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In the Know: December 14, 2020

2020 Election 
Track Electoral College votes, state by state, CNN
Electoral College set to vote to make Biden’s 2020 victory official, NBC
Supreme Court rejects Texas’ and Trump’s bid to overturn election, CNN
Review largely blames Iowa caucus problems on Democratic National Committee, CNN

Agriculture News
A catastrophic year casts a pall of uncertainty across California’s agricultural valleysThe Guardian
Flush with cash, Chinese hog producer builds world’s largest pig farmReuters

Attorney General Keith Ellison
‘The ball is really in their court,’ Attorney General Ellison says of East Grand Forks restaurant as it reopens for a fourth nightGrand Forks Herald

Congress
Bipartisan group splitting $908 billion coronavirus proposal into two bills, The Hill

Environmental News
Fossil fuel fund set aside to help Utahns being returned to industry, lawsuit says, The Guardian
US to hold world climate summit early next year and seek to rejoin Paris accordThe Guardian

Governor Tim Walz
Gov. Walz observes first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine arriving in Minnesota, Fox 9
Walz now set to announce whether current COVID-19 restrictions will be extended on Wednesday, KSTP

Healthcare News
How the ‘deep state’ scientists vilified by Trump helped him deliver an unprecedented achievementWashington Post

Minnesota Legislature 
Minnesota lawmakers return for another special session, KARE 11
Minnesota Capitol stirs with COVID-19 relief deal, electorsMPR
Democratic, GOP Minnesota lawmakers among recipients of Paycheck Protection Program loansMN Reformer

Minnesota News
Walz oversees delivery of 1st COVID-19 vaccines to MinnesotaFox 9
TCF Bank Merging With Huntington, Expected To Rebrand And Drop Name Next Year, WCCO
Twin Cities man among Proud Boys demonstrators in D.C. is stabbed, police sayStar Tribune

Minnesota Republican Party
GOP lawmakers silent on election claimsMarshall Independent
Minnesota Republicans got on board with failed bid to overturn presidential electionStar Tribune

President Elect Joe Biden
Joe Biden on Vaccines, Pardons and Uniting America: The 2020 TIME Person of the Year Interview, Time
Biden starts countering Trump’s messaging on vaccine, Politico
As critics blast a ‘misogynistic’ op-ed on Jill Biden, a Wall Street Journal editor blames ‘cancel culture’Washington Post

Republican Party News 
Georgia runoffs become high-stakes GOP fundraising experimentPolitico
Violence erupts in Washington D.C. after Trump supporters rallyCBS
In final years at Liberty, Falwell spent millions on pro-Trump causes, Politico
Vandals hit Black churches in D.C. during pro-Trump ralliesPolitico
Loeffler’s campaign says senator had ‘no idea’ she took picture with former KKK leaderWashington Post

Trump News 
Trump rejects plan for early vaccination at White House, Politico
Trump Has Never Believed in DemocracyNew York Times
Trump tells allies he will run in 2024, but hints he may back out, Politico
Trump unleashes an army of sore losersPolitico
Trump again threatened to veto a military bill, days after it passed both chambers by veto-proof majorities.New York Times
Trump Sets Himself Up for Veto Humiliation Before Leaving Office, Daily Beast
Trump administration pushing delay in nursing home vaccinationsCBS News

U.S. Representative Dean Phillips (CD3)
The Bipartisan Push For A Federal Relief PackageWCCO

U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (CD5)
In second term, Rep. Ilhan Omar focuses on pushing Biden on progressive agenda, Star Tribune

U.S. Representative Pete Stauber (CD8)
Emmer, Stauber, Hagedorn asked high court to void Biden winAssociated Press
Mayor Larson, elected officials call Rep. Stauber out for role in lawsuit to invalidate Biden victory,WDIO

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar: Vaccines and reasons to be hopeful for 2021, Albert Lea Tribune
Sen. Klobuchar, spooked by Amazon Halo, asks for new health-tracker privacy protectionsWashington Post

U.S. News
As U.S. Deaths Approach 300,000, Obituaries Force Reckoning with CovidNew York Times
Cleveland Baseball Team Reportedly Dropping Indians Name After 105 YearsTimes
Russian Hackers Broke Into Federal Agencies, U.S. Officials Suspect, New York Times
US readies for first Covid-19 vaccinations as country nears 300,000 deathsCNN

World News 
Poland facing ‘third wave’ of Covid; Italy considers strict nationwide Christmas restrictions, The Guardian
Brexit trade deal possible within days after Johnson concession, says EUThe Guardian
Germany’s heath minister urges EU to approve vaccine faster, Associated Press
US removes Sudan from state sponsors of terrorism list, CNN

Upcoming Events:

You can find non-DFL events on our Action Alert post.

  • Today to December 18 — Minnesota Stay at Home Order
  • Today through December 18 — Chanukah
  • 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 Year’s Eve
  • January 1 — New Year’s Day
  • January 2 — 116th U.S. Congress ends
  • January 3 — 117th U.S. Congress convenes
  • January 5 — 92nd Minnesota Legislative Session Convenes
  • January 6
    • 6:30 to 8:30 PM — SD50 Virtual DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD33 Virtual DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics
  • January 7, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD46 Virtual DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics
  • January 11
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 Virtual DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 Virtual DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics
  • January 14
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD36 Virtual DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 Virtual DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics
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