2020
US spy chief creates a new head of election security for intelligence agencies, NBC
Attorney General Keith Ellison
Ellison updates county DFL on AG office’s activities, New Ulm Journal
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison stops in Mankato on listening tour, KEYC
MN’s new wage theft law is nation’s toughest — bosses who don’t pay workers could face prison, Pioneer Press
Minnesota to launch working group on police shootings, MPR
Congress
Congress wants answers from Mueller. His history shows that won’t be easy, New York Times
Donald Trump
‘He always doubles down’: Inside the political crisis caused by Trump’s racist tweets, Washington Post
Trump’s Assault on Somali Refugees Goes Way Beyond Just Ilhan Omar, Mother Jones
Eugene Scalia Once Represented a Big Bank in a Sexual Harassment Case. It Got Ugly., The American Prospect
Economy
Big banks prepare to battle the Fed on faster payments, Politico
Environment
EPA watchdog is probing ethics practices of key architect of Trump administration’s climate policy, Washington Post
California, wary of more wildfires, is paying for them already, New York Times
New York just passed the most ambitious climate target in the country, Vox
GOP
D.C. Memo: Enough racist bones for a haunted house, MinnPost
9/11 responder blasts GOP congressmen for delaying bill, Grand Rapids Herald Review
Marine Corps tells scandal-plagued GOP lawmaker to stop using its emblem on bigoted campaign mailings, Raw Story
CNN’s Republican anchor rips GOP for allowing Trump’s racism: ‘What a load of crap’, Raw Story
Pete Hegseth Tells Geraldo Rivera: ‘I Can Tell You to Go Back Where You Came From’, The Root
Governor Tim Walz
The Walzes come to St. Paul: Mankato governor adjusting to state role, Mankato Free Press
Health Care
Prior Lake teen, others push Congress to restrain insulin cost, help find diabetes cure, SW News Media
First came kidney failure, then there was the $540,842 bill for dialysis, MPR
Drug companies shipped ‘hundreds of millions’ of suspicious opioid orders to Ohio, court documents say, CNN
Court filings say corporations fed opioid epidemic, NY Times
The biggest civil trial in US history will start with two Ohio counties, Washington Post
States are all over the map when it comes to transgender health care, Washington Post
Revamped OxyContin was supposed to reduce abuse, but has it?, Star Tribune
1 in 20 patients experience preventable harm while receiving medical care, MinnPost
Hospitals put Native Americans at risk with opioids, MPR
Immigrants are skipping reproductive health care because they’re afraid of being deported, Vox
Minnesota GOP
Crafty anti-Ilhan Omar smear letter disguised as Xcel Energy bill, City Pages
Minnesota Legislature
Some Minnesota bills copied from other states, even written by special interests, Star Tribune
Minnesota News
Blue Cross defends new policies that some say restrict needed care, Star Tribune
US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue at Farmfest, KDHL Radio
Donald Trump again boasts of all he’s done for Minnesota, City Pages
International students in Minnesota face uncertainty amid work authorization slowdown, Minnpost
Pitch to expand Sherburne county ICE jail draws protests, Star Tribune
Persistent Minneapolis neighbors push MnDOT to finish road work, Star Tribune
News of the World
Trump has said Somalia is ‘broken.’ So what is his administration doing to fix it?, MinnPost
Iran detains 17 citizens accused of spying for the CIA, CNN
Success in India’s second attempt at launching Moon mission, CNN
Mob attacks Hong Kong protestors, injuring dozens, New York Times
Leaked documents reveal Huawei’s secret operations to build North Korea’s wireless network, Washington Post
Representative Jim Hagedorn (CD1)
Our View: Democracy| Hagedorn’s ban an overreach, Mankato Free Press
Letter: Hagedorn shows little interest in meeting with his constituents, Albert Lea Tribune
Representative Pete Stauber (CD8)
Stauber lauds House vote repealing ‘Cadillac tax’ provision of Obamacare, Brainerd Dispatch
Representative Tom Emmer (CD6)
If only we could send Republican congressmen home, Salt Lake Tribune
Has Emmer followed through on his promises?, St Cloud Times
Trade Wars
Chinese investment in US plummets 90 percent amid Trump trade war, The Hill
U.S. News
Equifax to pay up to $700M in data breach settlement, MPR
Hundreds of thousands protest in Puerto Rico, CNN
Courts become turbocharged battleground in Trump era, The Hill
Upcoming DFL Events
- July 22, 6:00 to 8:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Door Knock, Caribou Coffee, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Unit 100, Hamel, MN 55340. For more information or to RSVP, email s.holte@dflsd33.org.
- July 25, 4:00 to 8:00 PM — SD47 DFL at Glad Days, 107 John Ave N, Cologne, MN 55322
- July 26
- 4:00 to 8:00 PM — SD47 DFL at Glad Days, 107 John Ave N, Cologne, MN 55322
- 5:00 to 8:00 PM — SD47 DFL at River City Days, City Square Park, 300 N Chestnut St, Chaska, MN 55381
- 6:00 to 8:00 PM — 2019 Minnesota DFL Women’s Leadership Event with Special Guest U.S. Sne. Kirsten Sinema, 1908 Girard Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55403. More information and tickets here.
- July 27
- 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM — SD47 DFL at Glad Days, 107 John Ave N, Cologne, MN 55322
- 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM — SD47 DFL at River City Days, City Square Park, 300 N Chestnut Street, Chaska, MN 55318
- July 28, 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM — SD47 DFL Marching in the Chaska River City Days Parade
- July 30, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — DNC Presidential Debate airing on CNN. Live stream on CNN.com and the CNN app for iOS and Android, as well as via the CNNgo apps for Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire, Chromecast and Android TV.
- July 31, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — DNC Presidential Debate airing on CNN. Live stream on CNN.com and the CNN app for iOS and Android, as well as via the CNNgo apps for Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire, Chromecast and Android TV.
- August 3, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM — SD47 DFL at Volksfest, Victoria, MN
- August 6
- 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD37 DFL Central Committee meeting, visit their Facebook pagefor specifics, locations change from month to month.
- 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD40 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Mississippi Room, Brooklyn Park Public Library.
- August 7
- 12:00 to 10 PM — SD47 DFL at the Carver County Fair, 501 W 3rd St, Waconia, MN 55387
- 6:30 to 8:30 PM — SD50 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Room C102, Kennedy High School, 9701 Nicollet Ave, Bloomington, MN 55420
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD33 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Room 172, Ridgedale Library, 12601 Ridgedale Dr, Minnetonka, MN 55305
- August 8
- 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM — SD47 DFL at the Caver County Fair, 501 W 3rd St, Waconia, MN 55387.
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Glen Lake Activity Center, 14350 Excelsior Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
- August 9, 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM — SD47 DFL at the Carver County Fair, 501 W 3rd St, Waconia, MN 55387.
- August 10, 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM — SD47 DFL at the Carver County Fair, 501 W 3rd St, Waconia, MN 55387.
- August 11
- 10:00 AM TO 8:00 PM — SD47 DFL at Carver County Fair, 501 W 3rd St, Waconia, MN 55387.
- 10:30 to 11:30 AM — SD40 DFL Marching in the Long Lake Corn Days Parade, Willow Drive N and Watertown Rd, contact them for more information.
- 1:00 to 2:00 PM — SD40 DFL Book Club, contact them for more information.
- August 12 — Deadline for 2019 DFL Women’s Hall of Fame Women of Distinction and Rising Star Applications, more information here.
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Central Committee Meeting — Council Chamber, Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka, MN 55345
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 DFL Central Committee Meeting, 7001 Cahill Rd, Suite 21, Edina, MN.
- August 14, 6:00 to 8:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Door Knock, Caribou Coffee, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Unit 100, Hamel, MN 55340. For more information or to RSVP, email s.holte@dflsd33.org.
- August 16, 6:00 to 8:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Door Knock, Caribou Coffee, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Unit 100, Hamel, MN 55340. For more information or to RSVP, email s.holte@dflsd33.org.
- August 17
- 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Door Knock, Caribou Coffee, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Unit 100, Hamel, MN 55340. For more information or to RSVP, email s.holte@dflsd33.org.
- 11:00 AM to 2:30 PM — SD48 DFL “United in Diversity” Picnic, Round Lake Park, 16691 Valley View Rd, Eden Prairie, MN 55346
- 2:00 to 4:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Door Knock, Caribou Coffee, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Unit 100, Hamel, MN 55340. For more information or to RSVP, email s.holte@dflsd33.org.