In the Know: November 20, 2020


2020 Election News
Georgia confirms Biden victory and finds no widespread fraud after statewide auditCNN
‘Don’t Game Our System’: How The Race To Georgia Senate Runoff Is Heating UpNPR
Judges toss Republican lawsuits in Arizona, Pennsylvania and GeorgiaCNN
How The U.S. Fended Off Serious Foreign Election Day CyberattacksNPR

Attorney General Keith Ellison
Attorney General Keith Ellison makes women’s economic security target of new task force, Star Tribune  

Donald Trump
Trump write-offs being investigated, may have gone to Ivanka TrumpBusiness Insider
Trump’s Attempts to Overturn the Election Are Unparalleled in U.S. HistoryNew York Times
The Trump era has seen a decline in America’s global reputationPew Research

Governor Tim Walz
‘We implore Minnesotans to help us’: Gov. Walz, health care CEOs push for all to follow guidelines, restrictions, KSTP  
Walz orders temporary closing of bars, restaurants, fitness centers as COVID-19 cases surge, Star Tribune  

Minnesota News
November on track to be Minnesota’s deadliest month for COVID-19Star Tribune
Minnesota Department of Health put limit on Saliva Kit ordersKAAL
Huge conservation land sale closes in northern MinnesotaWest Central Tribune
Suspect arrested in assault of Minnesota State Patrol trooper after daylong manhuntPioneer Press

Representative Dean Phillips (CD3)
Curtis, Phillips Introduce legislation to boost wind energy, Utah Policy  

Representative Ilhan Omar (CD5)
Ilhan Omar Mocked Tom Cotton for Glorifying Pilgrims and Fearing ‘Actual History’, Teen Vogue  
Representative Ilhan Omar: ‘I Hope President Biden Seizes This Opportunity.’, The Nation  

Republicans 
Republican Senate signals it will confirm Biden CabinetPolitico
The QAnon Congresswoman Is the Perfect RepublicanNew York Magazine
Romney blasts ‘undemocratic’ Trump for pressuring Republicans to overturn election resultsWashington Post

Senator Amy Klobuchar
Klobuchar Says Stimulus Deal Could Come Within Weeks as Schumer Raises Hopes of McConnell Talks, Newsweek 
Klobuchar: Senate has new hope for bipartisan COVID relief, KARE 11  

U.S. News
Schools are closing for millions of kids as teachers get sick and COVID cases surge. Some districts are holding out.USA Today
Kyle Rittenhouse says he used coronavirus stimulus check to buy AR-15 used in fatal shootingNBC
Michigan House Speaker and Senate majority leader will meet with Trump on Friday, source saysCNN

World News 
Deadly Protests Erupt in Uganda After Arrest of 2 Opposition FiguresNew York Times 
European coronavirus restrictions appear to be paying off, says WHO, as U.S. cases soarNBC
Azerbaijani leader hails handover of region ceded by ArmeniaAssociated Press
Thailand’s Prime Minister Signals Tougher Measures Against Anti-Government ProtestsNPR
France’s Macron issues ‘republican values’ ultimatum to Muslim leadersBBC

Upcoming Events:

You can find non-DFL events on our Action Alert post.

  • Today to December 18 — Minnesota Stay at Home Order
  • 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 9, 5:30 to 8:00 PM — CD3 DFL Virtual Holiday Party with Rep. Dean Phillips, elected officials and DFL activists, more information as it becomes available
  • 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 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