Congress
Feds tracking plans to attack members of Congress during Trump impeachment, AP reports, USA Today
U.S. House to bring Trump incitement charge to Senate, launching second impeachment trial, Reuters
House Poised To Transmit Article Of Impeachment Against Trump To Senate, NPR
Environmental
Climate change will cause a shift in Earth’s tropical rain belt — threatening water and food supply for billions, study says, CBS
Global ice loss accelerating at record rate, study finds, The Guardian
Governor Tim Walz
Gov. Tim Walz’s budget aims to address COVID’s uneven impact, Star Tribune
Education announcement expected from Gov. Walz Monday, KARE11
Former President Donald Trump
Birx says there was no “full-time team” working on COVID response in Trump White House, CBS
Some Trump aides stuck with him till the end. Now they’re screwed., Politico
Former Trump officials and other GOP lawyers urge senators to ‘consider the evidence’ in impeachment trial, CNN
Health
Biden’s planned actions on reproductive health care, explained, Vox
Labor
200 Teamsters on strike at St. Paul Park refinery, Star Tribune
Mike Lindell
Minnesota’s Mike Lindell among last remaining election fraud crusaders for Trump, Star Tribune
Mike Lindell’s chaotic rise threatened by new adversity, MN Reformer
MyPillow Guy among the Trump acolytes picking up the torch, Associated Press
Minnesota Legislature
Sports Betting Bill To Be Introduced This Week At Minnesota Capitol, WCCO
In St. Paul, the most diverse Minnesota Legislature ever is just getting started, MPR
Former MN state Sen. Jim Vickerman dies at 89, Marshall Independent
Minnesota News
Supreme Court Upholds Winona Frac Sand Ban, The Waterways Journal
Minnesota colleges receive more than $300 million in stimulus aid, Star Tribune
COVID In Minnesota: Nearly 1,200 New Cases, 32 More Deaths Reported, WCCO
President Joe Biden
Biden reinstates US COVID travel restrictions, adds South Africa, Al Jazeera
Biden set to sign ‘Made in America’ executive order, ABC
Biden is planning a busy week of executive action. Here’s what you need to know, CNN
Biden replaces controversial White House physician, CNN
Biden to lift Pentagon’s ban on transgender people serving in military, ABC
Republican Party News
Arizona Republicans censure Cindy McCain, GOP governor, MPR
Dominion Voting System sues Giuliani over election claims, Politico
Trump is threatening to form the Patriot Party. That name has already been used — by ‘hillbilly’ socialists., Washington Post
Ohio’s U.S. Sen. Rob Portman won’t run for re-election; Republican cites ‘partisan gridlock’,Cincinnati Enquirer
U.S. News
Covid-19: Why the US hasn’t hit vaccine targets so far, BBC
U.S. surpasses 25 million cases of COVID-19, CBS
Five people including a pregnant woman were killed in Indianapolis’ ‘largest mass casualty shooting’ in more than a decade, CNN
U.S. Representative Angie Craig (CD2, D)
Rep. Craig encourages families to participate in Valentines for Veterans program, Northfield News
Minnesota congressional delegation sees much work ahead, Star Tribune
U.S. Representative Dean Phillips (CD3, D)
Rep. Phillips on impeachment: ‘Without accountability, we cannot have unity’, Press and News
Communities that KARE: Connor Holm, KARE 11
U.S. Representative Jim Hagedorn (CD1, R)
Letter: What was Hagedorn thinking?, Rochester Post Bulletin
U.S. Representative Pete Stauber (CD8, R)
Stauber draws fire for opposing Biden nominee, KARE 11
Reader’s View: Stauber disingenuous by not voting to impeach, Duluth News Tribune
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
Klobuchar says Senate impeachment trial of former official is constitutional: ‘We have precedent’, The Hill
Klobuchar: Senate can do impeachment, confirmations, relief ‘at the same time’, KSTP
U.S. Senator Tina Smith
Tina Smith says she will vote to convict Trump, WCCO Radio
Talking Points: How Will Democrats Pass A $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Package?, WCCO
World News
Covid: Dutch PM Mark Rutte condemns curfew riots as ‘criminal violence’, BBC
History made: Renewable energy surpassed fossil fuels for European electricity in 2020, CNN
New India-China Border Clash Shows Simmering Tensions, New York Times
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