Agriculture
A tough row to hoe as farmers age: Young ones can’t buy land, Star Tribune
U.S. ECONOMY SLOWS AS CORN AND SOY OUTPUT SOAR, ACCORDING TO USDA PROJECTION, Successful Farming
Congress
Liz Cheney to introduce legislation preventing Trump administration from renewing Iran sanctions waivers, The Hill
Corruption Watch
Before his claims of corruption, Trump tried to build a resort in Ukraine, Politico
Exclusive: Ukraine to fire prosecutor who discussed Bidens with Giuliani – source, Reuters
Roger Stone’s trial will bring out memorable cast of characters, CNN
Donald Trump
Trump’s responses to the impeachment inquiry are becoming increasingly incoherent, Vox
TRUMP IS STILL STAKING HIS IMPEACHMENT DEFENSE ON “OBAMA GUY” WHISTLEBLOWER, Vanity Fair
State Department reportedly feared Trump would ‘undermine’ effort to support ex-Ukraine ambassador, The Week
E. Jean Carroll says Trump sexually assaulted her. Now she’s suing him., Vox
New impeachment disclosures lay bare Trump’s power game, CNN
Donald Trump’s Impeachment
Ousted Ukraine ambassador Yovanovitch says she was told to tweet praise of Trump to save her job, NBC News
Exclusive: Giuliani associate Parnas will comply with Trump impeachment inquiry – lawyer, Reuters
Live updates: Two more transcripts expected to be made public in Trump impeachment inquiry; GOP considers adding Jordan to intelligence panel, Washington Post
Donald Trump’s Trade War
We just got the latest sign of a downturn in US manufacturing — the opposite of what Trump’s trade wars were supposed to accomplish, Insider
Economy
Unskilled jobs draw migrants, changing face of small towns across America, MPR
Wealthy Americans will receive billions in tax cuts if Obamacare is overturned, new report says, CNBC
China’s manufacturing is pushing higher while the U.S.’s is sinking, Axios
Elections
Here’s how to watch tonight’s elections in Kentucky, Mississippi and Virginia, NBC News
It’s Election Day 2019. Here’s What To Watch, NPR
Environment
Trump administration begins formal U.S. withdrawal from Paris climate agreement, Los Angeles Times
Trump thought the Paris deal was too expensive. Wait’ll he sees the cost of climate change., MIT Technology Review
Trump administration mulls privatizing national park campgrounds, Axios
What the climate’s ‘new normal’ is doing to Lake Superior, MinnPost
Governor Tim Walz
Rosemount armory seeks $11M renovation. Walz tours facility as part of bonding tour, Pioneer Press
Walz, Flanagan encourage Minnesotans to serve on boards, councils, commissions, KEYC
Health
UnitedHealthcare assessed $1 million penalty for claims payment violations, Star Tribune
Residents suffer as Mississippi and 13 other states debate Medicaid expansion, NBC News
Immigration
Migrant in ICE custody removed from life support over family’s objections, USA Today
Opinion: The Trump administration resettled zero refugees last month. That’s not good, Los Angeles Times
Labor
Unions Not Companies Deliver Real, Sustainable Financial Security, Forbes
Minnesota News
Uprooted: The 1950’s plan to erase Indian Country, MPR
Minneapolis Park Board investigating claims of improper pesticide use at Lake Harriet, Star Tribune
Minnesota DNR rejects request for ban on lead ammunition, fishing tackle, Pioneer Press
Bob Kroll is married to WCCO’s Liz Collin but doesn’t want to talk about it, City Pages
Election Day 2019: Everything you need to know to vote, MPR
Minnesota Republicans
Republicans will permit write-in votes on 2020 primary ballot, MPR
Musical chairs comes for Republican Party ahead of 2020, MPR
My Point of View: Republicans closing door to a fair primary, Albert Lea Tribune
Representative Angie Craig (CD2, D)
NCBA applauds introduction of Hours of Service Legislation, High Plains Journal
Representative Ilhan Omar (CD5, D)
Ted Cruz defends Ilhan Omar from ‘reprehensible’ death threats, Fox News
Republicans
Here’s What Every Senate Republican Has Said About Trump’s Ukraine Scandal, Huffington Post
Republicans busted paying for phone calls to ‘jam the phone lines of House Democrats’: report, Raw Story
Senator Amy Klobuchar
US senators object to new US-Cuba flight restrictions, Air Transport World Online
Senator Tina Smith
Reader’s View: Sen. Smith keeping health costs down, Duluth News Tribune
Senators seek to provide help for farmer, Duluth News Tribune
Supreme Court of the US
Supreme Court unlikely to help Trump keep his taxes from prosecutors, NBC News
Inside the Trump Administration’s Fight to End Nationwide Injunctions, Time
U.S. News
U.S. Citizen Says He Was Splashed With Acid, Told To ‘Go Back To Your Country’, Huffington Post
HERE’S A LIST OF SUSPECTED WHITE SUPREMACISTS ACCUSED OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM IN 2019, Newsweek
FBI arrests alleged white supremacist accused of planning to bomb a Pueblo synagogue, CNN
World News
Trump says he wants to keep Syria’s oil. Here’s the problem, Los Angeles Times
General election 2019: Tories stand by Gower candidate over Facebook post, BBC
‘Defeated’ ISIS has found safe haven in an ungoverned part of Iraq, NBC News
The seeds of current global political chaos were planted a decade ago, MinnPost
Upcoming DFL Events:
- November 5 , 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM — Election Day, there are municipal and school board elections throughout CD3, check your municipality’s website or school districts website for specifics or visit the Secretary of State’s website.
- 7:00 to 8:30 PM — -CANCELLED — SD37 DFL Central Committee Meeting, check their Facebook page for specifics
- 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD40 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Brooklyn Park Library, 8500 W Broadway Ave, Brooklyn Park, MN 55443
- November 6
- 6:30 to 8:30 PM — SD50 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Room C102, Kennedy High School, 9701 Nicollet Ave S, Bloomington, MN 55420
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD33 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Ridgedale Library, Room 172, 12601 Ridgedale Dr, Minnetonka, MN 55305
- November 7, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD46 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Council Chambers, St. Louis Park City Hall, 5005 Minnetonka Blvd, St. Louis Park, MN 55416
- November 8, 5:30 to 10:00 PM — CD3 DFL Night of Thanks, DoubleTree by Hilton Hotels, 7800 Normamdale Blvd, Bloomington, MN 55439. More information here.
- November 9, 6:00 to 9:00 PM — SD40 Homemade Pizza Party, 1512 Woodbind Ln, Brooklyn Center, MN
- November 11 — Veterans Day
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Minnetonka Community Center, Council Chambers, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 DFL Central Committee Meeting, 7001 Cahill Rd, Suite 21, Edina, MN
- November 12, 6:00 to 8:00 PM — SD33 DFL Hops & Change Fun(d)raiser with Don Shelby, Back Channel Brewing Co, 4787 Shoreline Dr, Spring Park, MN 55384. More information and RSVP here.
- 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 20 — Democratic Presidential Debate, more information as it becomes available
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345.
- November 21 , 5:30 to 10:00 PM — SD33 DFL “Hops and Change” Fundraiser with Guest Speaker Don Shelby, Back Channel Brewing, 4787 Shoreline Dr, Spring Park, MN 55384. More information and RSVP here.
- November 28 — Thanksgiving
- December 1 – SD50 DFL Framing and Messaging Worksop, more info as it becomes available
- 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 Business Conference, more information as it becomes available.