speech, USA 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 changes, KSTP
Senator Tina Smith
Senator Tina Smith discusses Bill to provide Covid Vaccine free to all when developed, KYMN
Sens. Warren, Smith press major labs over coronavirus testing delays as flu season approaches, CNBC
U.S. Senator Wants To Legalize Cannabis And Regulate It Like Tobacco, Green Entreprenuer
Senator Tina Smith discusses Bill to provide Covid Vaccine free to all when developed, KYMN
Sens. Warren, Smith press major labs over coronavirus testing delays as flu season approaches, CNBC
U.S. Senator Wants To Legalize Cannabis And Regulate It Like Tobacco, Green Entreprenuer
U.S. News
A nation of immigrants no more, Vox
Homeless essential workers face greater risk of COVID-19, ABC News
White House Wants Companies to Foot Payroll Tax Bill for Workers, New York Times
Reopened Schools Find Health Risks in Water After Covid-19 Lockdowns, New York Times
Activists gather for another March on Washington, 57 years later, CNN
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 swing, Politico
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.