Attorney General Keith Ellison
Ellison urges Supreme Court to uphold ACA as justices hear oral arguments, KTOE
Donald Trump
AP Explains: Election’s validity intact despite Trump claims, Associated Press
The misinformation media machine amplifying Trump’s election lies, The Guardian
Donald Trump Is Fighting the Election Results—With an Eye on What Comes Next, Time
Trump’s border wall endangered ecosystems and sacred sites. Could it come down under Biden?, NBC
Alarm grows over Trump administration acting ‘more akin to a dictatorship’ as he denies election defeat, CNN
‘These are dictator moves’: Defense officials alarmed as Trump installs more loyalists at the Pentagon, Insider
Governor Tim Walz
Gov. Walz announces new COVID-19 restrictions as surge strains hospitals, MN Reformer
Latest on COVID-19 in MN: Walz says record 56 deaths to be reported Wednesday, MPR
Walz warns of strained hospital capacity as COVID cases spike in MN, KTOE
How Gov. Walz’s new COVID guidelines will shape Thanksgiving for Minnesotans, Star Tribune
Minnesota News
What you need to know about Minnesota’s new limits on bars, restaurants, gatherings, MPR
Shakopee, other Minnesota school districts that failed to pass local funding measures plan for cuts, Star Tribune
October revenue up in Minnesota, MPR
Charges: Trump backer swings golf club at couple in White Bear Lake with political sign, Star Tribune
Mayo short 1,000 staff, using nearly 200 beds for COVID-19, Rochester Post Bulletin
President Elect Joe Biden
Joe Biden’s win grows more decisive each day as votes are counted, CNN
Biden says denying result ‘will not help Trump’s legacy’, The Guardian
Who Are Contenders for Biden’s Cabinet?, New York Times
Republicans
Republicans echo Trump’s baseless election claims, undermining Biden’s transition, Washington Post
GOP List of Alleged Voter Fraud in Nevada Contains Hundreds of Military Addresses, Military.com
‘A grand scheme’: Trump’s election defiance consumes GOP, Politico
Shocked by Trump’s Loss, QAnon Struggles to Keep the Faith, New York Times
Pompeo brushes aside results of presidential election, Star Tribune
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar considered for Biden Cabinet posts including attorney general and Agriculture secretary, CNBC
U.S. News
The Times Called Officials in Every State: No Evidence of Voter Fraud, NYT
US postal worker recants voter-fraud claims after Republicans call for inquiry – reports, The Guardian
First murder hornet nest found to have 200 queens capable of spawning new nests, The Guardian
Florida Gov. DeSantis’s new data analyst: An anti-mask sports blogger pushing coronavirus conspiracies, Washington Post
Vice President Elect Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris may finally change how corporate America sees and treats Black women, USA Today
Kamala Harris’ Historic Candidacy Helped Asian American Turnout Soar, Huff Post
World News
Does Trump’s Defeat Signal the Start of Populism’s Decline?, New York Times
Boris Johnson calls Trump the ‘previous president’ after an ‘extremely exciting’ conversation with Joe Biden, Insider
Modi declares victory in India’s first coronavirus election as cases soar in country’s capital, CNN
In Bitter Nagorno-Karabakh War, a Reordering of Regional Powers, New York Times
Hong Kong Lawmakers Quit En Masse After China Forces Out Four Pro-Democracy Legislators, Daily Beast
Upcoming Events:
You can find non-DFL events on our Action Alert post.
- November 12
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD36 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics.
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics.
- November 16, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — Anoka County DFL Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics.
- November 18, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — No CD3 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, look for more information
- November 26 — Thanksgiving Day
- December 3, 7:00 PM — SD47 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics.
- December 7 — Pearl Harbor Day
- December 10 through 18 — Chanukah
- December 10
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD36 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics.
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics.
- December 14
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics.
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics.
- December 16, 7:00 PM — CD3 DFL Virtual Holiday Party, more information as it becomes available (date subject to change, more information as soon as possible)
- December 21 — Winter Solstice
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — Anoka County DFL Virtual Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics.
- December 24 — Christmas Eve
- December 25 — Christmas Day
- December 31 — New Years Eve
- January 1 — New Years Day
- January 2 — 116th U.S. Congress ends
- January 3 — 117th U.S. Congress begins
- January 5 — 92nd Minnesota Legislative Session Convenes