Agriculture
Senate Democrats assail Trump’s $16B bailout for farmers, MPR
USDA STUMBLES ON RELEASE OF MARKET-MOVING CROP REPORT, Successful Farming
Farmers fight through snow, freezing weather to harvest crops, UPI
Attorney General Keith Ellison
FBI: Hate crimes slightly decline in Minnesota, MPR<
Congress
U.S. senators push for vote on Hong Kong rights bill as violence rises, Reuters
Corruption Watch
Senior Trump official embellished résumé, had face on fake Time cover, NBC News
What Roger Stone’s trial revealed about Donald Trump and WikiLeaks, Politico
DFL News
Hagedorn’s Climate Solution: Just “Move People Around”, DFL.org
Donald Trump
Trump Transcript Tease Gets Torn To Shreds On Twitter: After You Buy New Sharpie?, Huffington Post
Putin has relished US political chaos. He may now fear Trump’s impeachment, CNN
‘Anonymous’ author warns that Trump ‘will not exit quietly,’ even if defeated or impeached, USA Today
Fact-checking Trump’s barrage of anti-impeachment tweets, CNN
Donald Trump’s Impeachment
VIDEO: Watch live | Day 1 of public Trump impeachment hearings: William Taylor and George Kent testify, Washington Post
Dems, GOP assail each other as Trump impeachment opens, Associated Press
A Republican memo details the party’s impeachment inquiry defenses. They aren’t very strong., Vox
The Latest: Kent testifies against asking for investigations, Associated Press
White House to use webcams to create live feed of border wall construction, Washington Post
Donald Trump’s Trade War
Trump Threatens Substantially More Tariffs If No China Deal, Bloomberg
Trump Renews Tariff Threat Against China and Touts U.S. Economic ‘Boom’, New York Times
Economy
Red and Blue Economies Are Heading in Sharply Different Directions, New York Times
Elections
Even Mitch McConnell Is Telling Kentucky’s GOP Governor To Get Over His Election Loss, Huffington Post
The Way America Votes Is Broken. In One Rural County, a Nonprofit Showed a Way Forward., Propublica
Republican Mark Sanford Drops Out Of 2020 Presidential Race, Newsy
Environment
Global Pollution Is Rising Again and Won’t Peak Before 2040, Bloomberg
State finds 56% of Minnesota’s lakes and streams are ‘impaired’, Star Tribune
The climate chain reaction that threatens the heart of the Pacific, Washington Post
‘Venice Is On Its Knees’: Mayor Blames Worst Tides In 50 Years On Climate Change, NPR
Governor Tim Walz
Gophers coach P.J. Fleck hands off Penn State game ball to Gov. Tim Walz, Pioneer Press
Health
Trump allies received hundreds of thousands of dollars under federal health contract, Politico
Immigration
Supreme Court appears inclined to let Trump end DACA program, NBC News
The U.S. Detained a Record 69,550 Migrant Children This Year, Slate
Leaked Emails Show Stephen Miller’s Unfiltered Anti-Immigrant Views, Mother Jones
Minnesota News
St. Paul residents pack forum to ask why young people are killing one another, Star Tribune
Minnesota Supreme Court to hear arguments on Bde Maka Ska naming process, KSTP
Final development deal reached on Ford site in St. Paul, Star Tribune
St. Croix River, 580 other waterways added to state’s list of troubled waters, MPR
Attack on Minneapolis mosque comes as reports of hate crimes drop, Star Tribune
Richfield High School threw out dozens of indebted students’ lunches, City Pages
Representative Ilhan Omar (CD5, D)
In April, Ilhan Omar Called Stephen Miller A ‘White Nationalist,’ Now Says ‘We Have The Emails To Prove It, WCCO
Republicans
Sean Duffy, former Wisconsin congressman, takes Washington lobbying job, Pioneer Press
The GOP’s Impeachment Strategy Is Self-Refuting, Slate
Senator Tina Smith
U.S. Senator Smith Co-sponsors Bill to Address Emergency Insulin Access, KXRA
U.S. News
I Was a Federal Judge. My Former Colleagues Must Stop Attending Federalist Society Events., Slate
Jimmy Carter has “no complications” after brain surgery, Axios
The FBI Says Violent Hate Crimes Have Surged To A 16-Year High. Activists Aren’t Surprised., Buzzfeed
World News
Protesters blockade universities, stockpile makeshift weapons as chaos grips Hong Kong, Reuters
Brazil’s Bolsonaro to quit divided PSL party, found new one, Reuters
Climate change is ‘cracking open a nuclear tomb’ built to contain American waste, Sky News
Boris Johnson appeared to endorse Jeremy Corbyn for prime minister in a convincing deepfake video, Insider
Upcoming DFL Events:
- November 14, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Glen Lake Activity Center, 14350 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 553
- November 16
- 9:30 to 12:30 PM — SD37 DFL Connections Lab Messaging Workshop, Teamsters Local 210, 9422 Ulysses St NE, Unit 120, Minneapolis, MN 55434. More information and RSVP here.
- 5:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Fall Feastival and Silent Auction, 8950 Eden Prairie Rd, Eden Prairie, MN 55347
- November 18, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — Anoka County DFL Meeting, Coon Rapids Civic Center, 11155 Robinson Dr NW, Coon Rapids, MN 55433
- November 20
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CANCELLED CD3 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
- 8:00 to 10:00 PM — Democratic Presidential Debate, airing on MSNBC and NBC, and will be streamed on those platforms.
- November 28 — Thanksgiving
- December 1 –Pearl Harbor Day
- 12:00 to 4:00 PM — SD49, 50 and 63 DFL Framing and Messaging Workshop, Southdale Library, Ethel Barry Room, 7001 York Ave S, Edina, MN 55435. More information and RSVP here.
- December 3
- 7:00 to 8:30 PM – SD37 DFL Central Committee Meeting, check their website for specifics.
- 7:00 to 8:30 PM – SD40 DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact their chair at mgoodell@gmail.com for more information.
- December 4
- 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 Public Library, 12601 Ridgedale Dr, Minnetonka, MN 55305
- December 5, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD46 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Council Chamber, St. Louis Park City Hall, 5005 Minnetonka Blvd, St. Louis Park, MN 55416
- December 6
- 6:00 PM — DFL Founders Day Dinner with Special Guest Stacey Abrams, Hilton Hotel, 1001 S Marquette Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55403. To sit at the CD3 DFL tables please contact Cheryl Poling at chpoling@comcast.net
- December 7 — Pearl Harbor Day
- State DFL Executive Committee and Central Committee Meetings, Washburn High School, 201 W 49th St, Minneapolis, MN 55419. Precinct Caucus kits will be distributed at this meeting to all party units. More information as it becomes available.
- 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM — Expand the Vote with Stacey Abrams Hosted by the Minnesota DFL, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, 301 19th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN. More information and tickets here.
- December 9
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 DFL Central Committee Meeting, 7001 Cahill Rd, Suite 21, Edina, MN
- December 12
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD36 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Riverwind Community Center, 2701 Northdale Blvd NW, Coon Rapids, MN 55433
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Committee Meeting, Glen Lake Activity Center, 14350 Excelsior Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
- December 18, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 DFL Holiday Party, 15440 Boulder Pointe Rd, Eden Prairie, MN 55347. More details coming soon.