In the Know: November 6, 2020

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

2020 Election News
Election Highlights: Biden Pulls Ahead in Pennsylvania, Edging Closer to Victory, New York Times
Fight for Senate majority boils down to Georgia, The Hill
The Rise and Fall of the ‘Stop the Steal’ Facebook Group, New York Times
Facebook Removes Pro-Trump Group Urging ‘Boots On The Ground’, NPR
Fox News Meets Trump’s Fraud Claims With Skepticism, New York Times
Trailing his opponent, Democrat Jon Ossoff prepares for a runoff in the Georgia Senate race, New York Times
Mark Kelly projected to oust McSally; Dems now control 48 Senate seats, Washington Post
More women than ever before were elected to Congress — Here are their historic ‘firsts’, NBC

DFL CD 1 Candidate Dan Feehan
Feehan concedes defeat in 1st District race, Rochester Post Bulletin

Governor Tim Walz
Gov. Walz aims to lighten load on teachers with executive order, Pioneer Press
Safe learning executive order adds guidance including special education protections, St. Cloud Times

Minnesota News
With Minnesota COVID Cases Soaring, Will State Officials Dial Back Again?, CBS Minnesota
Allina launches COVID-19 vaccine trial in Minnesota, Star Tribune
Judge denies request to stop challenge to Minnesota’s mail-in ballot deadline, MinnPost

Representative Angie Craig (CD2)
In final results, Craig defeats Kistner in 2nd Congressional District, Pioneer Press
Lesbian Congresswoman Angie Craig Survives GOP Plot to Take Her Down, Advocate

Republican Party 
GOP splits over Trump’s false election claims, unfounded fraud allegations, WashPost

Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump
Trump Latches On To Conspiracies, As Legal Battles Fail And Path To Win Narrows, NPR 
Trump campaign presses legal challenges as swing states count away, NBC
Twitter Has Labeled 38% of Trump’s Tweets Since Tuesday, New York Times

U.S. News
Coronavirus updates: U.S. tops 116,000 cases, another record, as health officials worry people are ‘giving up’, Washing Post
Steve Bannon banned by Twitter for calling for Fauci beheading, Guardian
Florida in the path of Eta and it could become a hurricane again, CBS

World News 
Final votes confirm New Zealand won’t legalize marijuana, Associated Press
‘The Wound Is Very Deep’: Azerbaijanis And Armenians In Russia Long For Peace, NPR

  • November 4, 6:30 to 8:30 PM — SD50 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics
  • November 5, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD46 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics.
  • November 9
    • 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
  • November 10, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD40 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics.
  • November 12
    • 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.
  • November 16, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — Anoka County DFL Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics.
  • November 18, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, more information as it becomes available.
  • November 26 — Thanksgiving Day
  • December 2
    • 6:30 to 8:30 PM — SD50 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD33 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics
    • December 3, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD46 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics
  • December 7 — Pearl Harbor Day
  • December 10 through 17 — 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 16, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — TENTATIVE CD3 DFL Virtual Holiday Party
  • December 21 — Winter Solstice
    • 7:00 to 9:00 PM Anoka County Virtual Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics
  • December 24 — Christmas Eve
  • December 25 — Christmas Day
  • December 31 — New Year’s Eve
  • January 1 — New Year’s Day
  • January 3 — 116th U.S. Congress ends