2020 Election News
Embattled Texas AG Sues Swing States in SCOTUS to Save Trump, Daily Beast
YouTube to remove content that alleges widespread election fraud, The Hill
‘Very worried that this affects our brand’: Georgia Lt. Gov. tells GOP to accept election results, Politico
27 GOP reps ask for special counsel to investigate election irregularities, The Hill
Arizona Supreme Court crushes GOP chair Kelli Ward’s coup attempt, USA Today
Supreme Court rejects Pennsylvania Republicans’ attempt to block Biden victory, CNN
Nevada Supreme Court rejects Trump campaign’s appeal to overturn Biden’s win, Washington Post
Congressional News
House approves defense bill with veto-proof majority after Trump urges GOP opposition, CNN
Pelosi, Schumer blast $916B White House coronavirus relief proposal, NBC News
Environmental News
The world’s rich need to cut their carbon footprint by a factor of 30 to slow climate change, U.N. warns, Washington Post
Covid lockdowns will only lower 2050 temperatures by 0.01C, predicts UN, The Guardian
Most of America’s dirty power plants will be ready to retire by 2035, Grist
‘We Now Need to Do the Impossible.’ How Greta Thunberg Is Fighting for a Greener Post-Pandemic World, Time
Governor Tim Walz
Walz details COVID-19 vaccine plan; GOP leaders back it, MPR
Healthcare News
A new Supreme Court case considers whether low-income people can lose Medicaid if they aren’t working, Vox
Minnesota Legislature
The political glass ceiling has been cracked, but the shards can cut, MN Reformer
Minnesota News
Minnesota could receive its first doses of COVID-19 vaccine next week, Star Tribune
What you need to know as Minnesota prepares for a COVID-19 vaccine, MPR
Census delays could hamper Minnesota lawmakers’ ability to redraw state political map, MinnPost
Murdock to decide whether whites-only group can use former church, MPR
National panel recommends Burrell’s immediate release, MPR
President Elect Joe Biden
Biden introduces vaccine pledge as US Covid cases soar past 15 million, The Guardian
Biden to pick Vilsack for agriculture secretary, Fudge for HUD, Axios
Representative Dean Philips (CD3)
DFL and Republican Congressmen from Minnesota and South Dakota come together for COVID relief, Radio.com
“Problem Solvers Caucus” Push Economic Stimulus Plan, WNAX
Republican Party News
Even in Defeat, Trump Tightens Grip on State G.O.P. Lawmakers, New York Times
Why the Right’s Principled Populists Will Lose, New Yorker
PA GOP Leader: My House Would Get ‘Bombed’ If I Didn’t Want To Help Trump Overturn Election, Talking Points Memo
How Oath Keepers Are Quietly Infiltrating Local Government, Politico
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Very Own MAGA Superspreader?, Daily Beast
Secretary of State Steve Simon
Simon says Minnesota’s election was fairly conducted, condemns parroting of conspiracy theories, Pioneer Press
MN Sec of State on election conspiracies: “Someone is going to get killed.”, Radio.com
Simon on claims of election fraud: ‘I will not at this hearing amplify or dignify conspiracy theories’, MN Reformer
Minnesota secretary of state: Family has been target of harassment over 2020 election, Fox 9
Senator Tina Smith
Sens. Warren, Smith tell Azar they discovered ‘significant gaps’ in Covid testing, CNBC
Sen. Tina Smith urges MNsure enrollment, KEYC
Trump News
Trump says he will intervene in Texas election lawsuit, The Hill
The Time Donald Trump Got to Play With a Big Truck, New Yorker
Poll: Majority of Republicans, independents believe Trump will run in 2024, Politico
U.S. News
US Army fires Fort Hood officers and orders policy shift following 25 deaths, The Guardian
Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani receiving same Covid drugs as president, BBC
Boise health board abruptly adjourns coronavirus meeting as protesters gather outside and at board members’ homes, CNN
World News
Rich countries hoarding Covid vaccines, says People’s Vaccine Alliance, BBC
Argentina moves closer to historic abortion legalisation, The Guardian
UK’s Boris Johnson heads to Brussels in last-ditch attempt to avoid a no-deal Brexit, CNBC
Patients hospitalized with mystery illness in India have nickel and lead in blood, officials say, CNN
Upcoming Events:
You can find non-DFL events on our Action Alert post.
- Today to December 18 — Minnesota Stay at Home Order
- 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