Economy
Stephen Moore: Trump’s Fed pick underpaid ex-wife’s alimony for years, The Guardian
Powell ignores Trump, sees no need for Fed to cut rates, Politico
GOP
Texas Senate approves using herbicides to fight illegal border crossings, Houston Chronicle
GOP primary for N.C. House seat heads to runoff, Politico
Governor Tim Walz
Gov. Tim Walz to scrap Minnesota’s flawed car-registration system, Star Tribune
$100 million later, DMV computer system should be scrapped, experts say. Walz, lawmakers agree., Pioneer Press
Health Care
Justice Department offers first arguments to strike down ObamaCare, The Hill
Labor
May Day March ‘One Job is Enough’, Workday Minnesota
Minnesota Legislative Session
DFL-controlled House approves amendment making Lake Calhoun/Bde Maka Ska name change permanent, KSTP
State Senate Republicans counter House DFL plan on school spending, Star Tribune
Minnesota Pollinator Protections Near Finish Line, NRDC
In pushing changes to the state’s election laws, is the Minnesota House rewriting one of the Capitol’s unwritten rules?, Minnpost
Field is set to end legislative session if all sides can agree, MPR
The Minnesota Legislature has this man’s life in its hands, City Pages
Budget fight erupts at Minnesota Legislature as health care provider tax is set to expire, Star Tribune
MN House approves gas tax hike, Hortman challenges MN Senate, CCX Media
Minnesota News
MN leaders: All will be accounted for in 2020 census, KSTP
For all the talk of an urban-rural divide, Minnesota’s small towns and big cities face a lot of the same challenges, Minnpost
Group forms to protect St. Paul kids from effects of homelessness, MPR
A venture capitalist saves ‘Lake Calhoun’ from the ‘bullying elites’, City Pages
Two Minnesota police shooting trials, two very different verdicts, MPR
News of the World
Venezuela opposition seeks to maintain momentum against the government, Duluth News Tribune
‘Military action is possible’ in Venezuela, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says, USA Today
The reappearance of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, The Hill
Britons most positive in Europe on benefits of immigration, The Guardian
Representative Betty McCollum
McCollum reintroduces historic bill to promote Palestinian children’s human rights, Mondoweiss
Representative Dean Phillips
Opioid experts share factors and solutions in epidemic hitting Hennepin County, Lakeshore Weekly News
Representative Jim Hagedorn
Republican lawmaker declares: ‘Nobody goes to sleep wondering if they’ll be able to feed their families’, Alternet
Senator Tina Smith
Our view: Senator chips away at stigma of mental illness, Rochester Post Bulletin
Trump
Empty chair and a prop chicken: Barr skips Mueller hearing, MPR
Trump met with Foxconn CEO about Wisconsin project, Star Tribune
William Barr skips House hearing on the Mueller report, CNN
3 winners and 3 losers from William Barr’s Mueller report testimony, Vox
U.S. News
Facebook’s controversial fact-checking partnership with a Daily Caller-funded website, explained, Vox
Military sexual assaults rise by almost 38%; alcohol involved in nearly two out of three, USA Today
St. Lucia quarantines cruise ship reportedly owned by Church of Scientology over measles concerns, CNN
Should guns be seized from those who pose threats? More states saying yes to red flag laws, USA Today
Wisconsin
Evers to react to Republicans’ killing major proposals, Star Tribune
Upcoming DFL Events
- May 3, 12:00 to 1:00 PM —Stand Against Trump, SD40 DFL Treasurer John Schaefer is holding a weekly hour of protest and resistance at the corner of Brookdale Blvd. and Xerxes Avenue in Brooklyn Park. Join him if you can.
- May 4, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM — State DFL Central Committee Meeting, Central High School, 622-766 3rd St SW, Crosby, MN 56441
- May 5 — Cinco de Mayo
- May 6 through June 5 — Ramadan
- May 7
- 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, more information as it becomes available.
- May 8, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD45 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Crystal City Hall, 4141 Douglas Dr N, Crystal, MN 55422
- May 9, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Glen Lake Activity Center, 14350 Excelsior Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55435
- May 10, 12:00 to 1:00 PM —Stand Against Trump, SD40 DFL Treasurer John Schaefer is holding a weekly hour of protest and resistance at the corner of Brookdale Blvd. and Xerxes Avenue in Brooklyn Park. Join him if you can.
- May 12 — Mother’s Day
- SD40 DFL Book Club, contact them for more information.
- May 13
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Minnetonka Community Center, Council Chambers, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 DFL Central Committee Meeting, 7001 Cahill Rd, Suite 21, Edina, MN
- May 15, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Minnetonka Community Center, Council Chambers, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
- May 17
- 12:00 to 1:00 PM —Stand Against Trump, SD40 DFL Treasurer John Schaefer is holding a weekly hour of protest and resistance at the corner of Brookdale Blvd. and Xerxes Avenue in Brooklyn Park. Join him if you can.
- 5:00 to 9:00 PM — SD34 DFL Spring Into 2020 Community Gathering and Fundraiser. Join them for a casual supper for community members to socialize, organize and fundraise so they can work together in the 2020 campaign season. Children welcome. RSV by Wednesday May 15 to chair@sd34dfl.org.
- May 19, 12:00 to 4:00 PM — DFL Senior Caucus Convention, Sheet Metal Workers’ Union Hall, 1681 Cope Ave E, St. Paul, MN 55109
- May 22 — Minnesota Legislative Session Ends
- May 24
- 12:00 to 1:00 PM —Stand Against Trump, SD40 DFL Treasurer John Schaefer is holding a weekly hour of protest and resistance at the corner of Brookdale Blvd. and Xerxes Avenue in Brooklyn Park. Join him if you can.
- 6:00 to 9:00 PM — 8th Annual Humphrey-Mondale Dinner with Special Guest Speaker Pelos, Minnesota Convention Center, 1301 2nd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55403. Interested in sitting at a CD3 table? Email Cheryl Poling.
- May 27 — Memorial Day
- May 29 through May 31, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM — SD40 DFL Garage Sale, 2709 Pearson Parkway, Brooklyn Center, MN