Days Until the Election: 74
DFL Action Center
74 Days OUT – Let’s get to work!
Thanks for tuning into the Democratic National Convention! Now let’s go win in November! If you’d like to help the DFL Party fight for criminal justice reform, better schools, wages, our environment, and health care, click here to get more involved there are events happening in your area!
Biden-Harris Yard Signs
We’re excited to announce that Biden-Harris yard signs are now available! Click this link to order yours today! As you may have heard, Donald Trump is spending over $14 million on ads right here in Minnesota, and every sign you order helps us fight back by funding the DFL Party’s grassroots organizing program!
2020 Election
USPS email tells managers not to reconnect sorting machines, CNN
Congressional News
Why there’s still hope for second $1,200 stimulus checks despite stalled congressional talks, CNBC
Senate GOP drafts new scaled-back coronavirus relief measure — with USPS funding — as talks remain stalled, CNN
Environment
The Atlantic Is Awash With Far More Plastic Than Previously Thought, Study Finds, NPR
Pollution linked to first time asthma in children, study says, CNN
Governor Tim Walz
Walz administration keeps up fight against Line 3, MPR
Minnesota Republicans Threaten Not To Confirm Commerce Commissioner Over Enbridge Pipeline, WCCO
Healthcare
Covid-19 Data Will Once Again Be Collected by CDC, in Policy Reversal, Wall Street Journal
10 more Minnesota bars, restaurants linked to COVID-19 outbreaks, Bring Me the News MN
Coronavirus In Minnesota: 29 Bars, Restaurants Linked To COVID-19 Outbreak, WCCO
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
Joe Biden battles Donald Trump for the soul of America. Our choice couldn’t be clearer., USA Today
Opinion: How Biden just made Trump’s life a lot more complicated, CNN
Voting and victory: Democrats focus on Donald Trump now that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are the ticket, USA Today
Check out our brand new Biden for President merchandise in the DFL Store!
Click here to see our new shirts, signs, and stickers!
Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan
Flanagan, tribal leaders say Native voters have power to shift November election, Red Lake Nation
Minnesota News
Coronavirus In Minnesota: 29 Bars, Restaurants Linked To COVID-19 Outbreak, WCCO
17 St. Olaf students suspended after attending off-campus party, Star Tribune
Behind on rent? A new $100 million housing assistance program may help, MPR
Representative Betty McCollum (CD4)
Minnesota’s vibrant creative community is in crisis, Faribault Daily News
Representative Collin Peterson (CD7)
Johnson, Peterson introduce bill to help newspapers, Post Bulletin
Representative Dean Phillips (CD3)
Cline, Phillips bill would mandate 48-hour minimum to review text of legislation prior to voting, Augusta Free Press
Representative Ilhan Omar (CD5)
Drawing a false equivalence between Ilhan Omar and Marjorie Taylor Greene is not only incorrect, but a dangerous standard to set when reporting on QAnon candidates, News Break
Senator Amy Klobuchar
Klobuchar, Microsoft’s Smith warn of election interference, Axios
Klobuchar: Americans ‘are different, but they don’t want to be divided’, PBS News Hour
Senator Amy Klobuchar discusses the future of broadband, KAAL ABC
Senator Tina Smith
Senator Tina Smith helps launch investigation into Postmaster General, KVRR
Neither rain nor political heat keeps postal workers from their appointed rounds, Star Tribune
Masked and mingling, Minnesota Democrats celebrate Joe Biden’s nomination, Star Tribune
U.S. News
Unemployment Claims Rise as Rollout of $300 Benefit Lags, New York Times
Move In, Move Out: For In-Person College, Everything Rests On The First Few Weeks, NPR
Immigrant ‘Dreamers’ in Search of a Job Are Being Turned Away, New York Times
Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Jump to 1.1 Million, New York Times
World News
Loss of Greenland Ice Sheet Reached a Record Last Year, New York Times
Mike Pompeo accused European allies of ‘siding with the ayatollahs’ after they refused to back Trump on Iran, Insider
Mali’s coup is cheered at home but upsets neighbours, BBC
Belarus strikes must continue and grow, opposition leader says, BBC
Republicans
Republicans Prepare New Stimulus Bill With No Student Loan Relief, Reduced Unemployment Benefits, Forbes
GOP pollster gives Biden high marks on speech — ‘challenges for Donald Trump are significant’,CNBC
Who’s speaking at the RNC? Here’s what we know so far., USA Today
Donald Trump
Trump says he wants to use ‘sheriffs’ as poll watchers on Election Day, NBC
This is one of the most dangerous things Donald Trump has done as president, CNN
Trump Cabinet officials voted in 2018 White House meeting to separate migrant children, say officials, NBC
Upcoming DFL Events
With COVID-19, we suggest you check with the hosting organization to see if meetings, etc. are being held.
- August 22
- August 23
- August 27, 7:00 to 8:30 PM — Caring for Our Unhoused Relatives, more information and RSVP here.
- August 29 — DFL State Central Virtual Meeting, this will be a full agenda, more information as it becomes available.
- August 31, 5:00 to 7:00 PM — DFL Annual Women’s Leadership Virtual Event, more information and RSVP here.
- September 1, 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD40 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- September 2
- 6:30 to 8:30 PM — SD50 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD33 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- September 3, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD46 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- September 7 — Labor Day
- September 10
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD36 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- September 11 — Patriots Days
- September 14
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- September 16, 7:00 to 8:30 PM — No CD3 DFL Central Committee Meeting this month
- September 18 through 20 — Rosh Hashana
- September 18 through November 2 — General Election Early Voting
- September 21 — Anoka County DFL Meeting, contact them for specifics
- September 22 — Fall Equinox
- September 27 to 28 — Yom Kippur
- September 29 — Presidential Debate, Case Western Reserve University, more information and it becomes available.