Attorney General Keith Ellison
Minn. AG Ellison, others implore SCOTUS to uphold Affordable Care Act, Bemidji Pioneer
Donald Trump
Trump fires Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, CNN
Dr. Ben Carson, campaign adviser David Bossie latest in Trump orbit to test positive for COVID-19, ABC News
DOJ’s top election crimes prosecutor quits in protest after Barr tells federal attorneys to probe unsupported allegations of voting irregularities, CNN
Trump Plans PAC in Hopes of Keeping Hold on G.O.P., New York Times
Trump removes head of climate science report, Politico
Governor Tim Walz
Walz to announce targeted restrictions to help stop COVID-19 spread, KSTP
Walz convenes 6th special session, intends to extend peacetime emergency, KAAL
Minnesota Legislature
‘Tough row to hoe’: Central Minnesota legislators prepare for budget and split government challenges, Saint Cloud Times
Minnesota News
MDH reports 3,930 cases and 19 deaths, down from Sunday, KARE 11
‘It’s Definitely Stressful’: Historic Year For Minnesota National Guard Activations, WCCO
Minnesota DOT touts progress on 200+ road and bridge projects in 2020, Transportation Today
President Elect Joe Biden
Biden to deliver health-care speech as Trump blocks cooperation with transitionBiden to deliver health-care speech as Trump blocks cooperation with transition, Washington Post
Europe just hit the US with $4 billion in new tariffs, but Biden could reduce tensions, CNN
Secretary of State Steve Simon
Most Minnesota voters got ballots in by election day, KARE 11
U.S. News
How to listen to the Supreme Court Obamacare arguments, CNN
Eyes on Barrett, Kavanaugh and Gorsuch as Supreme Court decides Obamacare’s future, CNN
Pfizer’s Covid Vaccine: 11 Things You Need to Know, New York Times
Coronavirus updates: All 50 states see rise in new COVID-19 infections; ‘virus is winning’ in Illinois; Eli Lilly drug gets emergency OK, USA Today
Vice President Elect Kamala Harris
Beyond the Ivy League: How HBCUs have groomed prominent politicians like the vice president-elect, NBC News
World News
In Midst Of Pandemic Crisis, Peru’s Legislature Impeaches The Nation’s President, NPR
Russia says Putin won’t congratulate Biden with Trump’s “legal challenge” pending, CBS
Concern of outright war in Ethiopia grows as PM presses military offensive, CNN
Upcoming Events:
You can find non-DFL events on our Action Alert post.
- November 10, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD40 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics.
- November 12
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD36 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics.
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics.
- November 16, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — Anoka County DFL Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics.
- November 18, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — No CD3 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, look for more information
- November 26 — Thanksgiving Day
- December 3, 7:00 PM — SD47 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics.
- December 7 — Pearl Harbor Day
- December 10 through 18 — Chanukah
- December 10
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD36 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics.
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics.
- December 14
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics.
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics.
- December 16, 7:00 PM — CD3 DFL Virtual Holiday Party, more information as it becomes available (date subject to change, more information as soon as possible)
- December 21 — Winter Solstice
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — Anoka County DFL Virtual Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics.
- December 24 — Christmas Eve
- December 25 — Christmas Day
- December 31 — New Years Eve
- January 1 — New Years Day
- January 2 — 116th U.S. Congress ends
- January 3 — 117th U.S. Congress begins
- January 5 — 92nd Minnesota Legislative Session Convenes