Business
Holy Guacamole! Avocados Are Pricey And It’s The Pits, NPR
Stocks slide, Ford and Boeing shares fall, CNBC
Nissan will cut 12,500 jobs after its profits plunged 99%, CNN
Facebook’s $5 billion FTC fine is just the start of its problems, CNet
Congress
Trump vetoes 3 bills prohibiting arms sales to Saudi Arabia, CNN
Why Trump swallowed a budget deal that bleeds red ink, Politico
Donald Trump
Trump asks GOP senators for ‘flexibility’ on Turkey sanctions, NBC News
Trump appears in front of altered presidential seal saying ’45 is a puppet’, USA Today
Trump is challenging what it means to be American, and naturalized citizens are unsettled, LA Times
Environment
U.S. Democrats and Republicans can’t even agree on the weather: Reuters/Ipsos, Reuters
On the North Shore, many hands work to help a dying forest, MPR
DNR tags Mesabi Metallics with $1 M charge, Duluth News Tribune
No Climate Event in 2,000 Years Compares to What’s Happening Now, Atlantic
GOP
‘They’re rich and ready’: House Democrats outpace GOP in fundraising by nearly $20 million, Washington Post
GOP challenger Bill Weld: Trump is a “raging racist”, CNN
Republicans Embrace Fake News to Cover for Trump, Slate
GOP blocks election security bills after Mueller testimony, The Hill
Governor Tim Walz
MN Gov Walz: LGA is in community’s best interest, Praire Public News
Health
Why Congress Still Hasn’t Lowered Drug Prices, Daily Beast
Minnesota Historical Society offers support to dementia caregivers, MPR
Minnesota News
Minnesota drivers days from turning to hands-free law, Duluth News-Tribune
Inver Grove Heights city clerk gets separation deal after accusations, Pioneer Press
Minnesota’s top court to hear Lake Calhoun-Bde Maka Ska case, Pioneer Press
Is opioid abuse down in Minnesota, or just getting harder to track?, MinnPost
Mueller Testimony
From impeachment to indictment: 5 repercussions from Robert Mueller’s testimony, USA Today
Mueller rejects Trump’s claims of exoneration, ‘witch hunt’, Star Tribune
Mueller: Russians are interfering ‘as we sit here’, CNN
News of the World
Boris Johnson: Premiership will be the start of a golden age, BBC News
N. Korea fires missiles into sea in apparent pressure tactic, Politico
US warship sails through strategic Taiwan Strait, Reuters
Putin allies’ oil feud spills into public view, Reuters
Representative Ilhan Omar (CD5)
Ilhan Omar: It Is Not Enough to Condemn Trump’s Racism, New York Times
Senator Tina Smith
SEN. TINA SMITH’S NEW BILLS ON PENSIONS, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, AND HOUSING, KIMT
Senator’s staff to hold area housing forum, Mankato Free Press
U.S. News
AG Barr orders reinstatement of the federal death penalty, NBC News
At inaugural Muslim democracy conference, Minnesota leaders take the spotlight — and Trump looms large, MinnPost
Embattled Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló resigns amid public outcry, NBC News
Pennsylvania district sorry it warned that lunch debt could lead to foster care, accepts $22K donation, NBC News
Upcoming DFL Events:
- 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.
- 7:00 to 8:30 PM — UPDATED: SD37 DFL Central Committee meeting, visit their Facebook page for specifics, locations change from month to month.
- 7:00 to 8:30 PM — Environmental Conversation with Rep. Laurie Pryor (HD48A), Rep. Patty Acomb (HD44B), Eden Prairie Mayor Ron Case and Minnetonka Council Member Deb Calvert, Cambria Room, Eden Prairie Community Center, 16700 Valley View Rd, Eden Prairie, MN 55346
- 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 — 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.