D.C. Memo: Diverse viewpoints
This week from Washington, what will happen to the Affordable Care Act, baseless conspiracy theories from Minnesota’s elected Republicans, and who is this Jake Sullivan guy?
Gabe Schneider
Gabe Schneider is MinnPost’s Washington correspondent. Before joining MinnPost, he served as a reporting fellow for the nonprofit Texas Tribune, and he has written for The Columbia Journalism Review, Vox, Los Angeles Magazine, and more.
What’s at stake for Minnesota in the Affordable Care Act case before the Supreme Court
There is a possibility that the court could find the entire Affordable Care Act unconstitutional due to the mandate that individuals carry health insurance.
D.C. Memo: I’m never coming back
This week from Washington, Biden wins Minnesota, Peterson loses his seat, and Smith defeats Lewis.
What Michelle Fischbach’s victory over Collin Peterson means for the Seventh District
Peterson has represented the area in Congress for most of the last thirty years.
Tina Smith wins re-election; Collin Peterson defeated
Peterson’s defeat will bring to a close a 30-year career in Congress and ensure a new chair for the House Agriculture Committee.
What to watch for on election night in Minnesota
From bellwether Legislature races to congressional district vote totals, here are the things MinnPost writers will be paying attention to as Minnesota starts counting votes Tuesday.
For two U.S. diplomats from St. Paul, Appeals Court ballot ruling may mean losing their vote
The time it takes mail to arrive from abroad makes the impact of Thursday’s ruling that ballots received after Election Day be separated more acute.
Why Democrat Dean Phillips is considered a safe bet to win Minnesota’s formerly solid Republican Third District
The Third District went over to Democrats in the 2018 election wave. It looks set to stay that way.
D.C. Memo: Every election is special
This week from Washington, what’s going on in the Second District, the changing Eighth, and McCollum on Trump’s State Department.
In a redder Eighth District, Stauber moves comfortably to the right
The northern Minnesota district used to be reliably Democratic. Now, its Republican representative isn’t running from his party — in fact he’s trying to sound even more conservative.
D.C. Memo: Politicians Among Us
This week from Washington, Amy Coney Barrett up for a full Senate vote, Collin Peterson wants to go back, and the first MinnPoll (!!).
D.C. Memo: Amy v. Amy
Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination moves forward, political ad spending across Minnesota, and Minnesota likely isn’t the swing state the Trump campaign wants it to be.
Klobuchar questions Barrett on Affordable Care Act, voting rights — and gets no answers
Klobuchar has now questioned three Trump nominees to the Supreme Court as a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
D.C. Memo: Preferably within the next hour
This week from Washington, the COVID-19 relief effort stalls, what Trump’s new executive order means for mining in Minnesota and what’s up with Minnesota’s political “power couple”?
Minnesotans were waiting for more COVID-19 relief. Trump says it’s not coming.
Trump abruptly ended all stimulus negotiations on Tuesday afternoon.
What Trump’s new executive order actually means for mining in Minnesota
In the short term, not much.
D.C. Memo: Second District, second election?
This week from Washington, Rep. Jim Hagedorn’s consultant, Rep. Angie Craig’s unusual election and the NRCC again.
D.C. Memo: ‘We’re going to have to see what happens’
This week from Washington, Rep. Tom Emmer runs the show, the mayor of Bemidji talks about Trump’s visit, and why you may have to wait longer for election results.
Rep. Angie Craig to vacate her seat in January for special election
The death of Second District candidate Adam Weeks has triggered the special election. The House Clerk, Cheryl L. Johnson, will briefly take over constituent services for the office while the seat is vacant.
Under Tom Emmer, NRCC embraces QAnon-affiliated candidates
While publicly disavowing the QAnon conspiracy, Emmer and the National Republican Congressional Committee are still backing candidates that have publicly promoted the fringe theories.
