In the Know: November 13, 2020


Education News
Biden’s Education Department Will Move Fast to Reverse Betsy DeVos’s Policies, New York Times  

Environmental News
Fact-checking the US and China on climate and environment, BBC News 
Trump races clock on remaining environmental rollbacks, The Hill 

Governor Tim Walz
Special Session Ends With GOP Not Voting To End Gov. Walz’s Emergency Powers, CBS Minnesota  
Gov. Walz to provide update to Minnesota’s COVID-19 response Friday afternoon, Bring Me the News  

Immigration News
Biden is already signaling big moves on immigration. That bodes well, Washington Post 
Biden might need years to reverse Trump’s immigration policies on DACA, asylum, family separation, ICE raids, private detention and more, USA Today  

Minnesota Legislature
What’s at stake for Minnesota in the Affordable Care Act case before the Supreme Court, MinnPost  
Minnesota’s new budget chief: congressional action critical in addressing state’s budget woes, St. Peter Herald  
Minn. Senate Republicans shuffle leadership in what Democrats call political ‘games’, Brainard Dispatch 

Minnesota News 
Minnesota to offer free at-home tests amid rising COVID-19 casesThe Hill
Record 7,228 new COVID-19 cases reported in Minnesota, Star Tribune
Minnesota Legislature adjourns special session, Walz’s emergency powers extendedKSTP

Republican Party
The crisis isn’t Trump. It’s the Republican Party.Vox
Trump’s contempt for democratic norms could haunt us for yearsWasington Post

Senator Amy Klobuchar
Speculation about Sen. Amy Klobuchar prompts political chess at Minnesota Legislature, Star Tribune  
Google breakup should ‘be on the table’ says Sen. Klobuchar, who is a possible Biden pick for attorney general, CNBC 
Klobuchar, Smith ask Trump admin for additional medical staff in COVID-swamped states, West Central Tribune  

U.S. News
Coronavirus live updates: U.S. records more than 150,000 Covid cases in a single dayCNBC
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake shakes Nevada, California state lineNBC
Two off-duty officers and four patrons are shot at North Carolina nightclubCNN

World News 
At Least 74 Drown in Wreck Off Libya, U.N. Agency SaysNew York Times
Armenians protest Nagorno-Karabakh truce terms for a third dayLos Angeles Times
S. Korea begins fining people not wearing masksAssociated Press
As schools shut across the US, Europe made it a mission to keep them openCNN

Donald Trump 
Another law firm bails out on Trump campaignPolitico
Trump, stewing over election loss, silent as virus surgesAssociated Press
With Trump defeated, Georgia Democrats aim to keep voters fired up for Senate controlNBC
As Soon as Trump Leaves Office, He Faces Greater Risk of ProsecutionNew York Times
More than 130 Secret Service officers are said to be infected with coronavirus or quarantining in wake of Trump’s campaign travel, Washington Post

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