Agriculture
CORN MOVES UP SLIGHTLY THURSDAY, Successful Farming
Attorney General Keith Ellison
Ellison backing states’ lawsuit against Trump rule barring immigrants over health care, Pioneer Press
Congress
House Democrats took a big step to get the Equal Rights Amendment moving again, Vox
Graham blocks resolution recognizing Armenian genocide after Erdoğan meeting, The Hill
Corruption Watch
US government says Roger Stone ‘undermined’ Russia inquiry, Associated Press
DFL News
Hagedorn Fails His District on Highway 14, DFL.org
Donald Trump
U.S. appeals court again backs House request for Trump tax documents, Reuters
Rudy Giuliani’s Op-Ed Defense Of Donald Trump Backfires Spectacularly, Huffington Post
Frustrated Trump allies urge him to stop talking about himself, Politico
After Today, the Vise Tightens on Trump’s Ukraine Point Man, Daily Beast
Live updates: Trump asserts ‘normal people’ would close the case on his impeachment, Washington Post
Trump Hotel Brochure Brags of Millions to Be Made From Foreign Governments, Says CNN, Daily Beast
Donald Trump’s Impeachment
Impeachment hearing testimony further connects President to Ukraine pressure, CNN
Trump Exposed: A Brutal Day for the President, Politico
As public impeachment hearings open, the surprise was that there was a surprise: Analysis, USA Today
The Biggest Piece of News From Wednesday’s Impeachment Hearing, Slate
GOP senator: Republicans don’t have votes to dismiss impeachment articles, The Hill
Republicans Spent the First Day of Impeachment Hearings in an Alternate Reality, Mother Jones
Donald Trump’s Trade War
US losses from Trump’s China trade war will never be recovered, shipping data tells us, CNBC
Trump’s Big Reveal on Trade Is a Big Letdown, Bloomberg
US-China trade talks are getting held up because of disagreements on a number of issues, CNBC
Economy
Exclusive: U.S. manufacturing group hacked by China as trade talks intensified – sources, Reuters
Powell’s Warning to Congress About the Next Recession, Bloomberg
Stocks retreat from record closes for S&P 500 and Dow as U.S. – China trade talks stall, Marketwatch
Elections
Michigan GOP attempting to have Trump be only Republican candidate on ballot, The Hill
10 Democratic candidates qualify for next week’s November debate, MPR
Mississippi Democrat Mike Espy announces he will run for Senate against Cindy Hyde-Smith, CNN
Deval Patrick announces he is running for president, CBS News
Environment
Unfamiliar Ground: Bracing for Climate Impacts in the American Midwest, Inside Climate News
Drought and climate change were the kindling, and now the east coast is ablaze, The Conversation
Governor Tim Walz
We deserve a leader on renewable fuels, Rochester Post Bulletin
Walz authorizes disaster assistance Pope, Dakota, Rock, Traverse counties, Brainerd Dispatch
No federal funding for Highway 14 in 2020, Marshall Independent
Health
CMS paid $2.25M consulting by former Trump White House officials, Axios
Navigating MNsure — in Somali, Spanish and English, MPR
Immigration
Column: California Republicans have sunk into oblivion. Their anti-immigrant stance is just one reason, Los Angeles Times
Trump officials knew migrant kids would languish in custody, Star Tribune
Minnesota News
Minnesota school threw out hot meals of students with over $15 lunch debt, then apologized, NBC News
St. Paul City Council approves $1 per month decrease to trash rates for 2020, Pioneer Press
MPCA: Water Gremlin Is Overdue In Completing Mandated Changes, WCCO
Minnesota nonprofits celebrate Give to Max Day, aim to raise more than $21 million, Star Tribune
Representative Betty McCollum (CD4, D)
U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum: All that must go into making light rail safe, Star Tribune
Representative Dean Phillips (CD3, D)
Democrats believe they left GOP reeling after first day of impeachment hearings: They ‘were grasping at straws’, Raw Story
Representative Ilhan Omar (CD5, D)
Rep. Ilhan Omar Among Lawmakers Lambasting Richfield Schools Over Lunch Debts, WCCO
Republicans
Republicans are using the public impeachment hearing to reach a $3 million fundraising goal, USA Today
The Exposure of the Republican Party, The Atlantic
Senator Amy Klobuchar
Klobuchar, Smith Announce over $26 Million for Rural Electric Infrastructure Investments in Minnesota, International Falls Journal
Senator Tina Smith
World Diabetes Day 2019: US Senator Tina Smith Set To Introduce a Bill, My Health Click
Sen. Smith introduces bill to study impact of high insulin prices, CBS 3
U.S. News
The Impeachment Inquiry Is About More Than Donald Trump — It’s About Who We Are as Americans, Time
DoorDash and delivery workers still at odds over pay and tips, CBS News
Flying this Thanksgiving? Expect record crowds at airports, Star Tribune
World News
Israel-Gaza fighting continues for second day after militant’s death, BBC
Trump showed he doesn’t understand Turkey — while standing next to Turkey’s president, Vox
Return to sender: Turkish President Erdogan says he gave back Trump’s ‘don’t be a tough guy’ letter, USA Today
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 ticketshere.
- 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.