Agriculture
Nearly 700,000 will lose food stamps with USDA work requirement change, NBC News
China’s Mutant Pigs Could Help Save Nation From Pork Apocalypse, Bloomberg
Attorney General Keith Ellison
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison Sues Juul For ‘Deception’ Over Vaping Products, WCCO
Minnesota AG Ellison: Make hate crime perpetrators ‘crawl back into the shadows’, West Central Tribune
Congress
Bill to limit robocalls passes House by near-unanimous vote, Axois
Rep. Denny Heck, ‘weary’ after impeachment hearings, won’t seek reelection, Politico<
Corruption Watch
Ukrainian gas chief meets with prosecutors probing Giuliani, Associated Press
Devin Nunes Tries to Explain Away His Parnas and Giuliani Calls to Hannity, Daily Beast
New York Times: Giuliani traveled to Hungary and Ukraine to meet with ex-prosecutors in effort to defend Trump, CNN
Donald Trump
Trump angrily kicked Melania’s father off his golf course for wearing his favorite red hat: former workers, Raw Story
U.S. allies, tired of flattering Trump, now mock him, Los Angeles Times
Republicans Invade Barron Trump’s Privacy, Drag Him Into Politics, Slate
Trump Campaign Uses Footage From Poland, South Africa in ‘American Dream’ Thanksgiving Ad, Daily Beast
Donald Trump’s Impeachment
Impeachment hearings live updates: Pelosi asks committee chairs to proceed with articles of impeachment, Washington Post
Why Democrats are moving so fast on impeachment, Vox
Founding Fathers would be ‘horrified’: Legal experts testify Trump should be impeached, NBC News
“I’m insulted”: Stanford law witness rebukes Collins in opening statement, Axios
Donald Trump’s Trade War
China gives little indication US trade talks are progressing, CNBC
Elections
The 2020 candidates who have qualified for the December debate, CBS News
Environment
Climate change: Sight of Victoria Falls cut to a trickle is heartbreaking, Sky News
Scientists have gotten predictions of global warming right since the 1970s, Vox
Health
The Health 202: The most viable drug pricing bill in Congress is getting a makeover, The Washington Post
Hospitals Sue Trump to Keep Negotiated Prices Secret, New York Times
Immigration
‘We’ve become like a family’: innovative groups help refugees settle in US cities, The Guardian
Board finds border agents broke rules in shooting at cars, Associated Press
Minnesota News
ACLU sues St. Paul over withholding public police data, MinnPost
Minneapolis Named Most Bikable City In The Nation, WCCO
Thousands of Minnesotans caught up in federal push to tighten work requirements for food aid, Star Tribune
Minnesota Weather: Duluth Mayor Apologizes Over City’s Slow Snow Removal, WCCO
Governor Tim Walz
Governor Walz stops in Lake Crystal on bonding tour, KEYC
MN Gov Tim Walz appoints Racing Commissioners, HarnessLink
Representative Ilhan Omar (CD5, D)
Revealed: Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib targeted in far-right fake news operation, The Guardian
Republican candidate says Democrats should be hanged, Axios
The attacks on Ilhan Omar reveal a disturbing truth about racism in America, Vox
Republicans
Republicans win in effort to limit student vote ahead of key 2020 races, The Guardian
Trump’s Approval Rating Should Worry Republicans, Bloomberg
How two housekeepers took on the president — and revealed that his company employed undocumented immigrants, The Washington Post
Secretary of State Steve Simon
Minn. Secretary of State comes to Breckenridge, Wahpeton Daily News
Supreme Court of the US
U.S. Supreme Court skeptical of Intel in retirement fund dispute, Reuters
Hundreds of lawyers share their own abortion stories with U.S. Supreme Court ahead of landmark case, The Washington Post
U.S. Economy
U.S. solar industry urges Twitter campaign to ‘punch back’ at White House, Reuters
U.S. stocks steady as investors ponder chances of U.S. – China trade deal, Marketwatch
U.S. News
Mold at Florida military housing caused mushrooms to grow out of carpets, lawsuit says, CNN
Lyft Sued by 20 More Women Who Allege They Were Sexually Assaulted by Drivers, Daily Beast
The Conservative War on Transgender Rights Has Reached a New Low, Mother Jones
George Zimmerman Sues Trayvon Martin’s Family, Daily Beast
World News
US Navy seizes suspected Iranian missile parts set for Yemen, Associated Press
Nepal’s mass animal slaughter begins despite outcry, AFP
Trump meets with Erdogan as other world leaders scold Turkey, Politico
Trump may send dozens of ships and 14,000 more troops to confront Iran only 2 months after vowing to pull out of ‘ridiculous wars’, Insider
National Strike In France Shuts Down Cities Over Macron’s Pension Reform Plans, NPR
Upcoming DFL Events:
- December 5, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD46 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Council Chamber, St. Louis Park City Hall, 5005 Minnetonka Blvd, St. Louis Park, MN 55416
- December 6
- 6:00 PM — DFL Founders Day Dinner with Special Guest Stacey Abrams, Hilton Hotel, 1001 S Marquette Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55403. To sit at the CD3 DFL tables please contact Cheryl Poling at chpoling@comcast.net
- December 7 — Pearl Harbor Day
- State DFL Executive Committee and Central Committee Meetings, Washburn High School, 201 W 49th St, Minneapolis, MN 55419. Precinct Caucus kits will be distributed at this meeting to all party units. More information as it becomes available.
- 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM — Expand the Vote with Stacey Abrams Hosted by the Minnesota DFL, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, 301 19th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN. More information and ticketshere.
- December 9
- 5:00 to 6:30 PM — CD3 DFL National Delegate Selection Training, Maple Grove Public Library, 8001 Main St N, Maple Grove, MN 55369.
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 DFL Central Committee Meeting, 7001 Cahill Rd, Suite 21, Edina, MN
- December 10, 5:00 PM — CD3 DFL National Delegate Selection Training, Edina Public Library, 5280 Grandview Sq, Edina, MN 55436
- December 12
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD36 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Riverwind Community Center, 2701 Northdale Blvd NW, Coon Rapids, MN 55433
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Committee Meeting, Glen Lake Activity Center, 14350 Excelsior Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
- December 18, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 DFL Holiday Party, The Nelson Home, 15440 Boulder Pointe Rd, Eden Prairie, MN 55347. Please bring an appetizer or dessert to share. Beverages will be provided.
- December 19, 8:00 to 10:00 PM — DNC Presidential Debate, Loyola Marymount. You can view on PBS stations and CNN television stations, as well as on their websites.
- December 22 through 30 — Chanukah
- December 24 — Christmas Eve
- December 25 — Christmas Day
- December 31 — New Year’s Eve
- January 1 — New Year’s Day
- January 2, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD46 DFL Central Committee Meeting, St. Louis Park City Hall, 5005 Minnetonka Blvd., St. Louis Park, MN 55416
- January 7
- 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD37 DFL Central Committee Meeting, check their FaceBook page for specifics.
- 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD40 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Brooklyn Park Library, Mississippi Room, 8500 W Broadway Avenue, Brooklyn Park, MN 55443
- January 9, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Glen Lake Activity Center, 14350 Excelsior Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
- January 13
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Minnetonka Community Center, Council Chambers, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 DFL Central Committee Meeting, 7001 Cahill Rd, Suite 21, Edina, MN
- January 15, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Minnetonka Community Center, Council Chambers, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
- January 18, 6:00 to 9:00 PM — SD37 DFL Winter Gala, Crooners Lounge and Supper Club, Dunsmore Room, 6161 Highway 65 NE, Minneapolis, MN 55432. With Rep. Dean Phillips, other speakers silent auction and live band Victoria and the Acts of Persuasion.
- January 20 — Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- January 25, 9:00 to 10:30 AM — CD3 DFL National Delegate Selection Training, Hennepin County Library, Robert H. Rohlf Room, 12601 Ridgedale Dr, Minnetonka, MN 55305
- February 25, 7:00 t0 9:00 PM — Minnesota DFL Precinct Caucuses, more information as it becomes available
- March 3 — Minnesota Super Tuesday Primary, more information as it becomes available.