Congress
Congress clears path for first Black defense secretary, NBC
Trump impeachment: Senate trial poised to start next week, BBC
‘Damn Refreshing’: Mayor Pete Gets Friendly Reception At Senate Hearing, NPR
McConnell Seeks Delay of Trump Impeachment Trial, New York Times
DFL News
Ken Martin Unanimously Re-Elected to Lead Democratic State Parties, DFL.org
Environmental
Group urges climate adaptation funding in pandemic recovery, Associated Press
Governor Tim Walz
Gov. Tim Walz pushes again for carbon-free electricity in Minnesota to avert climate crisis, Star Tribune
Health
On the anniversary of Roe, we fight for control of our bodies, MinnPost
Labor
Instacart is firing every employee who voted to unionize, Verge
Strike at Largest U.S. Wholesale Produce Market Threatens Supply Chain, New York Times
Minnesota Legislature
Advocates, DFL Lawmakers Press For More Police Reform During 2021 Session, WCCO
State House DFL Looks To Expand Opportunities To Vote; Senate GOP Pursues Voter ID Requirement, WCCO
Minn. lawmakers aim to streamline voting, KARE 11
In D.C., a mob tried to overturn multiracial democracy. In St. Paul, the most diverse Minnesota legislature ever is just getting started., Sahan Journal
Minnesota News
MN expands COVID testing, contact tracing amid wait for more vaccine, Pioneer Press
Latest on COVID-19 in MN: Holidays didn’t deliver a case spike, MPR
Nearly 200 workers at Marathon Refinery in St. Paul Park begin strike, KSTP
President Joe Biden
Biden lays out COVID-19 strategy on first full day in office, CBS
Biden readies moves to get checks and food aid to low-income Americans — plus a federal pay raise, CNN
Biden To Toss Trump Plan That Would Have Made It Easier To Fire Top Civil Servants, NPR
Republican Party News
Right on schedule, Republicans pretend to care about deficits again, Wapo
Capitol Police investigating after congressman discovered carrying a gun when attempting to go on the House floor, CNN
QAnon believers seek to adapt their extremist ideology for a new era: ‘Things have just started’, Washington Post
Liz Cheney’s problems pile up, Politico
Meet Your Local Republican Insurrectionist, HuffPost
U.S. News
‘We feel incredibly betrayed’: Thousands of Guardsmen forced to vacate Capitol, Politico
US proposes 5-year extension of nuclear arms treaty with Russia, Aljazeera
Fauci says U.S. coronavirus infections may be plateauing, vaccines should protect against new variants, Reuters
Fauci says lack of candor from Trump administration ‘very likely’ cost lives, CNN
U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (CD5, D)
‘I didn’t know if I would make it out that day’: Ilhan Omar on the terror of the Capitol attack, The Guardian
U.S. Representative Jim Hagedorn (CD1, R)
Censure some House Republicans, Mankato Free Press
Letter: Hagedorn fails to defend the Constitution, Rochester Post Bulletin
U.S. Representative Pete Stauber (CD8, R)
Minnesota tribes blast Rep. Pete Stauber for opposing Interior nomination, Star Tribune
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Follow law, Constitution and give Biden chance, International Falls Journal
Letter to the editor: Stauber should be held accountable, Isanti-Chisago County Star
U.S. Representative Tom Emmer (CD6, R)
Truth or complicity, St. Cloud Times
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
Sen. Amy Klobuchar On Biden Inauguration: ‘An Amazing Experience For Our Democracy’, WCCO
Klobuchar: Democracy cannot be taken for granted, Marshall Independent
Sen. Klobuchar on President Biden’s legislative priorities, Yahoo
U.S. Senator Tina Smith
Sen. Tina Smith Urges Biden Administration To Ensure Free COVID Vaccine For All, WCCO
Hawley, Cruz face new ethics complaint filed by 7 Senate Dems, MSNBC
Vice President Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris: What the vice-president did on her first day, BBC
World News
Blaze at facility of world’s biggest vaccine maker kills 5 people, CNN
Britain’s COVID daily death toll is one of the worst in the world. What went wrong? , NBC
UK health experts have advice for the U.S. on fighting the new Covid strain, CNBC
Former President Donald Trump
An Internet Without Trump, Wired
Trump hires impeachment lawyer, McConnell wants Senate trial in February for Capitol riot incitement charge, CNBC
Historians rail against Trump administration’s 1776 Commission, The Guardian
Upcoming Events:
You can find non-DFL events on our Action Alert post.
- January 27, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 Virtual DFL Central Committee Meeting with Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon for and election debrief, more information as it becomes available
- January 28, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD47 Virtual DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
- February 2 — Groundhog Day
- February 3
- 6:30 to 8:30 PM — SD50 Virtual DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD33 Virtual DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
- February 4, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD46 Virtual DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
- February 8
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 Virtual DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 Virtual DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
- February 11
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD36 Virtual DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 Virtual DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information
- February 14 — Valentine’s Day
- February 15 — Presidents’ Day
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — Virtual DFL Anoka County Meeting, contact them for more information
- February 16 — Mardi Gras
- February 17 — Ash Wednesday
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 Virtual DFL Central Committee Meeting, more information as it becomes available
- February 25 to 26 — Purim
- February 28, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD47 Virtual DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for more information