Attorney General Keith Ellison
Attorney General Ellison acts to enforce Executive Order 20-99, Red Lake Nation News
Minnesota AG asks court to reconsider audio, video coverage of George Floyd murder trial, Fox9
Donald Trump
Trump administration leaves states to grapple with how to distribute scarce vaccines, Politico
Completed Wisconsin recount confirms Biden’s win over Trump, Associated Press
Deadlines and dead ends pile up losses for Trump, ABC News
Trump losing Twitter followers since election – as Biden gains them, The Guardian
Governor Tim Walz
Gov. Tim Walz’s new climate change advisory council starts up, Star Tribune
Gov. Walz to give update on COVID-19 Monday afternoon, Bring Me the News
Walz predicts improvement in state budget picture, KTOE
Minnesota Legislature
Bipartisan push for COVID-19 relief package shaping up at Capitol, MN Reformer
ACLU appeals dismissal of lawsuit over voting rights for Minnesota felons, Minn Post
Emergence of ‘Mort’ draws scrutiny of race where pot candidate pulled votes, MN Reformer
Minnesota News
Latest on COVID-19 in MN: More than 200 deaths reported over holiday weekend, MPR
Students deciding whether to come back after Thanksgiving, Associated Press
Minnesota companies reach out to Biden transition team to help with pandemic, Star Tribune
‘The front line is failing us’: Regions ICU handles severe COVID cases, Pioneer Press
President-Elect Joe Biden
Biden unveils senior leadership team charged with planning inauguration, CNN
Biden announces economic team, confirms Janet Yellen as Treasury nominee, CNBC
Biden-Harris announce all-female communications staff, CBS News
Biden breaks foot while playing with dog, to wear a boot, Associated Press
Republicans
Donald Trump Jr. aides launch super PAC as Georgia worries mount, Business Insider
Senator Amy Klobuchar
Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith urge federal funding for state distribution of COVID-19 vaccine, MN Reformer
Supreme Court of the U.S.
Supreme Court Takes Up Trump Plan to Exclude Unauthorized Immigrants in Redistricting, New York Times
U.S. News
Fauci Warns Of ‘Surge Upon A Surge’ As COVID-19 Hospitalizations Hit Yet Another High, NPR
The House members already facing the redistricting chopping block, Politico
Environment to benefit from ‘biggest farming shake-up in 50 years’, The Guardian
There Aren’t Serious Enough Consequences for Those Trying to Break American Democracy,The Atlantic
Experts warn of coronavirus surge after widespread Thanksgiving travel, The Guardian
World News
French Police Could Face Assault Charges In Beating That Sparked Protests, NPR
‘Stop the madness,’ Tigray leader urges Ethiopia’s PM, Associated Press
Assassinated Iranian nuclear scientist shot with remote-controlled machine gun, news agency says, CNN
Thai protesters march to royal guard barracks in Bangkok, The Guardian
Upcoming Events:
You can find non-DFL events on our Action Alert post.
- Today to December 18 — Minnesota Stay at Home Order
- 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, State DFL Chair Ken Martin, State Vice Chair Marge Hoffa, a Biden Transition update from Ron Pierce, DNC Veterans and Military Council, elected officials and DFL activists, email us at info@dfl3cd.org for log in information
- 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