DFL Party Podcast
As we prepare for 2022, the DFL Party is exploring new opportunities to get our message out to Minnesotans, including starting a podcast! We create a short, 3 minute survey to learn what you’d like to hear from a potential DFL Party podcast. Please take a few minutes to fill out our survey and help shape this new DFL Party venture today using this link: https://forms.gle/TW3z8dWJ9UF3798GA
Congress
House Democrats consider mid-next week for possible vote on Trump’s second impeachment, CNN
Here Are The Republicans Who Objected To The Electoral College Count, NPR
Over 200 lawmakers are calling for President Trump’s removal. Here’s who they are, NBC News
DFL News
Reps. Fischbach, Hagedorn Object To Biden Confirmation; MN DFL Calls For Their Expulsion From Congress, WCCO
DFL calls for Hagedorn, Fischbach’s expulsion, Rochester Post Bulletin
DFL Party Calls for Reps Hagedorn and Fischbach to be Expelled from Congress, DFL.org
Environmental
Climate Change Is Turning Cities Into Ovens, Wired
Global heating could stabilize if net zero emissions achieved, scientists say, The Guardian
Healthcare
3 health care policy predictions now that Democrats have won control of the Senate, Vox
When Biden Takes Office, Undoing Trump’s Health Policies Won’t Be Easy, NPR
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz
No more emergency powers? Walz outlines path to end COVID-19 authority, Pioneer Press
Walz among 8 governors calling on federal government to send out more vaccines, Bring Me The News
Minnesota Legislature
Republicans Reject Mask Mandate in Minnesota Senate Chamber, House Has One, KVRR
COVID, budget, top agenda as Minnesota Legislature convenes, Sun Thisweek
Minnesota News
COVID-19 variant not found in Minnesota, but remains a concern, Star Tribune
Minnesota’s restaurants prepare for reopening, again, Duluth News Tribune
Popularity of winter angling placing unprecedented pressure on some of Minnesota’s most productive walleye lakes, Star Tribune
Jenkins seeks community input on the future of George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, Fox 9
Judge fines Lakeville eatery $3,000 a day for violating governor’s COVID-19 order, Star Tribune
President Elect Joe Biden and Vice President Elect Kamala Harris
Inauguration planners reassessing security after Capitol siege, Politico
Biden blames Trump for violence at Capitol that’s shaken US, Associated Press
With Democrats in Control, Biden Moves to Advance Agenda, New York Times
With Merrick Garland pick, Biden signals stark contrast with Trump on Justice Department, CNN
Republican Party News
As Josh Hawley loses a book deal over the Capitol riots, his GOP mentor says backing him was ‘the worst mistake I ever made’, Washington Post
People at the US Capitol riot are being identified and losing their jobs, CNN
Republican Party in Minnesota
Minnesota Republicans torn over what’s next after Electoral College challenge, Star Tribune
My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell and pro-Trump lawyer Lin Wood spread misinformation about Antifa leading the Capitol rioters, Insider
MyPillow CEO sticks by Trump, baselessly blames Antifa for Capitol violence, Minneapolis/St.Paul Biz Journal
Trump News
Trump acknowledges election defeat in video on Capitol violence, CBS
Trump’s desperate attempt to save his imploding presidency, CNN
Dominion sues Trump lawyer Sidney Powell for defamation, seeks $1.3 billion, NBC
Trump’s Education Secretary Betsy DeVos submits resignation, CNN
What you need to know about the 25th Amendment, Section 4, Wapo
Tarnished by Trump: National security officials struggle to find new jobs, Politico
Everyone Who Has Quit the Trump Administration After Capitol Attack, New Yorker
U.S. Representative Betty McCollum (CD4)
Rep. Betty McCollum Calls to Invoke 25th, WCCO
U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (CD5)
Rep. Ilhan Omar Unveils Articles Of Impeachment Against President Trump,
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
Sen. Amy Klobuchar says Capitol breach can never happen again, Star Tribune
U.S. Senator Tina Smith
Sen. Tina Smith, Minn. Democrats call for Trump to be removed from office, Grand Forks Herald
U.S. News
The Capitol Riot Was an Attack on Multiracial Democracy, The Atlantic
U.S. foes like China and Iran see opportunity in the chaos of Trump-stoked riot at Capitol, NBC
The voters who turned out for Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff in Georgia, CBS
U.S. reports more than 4,000 Covid deaths for first time as outbreak grows worse than ever, CNBC
Capitol Police rejected offers of federal help to quell mob, Associated Press
World News
Israel’s Covid vaccine rollout is the fastest in the world-here are some lessons for the rest of us, CNBC
World shocked by Trump supporters’ attack on U.S. democracy, Reuters
London Mayor Triggers Crisis Plan as Coronavirus Sweeps City, Bloomberg
Australia locks down city of 2 million over a single case of new COVID variant, CBS
Upcoming Events:
You can find non-DFL events on our Action Alert post.
- January 7, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD46 Virtual DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics
- January 9, 1:30 to 3:30 PM — SD40 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 13, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — Rescheduled SD33 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
- January 18 — Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — Anoka County DFL Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics
- January 20 — Inauguration Day
- 5:30 to 6:30 PM — DFL Virtual Inauguration Celebration Fundraiser, more information and RSVP here.
- 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