2020 Election
How Trump’s Presidency Looks from Rural Wisconsin, New Yorker
Agriculture
China’s Soybean Move Lands With a Thud for U.S. Farmers, Bloomberg
A tough year for wheat farmers, Inforum
Attorney General Keith Ellison
Owner, employees of Chappy’s Golden Shores arrested hours after Minnesota AG files 76 charges against them, Fox 9
Congress
Senate GOP vows to quash impeachment articles, The Hill
Chuck Todd Tells GOP Senator: ‘Don’t Gaslight Us’ on Ukraine-Biden, Daily Beast
White House preparing to release whistleblower complaint to Congress, Politico
Even Senate Republicans want the White House to share a whistleblower report on Trump with Congress, Vox
GOP lawmaker introduces measure to remove Nadler as Judiciary chairman, The Hill
DFL News
Stacey Abrams to Headline DFL Founders Day Dinner
Rep. Hagedorn Calls Sitting U.S. Senator a Nazi
Donald Trump
Read Trump’s phone conversation with Volodymyr Zelensky, CNN
As Bad As It Gets: Trump Ukraine Call Records Are Explosive, Talking Points Memo
Are Trump’s Actions Regarding Ukraine An Impeachable Offense?, NPR
Muslim-Ban President Tells UN Protecting Religious Freedom Is ‘Highest Priority’, Huffington Post
We’ve Reached the Breaking Point, The Atlantic
Trump snubs Jared Kushner’s signature accomplishment, Politico
Donald Trump denounces ‘globalism’ in nationalist address to UN, The Guardian
Economy
Companies Are Using a Depression-Era Law To Escape Trump’s Tariffs — And It’s Costing Them, ProPublica
S&P notches third straight loss after Trump criticizes China in UN speech, impeachment worries rise, Marketwwatch
Swollen executive pay packets reveal the limits of corporate activism, The Conversation
Environment
Exclusive: EPA granted full biofuel waivers to refineries despite Energy Department advice – memo, Reuters
UN report: Climate change causes and impacts are increasing, Axios
Climate change: Scientists to report on ocean ’emergency’ caused by warming, BBC
EPA Threatens To Cut California’s Highway Funding, Newsy
Governor Tim Walz
‘The work begins’: Minnesota establishes task force on missing, murdered indigenous women, Prior Lake American
Immigration
Trump administration announces the end of ‘catch and release’; changes take effect soon, USA Today
Congress sends a clear message that America is stronger for helping refugees, The Hill
Impeachment
Pelosi launches formal Trump impeachment inquiry, CBS News
How to Impeach a President, Slate
What is impeachment and how does it work?, NBC News
Trump tweets with fury, says impeachment push helps him, Associated Press
Trump vents over Pelosi impeachment push over Ukraine call, NBC News
Impeachment Fervor Starts Spreading To The Senate, Huffington Post
Jason Lewis
Republican Jason Lewis really doesn’t like answering for his old talk radio tapes, City Pages
Ex-GOP lawmaker whines after his anti-Semitic remarks are revealed, Raw Story
Labor
1.3 million winners and 2.8 million losers from Trump’s new overtime rule, Vox
Minnesota Legislature
GOP State Rep. Jeremy Munson Criticized For Facebook Post About Cheap Insulin, WCCO
Man pleads guilty in Duluth synagogue fire, MPR
Ramp from downtown Minneapolis to I-35W South opens 2 years ahead of schedule, Fox 9
St. Paul police investigating city’s 21st slaying this year, MPR
Officials: 75,000 Vaping Cartridges Seized In Anoka County, WCOO
Minnesota Republicans
We asked MN GOP Chair Jennifer Carnahan: If Trump did this, is it OK, Pioneer Press
News of the World
UN chief warns of a world divided between US and China, Associated Press
Saudi to consider ‘all options’ in response to attack on oil facilities: official, Reuters
Macron Urges Iran and Rivals to Show ‘Courage of Building Peace’, Bloomberg
U.K. Supreme Court rules Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Parliament suspension unlawful, NBC News
Rep. Angie Craig (CD2, D)
‘No One Is Above The Law’: More Minnesota Lawmakers Back Trump Impeachment Inquiry, WCCO
Representative Collin Peterson (CD7, D)
Minnesota releases plan to reduce harmful vehicle emissions, Grand Forks Herald
Comer hosts Agriculture Committee chairman Peterson in Murray, Murray Ledger and Times
Representatives Ilhan Omar (CD5, D)
Ilhan Omar Speaks Our Against Trump Administration Travel Ban, WCCO
Representative Jim Hagedorn (CD1, R)
Minnesota Rep. Hagedorn calls Warren ‘national socialist’, MPR
Republicans
Trump Is Already Fundraising Off Impeachment, Mother Jones
FACEBOOK REMOVES TRUMP PROPAGANDA PAGE AFTER IT WAS REVEALED IT WAS RUN FROM UKRAINE, Newsweek
Senator Amy Klobuchar
Both Minnesota Senators Back Impeachment Inquiry, KWLM
Senator Tina Smith
Duluth Sky Harbor awarded $1 million for runway reconstruction, Duluth News Tribune
Both Minnesota senators now back calls for Trump impeachment inquiry over Ukraine, Star Tribune
Philip Morris, Altria end merger talks; Juul CEO steps down, Kare 11
Arizona Governor Says Christians Shouldn’t Have to Serve Gays, Out Magazine
Justice Department ends investigation of Tony Podesta, Vin Weber without charges, NBC News
Laura Ingraham compares Greta Thunberg, climate activists to ‘Children of the Corn’, USA Today
A Man Has Been Arrested After Another Transgender Woman Was Shot In Dallas, Buzzfeed
Upcoming DFL Events:
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- September 25, 5:00 to 7:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Door Knock, staging from Caribou Coffee, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Suite 100, Medina, MN 55340
- September 27, 5:00 to 7:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Door Knock, staging from Caribou Coffee, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Suite 100, Medina, MN 55340
- September 29 through October 1 — Rosh Hashana
- October 1, 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD37 DFL Central Committee Meeting, check their Facebook page for specifics, locations change from month to month.
- October 2 through 4 — Minnesota House of Representatives Mini-Session
- October 2
- 6:30 to 8:30 PM — SD50 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Kennedy High School, Room C102, 9701 Nicollet Ave, Bloomington, MN 55420
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD33 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Ridgedale Library, Room 172, 12601 Ridgedale Dr, Minnetonka, MN 55305
- 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD40 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Brookdale Library, Room C, 6125 Shingle Creek Pkwy, Brooklyn Center, MN 55430
- October 5
- 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM — SD48 DFL: A Discussion on Climate Change, Council Chamber, Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345. More information and RSVP here.
- 4:00 to 8:00 PM — SD50 DFL Octoberfest, Lake Shore Drive Condominiums, 6615 Lake Shore Dr S, Richfield, MN 55423. Join them for brats, beer and other Bavarian fare. There’ll be music and fun activities for kids and adults alike. Event is free, contributions to the district appreciate.
- October 6, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM — SD48 DFL Caucus and Convention Planning Session, 14350 Excelsior Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
- October 8 through 9 — Yom Kippur
- October 10, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Glen Lake Activity Center, 14350 Excelsior Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
- October 13, 1:00 to 2:00 PM — SD40 DFL Book Club Meeting, contact them for more information.
- October 14
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 DFL Central Committee Meeting, 7001 Cahill Rd, Suite 21, Edina, MN
- October 15 — Democratic Presidential Debate hosted by CNN and The New York Times, more information as it becomes available.
- October 16 — Democratic Presidential Debate Second Night hosted by CNN and The New York Times if needed, more information as it becomes available.
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Council Chambers, Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345.
- October 31 — Halloween