Days to the November Election: 110
2020 Election
Minnesota youth vote likely to have outsized effect in 2020 election, Star Tribune
Trump is running out of time to craft an economic agenda for reelection as Biden gains ground, CNBC
Agriculture
USDA HASN’T HELPED SMALL FARMERS IN PANDEMIC, LAWMAKERS SAY, Successful Agriculture
Attorney General Keith Ellison
AG Ellison sues Secretary DeVos to protect Minnesota students, taxpayers from fraud, deception, and abuse, Red Lake Nation News
Congressional News
Congress nearing deal to extend federal unemployment subsidy, Los Angeles Times
Schumer proposes $350B in aid to communities of color ahead of coronavirus talks, Politico
Support grows for foreign aid in upcoming COVID-19 emergency bill, Roll Call
DFL Action Center
Take Action:
We’re roughly 4 months out from election day and every minute counts. If you’d like to help the DFL Party fight for criminal justice reform, better schools, wages, our environment, and health care, then join us in taking action today! Click here to get more involved!
Supporter Housing:
Supporting Housing is one the best and simplest ways to help out a campaign. Due to the short term and fluid nature of campaigns, we often look to supporters like you to provide volunteer housing for members of our team. Do you have an extra bedroom? Would you be comfortable with an organizer staying with you? If so, please sign up here and someone from our team will follow up with you to talk more about it.
Donald Trump
Trump Replaces Brad Parscale as Campaign Manager, Elevating Bill Stepien, New York Times
Trump team’s circular firing squad goes after Fauci, CNN
Mary Trump says the president’s family regularly used ‘the n-word’ and anti-Semitic slurs when she was growing up, Insider
Fearing jail and facing defeat, Trump will not leave office quietly, Salon
Trump announces ‘top to bottom overhaul’ of major environmental law, ABC News
Economy
Weekly jobless claims rise by more than 1 million for 17th straight week, CNBC
‘The balloon might pop’: Fed’s corporate intervention spurs anxiety, Politico
Environment
2020 Is Our Last, Best Chance to Save the Planet, Time
Governor Tim Walz
Walz refutes police union claim he ordered Third Precinct abandoned in riots, KMSP Fox 9
Gov. Walz to visit Henderson to highlight bonding bill need to fix Highway 93, KEYC
Health
Hospital officials, experts say new federal rules for covid-19 reporting will add burdens during pandemic, Washignton Post
Joe Biden
Biden Continues to Listen to Climate Activists, Unveils $2 Trillion Clean Energy Plan, Sierra Club
Biden Climate Plan is Bold, Ambitious and Smart, Environmental Defense Fund
Biden opens up 11-point national lead over Trump in NBC News/WSJ poll, NBC News
Biden leads Trump by 15 points in latest Quinnipiac poll, The Hill
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Minnesota Legislature
Minnesota News
Bodycam video shows officer pulled gun on George Floyd early on, Star Tribune
Minneapolis-based M Health Fairview offers retail antibody test for COVID-19, Star Tribune
Latest on COVID-19 in MN: ‘We are at a worrisome point’, MPR News
In Duluth, confronting racism with a ‘Hello’, MPR News
Red Wing Shoe workers vote to strike, Rochester Post Bulletin
Recent blip lands Minnesota on New York quarantine list, Northfield News
Representative Angie Craig (CD2)
Parents stuck paying deceased son’s student loans push to change federal law, KMSP
Representative Betty McCollum (CD4)
Democrats target Confederate monuments in spending bill, The Hill
Representative Ilhan Omar (CD5)
Ilhan Omar: When I spoke out about systematic oppression, the Republican response was vicious, Washington Post
Ilhan Omar on Minneapolis after George Floyd protests, criminal justice reform, Minnesota Daily
Representative Jim Hagedorn (CD1, R)
Jim Hagedorn, fiscal conservative, spent $570,000 of taxpayer money in three months, City Pages
Republicans
Democrats haul in big buckets of money for Senate races as Trump’s woes spill over to GOP, USA Today
Republicans in Minnesota
GOP lawmakers’ curious support for the Canadian Ghermezians, owners of Mall of America, MN Reformer
‘Hyperpartisan’ right-wing news sites are thriving in Minnesota, City Pages
Senator Amy Klobuchar
Bill to fund more contact tracers pursued, WXXI News
Senator Tina Smith
Sen. Smith checks in on small businesses during COVID-19 crisis, Owatonna People’s Press
U.S. News
Georgia governor suspends all local mask mandates, encourages but doesn’t require masks for residents, CNN
Pennsylvania tightens coronavirus restrictions on businesses as cases climb, The Hill
Russian Hackers Trying to Steal Vaccine Research, Intelligence Agencies Say, New York Times
Virginia adopts nation’s first coronavirus workplace safety rules after labor groups decry federal inaction, Washington Post
Voter Protection
If you or someone you know has trouble registering to vote or casting a ballot, we encourage you to reach out to the DFL’s new Voter Protection Hotline at 833-DFL-VOTE (833-335-8683).
World News
Edward Colston’s statue stood for 125 years. The Black Lives Matter statue that replaced it stood for about 25 hours, CNN
Arctic heat wave “essentially impossible” without human-caused climate change, study finds, CBS News
It’s Merkel’s Last Rodeo. Will a Pandemic Rescue Deal Seal Her Legacy?, New York Times
Yemeni tanker spill would be four times worse than Exxon Valdez, U.N. warns, NBC News
Upcoming DFL Events
With the COVID-19 situation, we suggest you check with the hosting organization to see if meetings, etc. are being held.
- Today through July 17, 5:00 PM — Deadline to apply to screen for CD3 DFL Director. Complete the application here.
- Today through August 10 — Primary Election Early Voting Window, more information here.
- July 17, 5:00 PM — CD3 DFL Director Screening cut off date to receive applications
- July 18, 1:30 to 4:00 PM — SD40 DFL Central Committee Virtual Business Meting, contact them for more information.
- July 20, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — Anoka County DFL Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- July 21, 5:00 PM — DFL LGBTQ Leadership Event, more information and RSVP here.
- July 28 through August 11 — Window for Candidates to Register with State for City Offices with No Primaries to Register
- July 29, 7:00 PM — CD3 Virtual Central Committee Meeting and Election of Directors, more information as it becomes available.
- July 30, 7:00 PM — DFL Environmental Caucus Virtual Meeting with endorsed candidates, more information and RSVP here.
- August 4, 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD40 DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- August 5
- 6:30 to 8:30 PM — SD50 DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD33 DFL Central Committee Meetings, contact them for specifics.
- August 6, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD46 DFL Central Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- August 10
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- August 13
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD36 DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- August 17, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — Anoka County DFL Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- August 19, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 DFL Central Committee Meeting, more information as it becomes available.