Agriculture
VIDEO: Farmers on China Tariffs: ‘This Isn’t Just a Chess Match’, Wall Street Journal
To harvest or not to harvest puts farmers in a corn conundrum, Inforum
Congress
In Congressional First, Committee Approves Bill To End Marijuana Ban, Huffington Post
Devin Nunes Is Living in a Fantasyland, Atlantic
GOP senator blocks vote on House-passed Violence Against Women Act, The Hill
Lev Parnas Helped Rep. Devin Nunes’ Investigations, Daily Beast
U.S. Senate Passes Bill Supporting Hong Kong Protests, Newsy
Corruption Watch
Giuliani Says He Is Still Talking to Ukrainian Officials About Biden and 2016, Mother Jones
Why Hasn’t Rudy Giuliani Been Disbarred Yet?, Slate
Homeland Security Department sued for allegedly tracking and interrogating journalists, CNNDonald Trump
Read Trump’s very large, very strange Sharpie notes on impeachment, Vox
Trump Expected to Sign Hong Kong Bill Despite China Threats, Bloomberg
Trump Bizarrely Tries To Spin Sondland’s Damning Testimony As Positive, Huffington Post
Trump hosted Zuckerberg for undisclosed dinner at the White House in October, NBC News
Donald Trump’s Impeachment
Who Is David Holmes, the U.S. Embassy Official Testifying Today?, New York Times
Sondland Has Implicated the President and His Top Men, New York Times
Republicans defend Trump as concerned with Ukrainian corruption but aides tell a different story, Washington Post
‘It was no secret’: Sondland says Trump ordered Ukraine pressure campaign, Politico
Sondland Says He Followed Trump’s Orders to Pressure Ukraine, New York Times
Why does Rick Perry’s name keep coming up in Trump impeachment probe?, Reuters
Economy
As oil prices drop and money dries up, is the U.S. shale boom going bust?, MPR
America has spent $6.4 trillion on wars in the Middle East and Asia since 2001, a new study says, CNBC
Education
For-profit colleges tap a Fox News host to influence Trump, MPR
‘I Was Teaching a Lot of Misconceptions.’ The Way American Kids Are Learning About the ‘First Thanksgiving’ Is Changing, Time
Elections
Google to Limit Targeting of Political Ads, New York Times
Environment
Trump’s EPA is checking off an anti-environment wish list. Here’s who will suffer, NBC News
Tens of thousands of deaths linked to weak US air pollution rules – study, The Guardian
Governor Tim Walz
Walz appoints Cass Lake man, Staples woman to child education councils, Brainerd Dispatch
WHS teen named to Minnesota Young Women’s Cabinet, Daily Globe
Prior Lake, state show how to work through political disagreement, Walz says, Prior Lake American
Health
Top Trump health official spent $3 million on contractors who helped boost her visibility, Washington Post
Middle-class Americans getting crushed by rising health insurance costs, ABC News
$44,000 for an Ambulance, Hour-Long Drives to an ER: The Impossible Cost of Healthcare in Appalachia, In These Times
Immigration
Why family separation is so central to Trump’s immigration vision, Washington Post
Trump Plans Far-Reaching Set Of New Immigration Regulations, Forbes
Labor
Why 15,000 Indiana Teachers Just Walked Off the Job, In These Times
A Fair Labor Market for Food-Chain Workers, American Prospect
Minnesota Legislature
My View: Legislators must act boldly to fix state roads, Mankato Free Press
Minnesota News
Minneapolis stops battery collection amid fire concerns, Star Tribune
Minneapolis ad agency ‘proud’ of South Dakota anti-meth campaign, Bring Me The News
New shelter for homeless American Indian youths opens in St. Paul, Pioneer Press
UMN child care centers worry for future amid falling funds, Minnesota Daily
Representative Ilhan Omar (CD5, D)
Rep. Ilhan Omar proposes $1 trillion affordable housing program, Star Tribune
Representative Jim Hagedorn (CD1, R)
Hagedorn is Minnesota’s least productive congressman, DFL says, Rochester Post Bulletin
Republicans
Donald Trump’s No-Quid-Pro-Quo Defense Is Crushed. The GOP Didn’t Get the Memo., Mother Jones
As Sondland testified, a misleading Ukraine story spread among conservatives on social media, NBC News
Senator Tina Smith
Sen. Smith to introduce bill to recruit & retain doctors in rural areas, KVRR
Senators Try, Try Again to Fix Pension Funds, Wall Street Journal
U.S. News
Frozen in Place: Americans Are Moving at the Lowest Rate on Record, NY Times
Four Syracuse University students suspended after racist incidents, CNN
Tucker Carlson claims he didn’t use anti-Semitic trope despite suggesting Vindman has a dual loyalty ,Salon
U.S.-Canada border community’s culture changes as security tightens, MPR
World News
Iran begins reconnecting internet after shutdown over protests, Reuters
In first debate between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn, questions of trust dominate, Washington Post
‘The Entire System Is Designed to Suppress Us.’ What the Chinese Surveillance State Means for the Rest of the World, TimeTrade War
A U.S.-China ‘phase one’ trade deal may not be inked this year, Reuters
Trump Says ‘Looking’ at Exemption for Apple on China Tariffs, Bloomberg
Upcoming DFL Events:
- November 28 — Thanksgiving
- December 1, 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
- 5:00 to 6:30 PM — CD3 DFL National Delegate Selection Training, Maple Grove Public Library, 8001 Main St N, Maple Grove, MN 55369.
- 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 10, 5:00 PM — CD3 DFL National Delegate Selection Training, Edina Public Library, 5280 Grandview Sq, Edina, MN 55436
- 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, The Nelson Home, 15440 Boulder Pointe Rd, Eden Prairie, MN 55347. Please bring an appetizer or dessert to share. Beverages will be provided.
- December 22 through 30 — Chanukah
- December 24 — Christmas Eve
- December 25 — Christmas Day
- December 31 — New Year’s Eve
- January 1 — New Year’s Day