2020 Election
A Facebook policy lets politicians lie in ads, leaving Democrats fearing what Trump will do, Washington Post
Congress
How Lindsey Graham Got Fooled by a Phony Turkish Official, GQ
House Appropriations Chairwoman Nita Lowey announces retirement from Congress,Washington Post
Kurdish Leaders Are Appealing Directly to Congress for Help, Daily Beast
DFL News
DFL Statement on Trump’s Minneapolis Rally Continue reading “In the Know: October 11, 2019”
2020 Election
Nine U.S. Democratic presidential hopefuls to tackle LGBTQ issues at televised forum, Reuters
Democrat challenging Mitch McConnell raises $10.7 million in third quarter, CBS News
Congress
Conservative lawmakers demand Schiff’s recusal from Trump impeachment inquiry, The Hill
DFL News
DFL Day of Action: Stop Hate. Activate – DFLers in communities across the state will be knocking on doors and engaging neighbors around what’s at stake for Minnesotans in this election. – Check out link above to find an event near you!
Democrats worry Trump has a 2020 head start in Minnesota, MPR Continue reading “In the Know: October 10, 2019”
2020 Election
Republicans Quietly Rigging 2020 Nominating Contest for Trump, Intelligencer
MSNBC, Washington Post to co-host November Democratic presidential debate, NBC News
Agriculture
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS LETTING SMALL FARMS GO OUT OF BUSINESS, SAYS FARMERS UNION, Newsweek
Attorney General Keith Ellison
Minn. AG Accuses North Mpls. Landlord Of ‘Eviction For Profit’ Scheme, WCCO News Continue reading “In the Know: October 9, 2019”
2020 Election
Seven Candidates Have Now Qualified For The November Democratic Debate, FiveThirtyEight
Mark Kelly outraises McSally in Arizona Senate race for third straight quarter, The Hill
Trump’s enemies add up in the wrong state, Politico
Agriculture
BLIZZARD-LIKE WEATHER APPROACHES, ONLY HALF OF CORN IS MATURE, USDA SAYS, Successful Farming
Congress
Cowardly Republicans learn the hard way: Donald Trump was never their friend, Salon
Republicans deliver rare rebuke of Trump, slamming his Syria withdrawal decision, Washington Post
Susan Collins Voted To Confirm Kavanaugh A Year Ago. Mainers Haven’t Forgotten., Huffington Post Continue reading “In the Know: October 8, 2019”
2020 Election
Restoring felon voting rights a ‘mess’ in battleground Florida, Reuters
Agriculture
Bayer says Oct. U.S. glyphosate trial delayed until further notice, Reuters
The Last Harvest: Robot Farmer, Fox 9
Congress
Senate Democrat blasts Republicans’ ‘blind partisan loyalty’ to Trump, Politico
GOP Sen. Ron Johnson Loses It on ‘Meet the Press’: I Do Not Trust the FBI or CIA, Daily Beast
Sen. Susan Collins is an endangered Republican. Impeachment could make her more so., NBC News
GOP lawmakers blast Trump’s Syria decision as ‘grave mistake,’ ‘disaster in the making’, The Hill Continue reading “In the Know: October 7, 2019”
2020 Election
Democratic challenger to Graham raises $2.1 million in third quarter, The Hill
FEC chair tweets reminder that accepting foreign help in an election is illegal after Trump urges China to investigate Joe Biden, CNBC
Irony is dead: The Trump sons are doing everything possible to make corruption a major 2020 issue, Vox
Agriculture
Now cattle ranchers are mad at Trump, too, CNN
Yes whey! U.S. touts dairy product to Chinese hog farmers fighting swine fever, Reuters
The Fed wants to lift conditions in rural America, Axios
Attorney General Keith Ellison
Keith Ellison vows legal fight against company seeking a license to discriminate against gay couples, LGBTQ Nation
Continue reading “In the Know: October 4, 2019”
Agriculture
Trump’s agriculture secretary warns: Family farms may not survive, NBC News
Farmers not being made whole by Trump’s trade wins, Politico
US set to impose tariffs on $7.5bn of EU exports in Airbus row, BBC News
Attorney General Keith Ellison
State to fight St. Cloud filmmakers’ bid to refuse same-sex couples in federal court, Duluth News Tribune
Keith Ellison, Rebecca Lucero: We will prove LGBTQ discrimination is not free speech, Star Tribune
State, local officials likely to scrutinize general contractor tied to accused labor trafficker, KSTP
Congress
Senate Democrats ask the IRS to consider stripping the NRA of its tax-exempt status, NBC News
Trump’s Plan to Save His Presidency: Take a Hatchet to Adam Schiff, Daily Beast
1999 vs. 2019: Senate Republicans’ attitudes on impeachment sure have changed a lot, VoxStaten Island Democrat Max Rose Comes Out for Impeachment Inquiry, Daily Beast Continue reading “In the Know: October 3, 2019”
2020 Election
Poll: Majority of independent voters want GOP to retain control of Senate in 2020, The Hill
Ossoff raises $800k in first three weeks of Senate bid, campaign says, The Hill
Trump, the NRA, and guns: The keys for Democrats to win white women and the Senate, Daily Kos
Congress
State Dept inspector general requests ‘urgent’ Ukraine briefing on Capitol Hill, ABC News
Net neutrality rules could return at state level under mixed U.S. court decision, Reuters
Donald Trump
Trump Has Disqualified Himself From Running in 2020, New Y0rk Times
White House ordered ultrasecret system upgraded to prevent leaks, Politico
Trump Celebrates Anniversary Of China’s Communist Rule; GOP Lawmakers Condemn It, Huffington Post
Donald Trump claims he didn’t want moat, snakes, and gators at the Mexican border, USA Today Continue reading “In the Know: October 2, 2019”
2020 Election
Poll: Large majorities of black, Hispanic voters say Trump has been bad for them, The Hill
Another Texas Republican Calls It Quits Ahead Of 2020 Elections, Huffington Post
Rep. Christopher Collins Resigns After Insider Trading Charges, Daily Beast
Trump campaign drops more than $1 million on Facebook ads in counter impeachment push, ABC News
Agriculture
U.S. farm bankruptcies rise as trade war drags on, UPI
Tariffs leave Minn.’s nation-leading kidney bean crop in limbo, MPR
Congress
McConnell warns countries that interfere in 2020 election will ‘have a serious problem, Politico
GOP senator: Trump has changed presidency ‘not necessarily toward the positive’, The Hill
Republicans Ron Johnson, Cory Gardner, Thom Tillis allegedly got illegal NRA help in 2014, 2016, Daily Kos
Top GOP senators ask DOJ to investigate Clinton and Ukraine, Axios Continue reading “In the Know: October 1, 2019”
2020 Election
October Democratic debate to take place on one night, CNN
Cuomo signs bill extending voter registration deadline for 2020 primaries, New York Post
Agriculture
Farmers find another reason to get frustrated with Trump, CNN
Weather woes continue as harvest nears for Minnesota farmers, MPR
Attorney General Keith Ellison
Eleven face 50 felony theft charges after state uncovers Medicaid fraud schemes. Pioneer Press
Mental health is focus of hearing on police use of deadly force, MPR
