Days to the November Election: 109
2020 Election
If Democrats Can Win the Senate, They Can Hold It For a While, New Yorker
Trump’s campaign team tries to steady operation after messy shakeup, Politico
The Supreme Court Just Stopped 1 Million Floridians From Voting in November, Slate
Record number of LGBTQ candidates running for office in US, Star Tribune
Agriculture
Millions Of Dollars Lost As Hail Storm Destroys Crops In Western MN, WCCO
Americans Tear Up Old Eating Habits, Forcing Farms to Raze Crops, Bloomberg
Attorney General Keith Ellison
WATCH LIVE: Rep. Bass, Minnesota Attorney General Ellison discuss police reforms, racial justice movement, PBS
CD1 DFL Candidate Dan Feehan
Feehan hosts virtual town hall, New Ulm Journal
Congressional News
Millions of Americans face unemployment cash cliff with no sign of congressional deal, NBC News
Trump skirting Congress to install loyalists in the Pentagon, Politico
Explainer: U.S. Congress readies $740 billion defense bill covering far more than bullets,Reuters
DFL Action Center
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Supporter Housing:
Supporting Housing is one the best and simplest ways to help out a campaign. Due to the short term and fluid nature of campaigns, we often look to supporters like you to provide volunteer housing for members of our team. Do you have an extra bedroom? Would you be comfortable with an organizer staying with you? If so, please sign up here and someone from our team will follow up with you to talk more about it.
DFL News This Week
DFL Party Campaign Staff Ratifies Collective Bargaining Agreement, DFL.org
DFL Party Statement on Tax Day & Trump’s Tax Scam, DFL.org
DFL Party Statement on National Disability Voter Registration Week, DFL.org
Beltrami County DFL Calls for Peace and Justice Across MN, Red Lake Nation
Donald Trump
Trump faces rising disapproval and widespread distrust on coronavirus, Post-ABC poll finds, Washington Post
Trump’s outrageous refusal to lead is making the pandemic worse, CNN
Donald Trump’s Long, Losing War with the NFL, Politico
Trump Is Waging a Losing War Against the Bad News of COVID-19, Time
Trump demands payroll tax cut in next Covid relief bill, Politico
After Trump campaign swap, questions — and Kushner — remain, Associated Press
Trump Fires Campaign Manager Who Was Unable to Convince Voters That Trump’s America Isn’t in Flames, Slate
Mary Trump says she heard her uncle Donald use the ‘n-word’, Washington Post
Economy
Trump stares down a ticking economic time bomb, Politico
Exact Change Please: Walmart, Kroger, CVS Are Feeling The Coin Shortage, NPR
The Economy Is Going to Hit an Iceberg in 10 Days, Slate
Environment
The entire world’s carbon emissions will finally be trackable in real time, Vox
Trump weakens environmental law to speed up permits for pipelines and other infrastructure, CNBC
Governor Tim Walz
Gov. Walz Visits Henderson Thursday, Urges Legislature To Pass Bonding Bill, WCCO
Gov. Walz predicts bonding deal and says face mask mandate still possible, Pioneer Press
Court hears legal challenge to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s emergency powers during COVID-19 pandemic, Star Tribune
Cook County asks Walz for mask mandate, WDIO
Health
Who would kick millions off health insurance in the middle of a pandemic? Yes, Trump., Washington Post
Minnesota doctors see worrisome reduction in childhood immunization rates during pandemic, MinnPost
Disappearance of covid-19 data from CDC website spurs outcry, Washington Post
Immigration
Foreign Farm Workers Already Face Abusive Conditions. Now Trump Wants to Cut Their Wages., Workday MN
Despite Supreme Court ruling, Trump administration rejects new DACA applications, Los Angeles Times
Joe Biden
Biden cuts deep into Trump’s 2020 cash advantage, Politico
Biden Shows He Gets It on Clean Energy, Bloomberg
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Minnesota Legislature
MN House panel considers aid for riot-torn areas, KTOE
Minnesota News
Minnesota youth vote likely to have outsized effect in 2020 election, Star Tribune
Want to avoid the polls this year? Here’s everything you need to know about absentee voting in Minnesota, MinnPost
Minneapolis Park Board takes first steps to downsize tent camps, Star Tribune
Median price hits $305,000 in June as Twin Cities sees surge in home sales, Star Tribune
Representative Angie Craig (CD2)
Stauber, Craig introduce legislation to stop COVID-19 scams, Brainerd Dispatch
CONGRESSWOMAN ANGIE CRAIG AUTHORS BILL TO FORGIVE PRIVATE STUDENT LOANS UPON DEATH OF STUDENT, Office of Rep. Craig
Apple Valley mulls over how to use CARES Act dollars, Sunthisweek
Reperesentative Jim Hagedorn (CD1, R)
Hagedorn needs to put Minnesota ahead of petty politics, Mankato Free Press
Republicans
White House press secretary: ‘The science should not stand in the way of’ schools fully reopening, NBC News
The White House’s campaign against Anthony Fauci is a symptom of a bigger problem, Vox
Republican convention to be scaled back due to coronavirus, CNN
‘What’s going to give?’: millions fret as Republicans threaten to halt $600 weekly lifesaver, The Guardian
A Club of G.O.P. Political Heirs Push Back on Trump, NY Times
Fighting alone, Washington Post
GOP to Trump: Change tune on mail-in voting or risk ugly November, CNN
Senator Tina Smith
Sen. Smith checks in on small businesses during COVID-19 crisis, Lonsdale Area News Review
U.S. News
Uncounted millions had COVID-19 symptoms, but no positive test, USA Today
US records world record 77,300 new infections in one day, The Guardian
Target will join Walmart, Best Buy in requiring masks, Star Tribune
15 women accuse then-Redskins employees of sexual harassment, Washington Post
NYC plans child care for 100,000 kids when schools partially reopen, Politico
The growing scientific evidence for masks to fight Covid-19, explained, Vox
Georgia mayors speak out against governor’s ban on face mask mandates, CNN
Voter Protection
If you or someone you know has trouble registering to vote or casting a ballot, we encourage you to reach out to the DFL’s new Voter Protection Hotline at 833-DFL-VOTE (833-335-8683).
World News
The U.S.-China trade war quietly escalates, Axios
India records 1 million cases of Covid-19 … and it’s the poorest who are hardest hit, CNN
VIDEO: Russian Hackers Tried To Steal Coronavirus Research, Intelligence Agencies Say, NBC News
Let’s dispense with the idea that Donald Trump cares about democracy in Hong Kong, CNN
EU’s ‘moment of truth’ as leaders seek Covid funding deal, BBC
US, Canada, UK accuse Russia of hacking COVID-19 vaccine trials, USA Today
Upcoming DFL Events
With the COVID-19 situation, we suggest you check with the hosting organization to see if meetings, etc. are being held.
- Today, at 5:00 PM — Deadline to apply to screen for CD3 DFL Director. Complete the application here.
- Today through August 10 — Primary Election Early Voting Window, more information here.
- July 18, 1:30 to 4:00 PM — SD40 DFL Central Committee Virtual Business Meting, contact them for more information.
- July 20, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — Anoka County DFL Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- July 21, 5:00 PM — DFL LGBTQ Leadership Event, more information and RSVP here.
- July 28 through August 11 — Window for Candidates to Register with State for City Offices with No Primaries to Register
- July 29, 7:00 PM — CD3 Virtual Central Committee Meeting and Election of Directors, more information as it becomes available.
- July 30, 7:00 PM — DFL Environmental Caucus Virtual Meeting with endorsed candidates, more information and RSVP here.
- August 4, 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD40 DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- August 5
- 6:30 to 8:30 PM — SD50 DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD33 DFL Central Committee Meetings, contact them for specifics.
- August 6, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD46 DFL Central Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- August 10
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- August 13
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD36 DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- August 17, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — Anoka County DFL Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- August 19, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 DFL Central Committee Meeting, tentative virtual meeting, specifics decided at July meeting
- August 29 — DFL State Central Virtual Meeting, more information as it becomes available.