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D.C. Memo

D.C. Memo: Grin and Barr it

By Andrew Putz and Walker Orenstein | 04/12/2019

This week: Trump blows up the Department of Homeland Security, Attorney General William Barr dares to mention the S-word, and the Minnesota delegation crowns a hotdish champion.

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D.C. Memo: The heart-iest of heartland memos

By Andrew Putz and Walker Orenstein | 04/05/2019

The GOP’s big health care plan; security clearance questions; Klobuchar campaign update; and more.

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D.C. Memo: Too much reckoning, you reckon?

By Andrew Putz and Walker Orenstein | 03/29/2019

The Mueller report; the self-hating media; Klobuchar’s presidential bid; and more.

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D.C. Memo: The worst kind of dumb

By Andrew Putz | 03/22/2019

Still waiting for the Mueller report; Trump’s Twitter spree; fact-checking Klobuchar; and more.

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D.C. Memo: Open in case of (national) emergency

By Andrew Putz and Walker Orenstein | 03/15/2019

Trump’s budget; the Mueller report; Congress rejects border national emergency; and more.

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D.C. Memo: Omar and Omar again

By Andrew Putz | 03/08/2019

House Democrats’ big Trump investigation; who’s running in 2020; Omar’s big week; and more.

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D.C. Memo: From combs to Cohen

By Andrew Putz | 03/01/2019

Border vote; Klobuchar’s leadership style; Cohen testimony; and more.

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D.C. Memo: Always transparent and consistent with the rules and the law

By Andrew Putz | 02/22/2019

Trump’s efforts to thwart investigations; Mueller report expected soon; Klobuchar’s true grit; and more.

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D.C. Memo: The memo with options that most people don’t understand

By Andrew Putz | 02/15/2019

The budget deal; Omar’s big week; Klobuchar 2020; and more.

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D.C. Memo: A nation’s eyes turn to Minneapolis

By Andrew Putz | 02/08/2019

Klobuchar’s big announcement; Trump’s schedule; inauguration investigation; and more.

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D.C. Memo: Passive-aggressively naive

By Andrew Putz | 02/01/2019

The end of the shutdown and a look ahead to the next one; Trump differs with intelligence community; who’s running for president; and more.

MinnPost Picks

MinnPost Picks: on Sears, Britney Spears, and Wisconsin’s Foxconn boondoggle

By Andrew Putz | 10/30/2018

“When Sears Flourished, So Did Workers. At Amazon, It’s More Complicated,” The New York Times Sears and other legacy retail businesses are in deep financial trouble these days, while internet sales behemoth Amazon continues to rise amid a reputation of innovation and prosperity. But at their respective heydays, Sears did far more to benefit its […]

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MinnPost launches a new weekly newsletter: D.C. Memo

By Andrew Putz | 04/28/2017

Written by MinnPost Washington correspondent Sam Brodey, the D.C. Memo will provide a one-stop source for finding the most informative, insightful and entertaining coverage coming out of Washington.

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Michael Brodkorb to write column for MinnPost

By Andrew Putz | 09/08/2016

Starting today, Brodkorb, a writer and former Republican Party operative, will be writing a weekly column focused on politics and political campaigns.