Tag: News

Congress
Drug Stocks Sank After 2 Members of Congress Reopened a Price-Fixing Inquiry, Barrons
State officials beg Congress for more election security funding, The Hill

Economy
Wells Fargo Plans Layoffs in Shoreview, Workday Minnesota
‘Crazy inverted yield curve’ vexes Fed, with no clear resolution, Reuters
Trump accuses news media of trying to crash the economy, Politico
Is a recession coming to the US? Here’s what to watch for, The Guardian
The Markets Are Going Crazy and So Is Economics Reporting, Beat The Press

Environment
Scientists confirm July set new global heat record, Star Tribune
Predictably, You Can Now Buy First-Class Passage Through the Climate Crisis, Esquire Continue reading “In the Know: August 16, 2019”

2020
John Hickenlooper to End Struggling Presidential Campaign, New York Times
Inside The Ongoing War Over Ohio’s Extreme Voter Purge System, Talking Points Memo

Congress
Israel bans entry to outspoken US congresswomen, Star Tribune

Donald Trump
Trump: Israel should not let Tlaib, Omar visit, MPR
The Limits of Trump’s White Identity Politics, The Atlantic Continue reading “In the Know: August 15, 2019”

2020
Stacey Abrams Says She’s Open to Being Vice President for Any Democratic Nominee, New York Times
Trump’s base is very different than the swing voters he’ll need in 2020, CNN

Congress
How to close the massive gender gap in Congress, Vox
Pelosi vows no UK free trade deal if Brexit undermines Good Friday accord, The Hill
Ivanka Trump involved in congressional outreach on gun reform, CBS News

Donald Trump
‘So I think I was fine’: Trump defends promoting baseless conspiracy theory about Epstein’s death, Washington Post
‘Fredo unhinged’ T-shirts released by Trump campaign to mock Cuomo, New York Post
Trump Advisers Are Wary as President Considers Gun Proposals, Wall Street Journal
Do Trump Officials Plan To Break Centuries Of Precedent In Divvying Up Congress?, NPR Continue reading “In the Know: August 14, 2019”

2020
Why China may want a second Trump term, MinnPost
Suburbs spell trouble for Trump, The Hill
Trump’s State-by-State Approval Ratings Should Scare the MAGA Out of Him, NY Mag

Attorney General Keith Ellison
Ellison offers support to Liberians suing Trump, Grand Forks Herald
Minnesota School of Business, Globe University students eligible for loan discharge, Grand Forks Herald

Donald Trump
Trump Is Too Thin-Skinned to Protect the United States, The Atlantic Continue reading “In the Know: August 13, 2019”

2020
Focus group: Trump’s vulnerabilities with Minnesota swing voters, Axios
House Democrats’ offensive strategy in 2020 runs through Texas, Vox

Agriculture
U.S. Corn Yield Expected to Be Lowest Since 2012, Indigo Ag Says, Bloomberg
USDA DATA DROPS U.S. CORN MARKET 25¢ MONDAY, Successful Farming

Attorney General Keith Ellison
Ellison offers support to Liberians suing Trump, Inforum
Continue reading “In the Know: August 12, 2019”

2020
Too many candidates: Some Iowans tired of massive 2020 field, MPR News
Calling Trump a ‘Racist’ — Now a 2020 Dem Talking Point?, RealClear Politics

Attorney General Keith Ellison
Hundreds of former Globe University and Minnesota School of Business students could have loans forgiven, Pioneer Press

Donald Trump
Donald Trump’s support in Minnesota is plummeting, City Pages
Video shows Trump joking about crowd sizes while visiting shooting victims, CBS News
DONALD TRUMP’S ‘VERY PRESENCE, IT’S FRIGHTENING,’ SAYS EL PASO VICTIMS’ FAMILY MEMBER, Newsweek Continue reading “In the Know: August 9, 2019”

2020
Not in a good place: Trump and the state-by-state approval polls, Minnpost
Yes, the GOP Should Worry About Texas, Real Clear Politics
Kris Kobach: why Democrats hope the GOP won’t stop his run for US Senate, The Guardian

Donald Trump
WSJ: Banks Hand Over Trump Docs To House, State Investigators, TPM

Economy
U.S. Recession Odds Pick Up as Economists Cut Growth Estimates, Bloomberg
I was born into the 1%. I think having this much money is wrong., Vox
President Trump Wants a Weaker Dollar. But He Keeps Accidentally Pumping Up the Value, Time Continue reading “In the Know: August 8, 2019”

2020
Republicans’ Love of Guns May Cost Them Votes in the Suburbs, New York Mag
This Is What Brian Kemp Was Up to Before He Became Governor of Georgia, Esquire

Attorney General Keith Ellison
Minnesota lawsuit takes aim at family’s alleged role in opioid crisis, Grand Forks Herald
Minnesota, Dakotas attorneys general sign letter calling feds to lift regulations on opioid abuse treatments, Brainerd Dispatch

Business
The Donald Trump of St. Paul is in a Labor Dispute, Workday Minnesota
Apple stands in the global antitrust crosshairs, Politico Continue reading “In the Know: August 7, 2019”

2020
Why the D.C. press isn’t equipped to handle Trump’s racist re-election crusade, Daily Kos
17 million Americans purged from voter rolls between 2016 and 2018, new report finds, Think Progress

Business
How Trump’s Political Appointees Helped Big Banks Avoid Tougher Punishments, Mother Jones

Congress
New legislation aims to criminalize all sides of foreign bribery, Think Progress

Donald Trump
How the Trump Campaign Used Facebook Ads to Amplify His ‘Invasion’ Claim, New York Times
Trump out-executive-ordering his predecessors, Duluth News Tribune
Trump administration freezes key foreign aid spending that Congress has already approved, Washington Post
Continue reading “In the Know: August 6, 2019”

2020 Election
The scramble to secure America’s voting machines, Politico

Business
Exxon Refinery Explosion Another By-Product of Trump Deregulation, The American Prospect

Congress
Dems weigh cutting recess short after mass shootings, Politico

Donald Trump
Real estate mogul Trump sold condos to regime-connected Venezuelans, Politico
He’s Getting Worse, The Atlantic Continue reading “In the Know: August 5, 2019 (Late! Afternoon)”