Attorney General Keith Ellison
Prosecutors challenge judge’s order allowing livestreaming of Floyd trial, arguing it could harm testimony, Star Tribune
Auditor Julie Blaha
DNR, Mesabi Metallics seek mineral lease changes, Duluth News Tribune
Congress
Bipartisan group of senators prepares $908 billion stimulus plan, aiming to break partisan logjam, Washington Post
Donald Trump
Trump sees ‘the writing on the wall’ despite what he maintains publicly about the election, advisers say,CNN
Trump lawyer: ex-election security chief Krebs should be ‘taken out and shot’, The Guardian
President Donald Trump raises more than $170 million since Election Day as he pushes baseless fraud claims, CNN
Giuliani Said to Have Discussed Pre-Emptive Pardon For Himself Before Trump Leaves Office, New York Times
Governor Tim Walz
Walz, health officials address state’s COVID-19 situation following Thanksgiving holiday weekend, KSTP
Gov. Walz Addresses False Reports That He Spent Thanksgiving Weekend In Florida, Has $400M Net Worth, WCCO
Walz says details coming on first vaccines for Minnesota, WDIO
Gov. Walz Announces Financial Relief For MN Tourism Industry, Patch
Minnesota News
Minnesota gives final green light to disputed oil pipeline, Washington Post
Minnesota a COVID-19 ‘hotspot’ as hospitals statewide near capacity, vaccine on the horizon, KNSI
ACLU appeals dismissal of lawsuit over voting rights for Minnesota felons, MinnPost
President-Elect Joe Biden
Biden to appear with economic team in Delaware, Wapo
Biden readies major stimulus push and flurry of executive actions in first 100 days, CNN
Representative Dean Phillip (CD3)
Stimulus talks: A bipartisan plan is coming Tuesday but it’s unlikely to break the ice as funding deadline looms, WRAL
Republican Party
How Trump’s Hill allies could take one last shot to overturn the election, Politico
Ohio GOP lawmakers are trying to impeach Gov. Mike DeWine over his covid-19 rules. He says they’re ignoring reality., Washington Post
U.S. News
Pence tells governors coronavirus vaccine distribution could begin in two weeks, CBS
Trump ally Scott Atlas resigns as special adviser on coronavirus, CBS
Fired cybersecurity chief hints at legal action after Trump campaign lawyer said he should be shot, NBC
So You Traveled Over Thanksgiving. Now What?, NPR
World News
CDC panel is set to vote Tuesday on who gets coronavirus vaccine first, CNBC
Tens of thousands of farmers swarm India’s capital to protest deregulation rules, CNN
Azerbaijan fully reclaims lands around Nagorno-Karabakh, Associated Press
The Wuhan files, CNN
China-US trade war: Beijing escalates tit-for-tat with Washington, BBC
Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon surges to 12-year high, CNN
Upcoming Events:
You can find non-DFL events on our Action Alert post.
- Today to December 18 — Minnesota Stay at Home Order
- December 3, 7:00 PM — SD47 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics.
- December 7 — Pearl Harbor Day
- December 9, 5:30 to 8:00 PM — CD3 DFL Virtual Holiday Party with Rep. Dean Phillips, State DFL Chair Ken Martin, State Vice Chair Marge Hoffa, a Biden Transition update from Ron Pierce, DNC Veterans and Military Council, State Auditor Julie Blaha, elected officials and DFL activists, email us at info@dfl3cd.org for log in information
- December 10 through 18 — Chanukah
- December 10
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD36 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics.
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics.
- December 14
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics.
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics.
- December 21 — Winter Solstice
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — Anoka County DFL Virtual Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics.
- December 24 — Christmas Eve
- December 25 — Christmas Day
- December 31 — New Years Eve
- January 1 — New Years Day
- January 2 — 116th U.S. Congress ends
- January 3 — 117th U.S. Congress begins
- January 5 — 92nd Minnesota Legislative Session Convenes