Congress
How the filibuster broke the US Senate, Vox
The House committee quietly racking up oversight wins against Trump, Politico
GOP
McConnell doesn’t know why Jon Stewart is “all bent out of shape” about 9/11 responders fund, CBS News
Governor Tim Walz
Gov. Tim Walz to undergo knee surgery; Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan to briefly assume state’s top job, Star Tribune
Health Care
As price of insulin soars, Americans caravan to Canada for lifesaving medicine, Washington Post
Trump’s new health care plan, health reimbursement arrangements, explained, Vox
Trump’s health care focus puts GOP on edge, The Hill
Labor
How Teach for America Evolved Into an Arm of the Charter School Movement, Workday Minnesota
New Jobs In Manufacturing are Not Union Jobs, Beat The Press
How Unions and Climate Organizers Learned To Work Together in New York, In These Times
Minnesota News
Minnesota finally working on long-promised election security improvements, MPR
Minnesota ranks 4th best for children — but big racial gaps persist, Pioneer Press
Speeding behind jump in 2018 traffic fatalities, state officials say, MPR
News of the World
The Latest: Germany takes ‘very seriously’ US info on Iran, Star Tribune
How Worried Should We Be About Escalation With Iran?, New York Magazine
Representative Dean Phillips (CD3)
Phillips tells constituents he’s not in favor of impeachment of Trump, MPR
Representative Pete Stauber (CD8)
Exclusive Q&A: Congressman Stauber, Hibbing Daily Tribune
Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS)
The Supreme Court’s Conservatives Are Laying Landmines in the Law, Esquire
Trump
Iran irony: Trump brought all this on himself, MinnPost
Trump accidentally undercuts his own “deep state” FBI conspiracy theory, Vox
Trump threatens to deport millions beginning next week, Star Tribune
Inside Donald Trump’s Florida obsession, Politico
Leaked internal poll must have especially alarmed Trump, MinnPost
US News
“Nobody Died at Sandy Hook” publisher apologizes to dad of murdered boy, CBS News
The Sneaky Politics of “Natural Law”, The New Republic
The Decline of Custom Harvests and the Struggle of Rural America, In These Times
U.S. cuts millions in aid to Central America, fulfilling Trump’s vow, CBS News
Upcoming DFL Events
- June 18, 5:00 to 9:00 PM — SD33 DFL Door Knock, contact Stephanie at s.holte@dflsd33.org for more information
- June 19, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Minnetonka Community Center, Council Chambers, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
- June 20, 6:30 to 9:00 PM — SD40 marching in the Earle Brown Days Parade
- June 24, 5:00 to 9:00 PM — SD33 DFL Door Knock, contact Stephanie at s.holte@dflsd33.org for more information
- June 25, 5:00 to 9:00 PM — SD33 DFL Door Knock, contact Stephanie at s.holte@dflsd33.org for more information
- June 29, 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM — SD33 DFL Door Knock, contact Stephanie at s.holte@dflsd33.org for more information
- July 2
- 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD37 DFL Central Committee Meeting, visit their Facebook page for this month’s meeting location.
- 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD40 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Mississippi Room, Brooklyn Park Library, 8500 W Broadway Ave, Brooklyn Park, MN 55443.
- July 3
- 6:30 to :30 PM — SD50 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Room C102, Kennedy High School, 9701 Nicollet Ave, Bloomington, MN 55420.
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CANCELLED — SD33 DFL Central Committee Meeting
- July 4 — Independence Day
- 1:00 to 3:00 PM — SD47 DFL Marching in the Chanhassen 4th of July Parade
- July 8
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Council Chambers, Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
- July 11, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Central Committee Meeting, 14350 Excelsior Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
- July 13, 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM — SD47 DFL at Mayer Rising, 413 Bluejay Ave, Mayer, MN 55360
- July 15, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — UPDATED: SD49 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Suite 21, 7001 Cahill Rd, Edina, MN
- July 14, 1:00 PM — SD40 DFL Book Club Meeting, contact them for more specifics.
- July 20, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM — SD47 DFL Marching in the Watertown Rails to Trails Parade
- July 21, 12:00 to 3:00 PM – SD49 DFL Picnic, Shelter 1, West Bush Lake Park, 9140 E Bush Lake Rd, Bloomington, MN 55438
- July 25, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD47 DFL at Glad Days, 107 John Ave N, Cologne, MN 55322
- July 26
- 5:00 to 8:00 PM — SD47 DFL at River City Days, City Square Park, 300 N Chestnut St, Chaska, MN 55381
- 5:00 to 9:00 PM — SD47 DFL at Glad Days, 107 John Ave N, Cologne, MN 55322
- July 27
- 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM — SD47 DFL at Glad Days, 107 John Ave N, Cologne, MN 55322
- 10:00 AM to 4:00 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