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Advocates estimate the U.S. needs $2 billion to protect voters from coronavirus. Congress approved a fraction of that
Sen. Amy Klobuchar is pushing a bill that would have the federal government foot the cost of nationwide vote-by-mail.
Gabe Schneider
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D.C. Memo
D.C. Memo: A COVID operation
Federal stimulus bill; Rep. Angie Craig’s HUMBLE Act gets new attention; Klobuchar’s husband sick with coronavirus infection; and more.
National
Direct payments, unemployment extensions and small business loans: what’s in the $2 trillion federal stimulus bill
On Wednesday night, the Senate passed the CARES Act, the third and largest coronavirus (COVID-19) response package: a $2 trillion bill.
National
Rep. Angie Craig wants to ban members of Congress from owning stocks. After coronavirus-related trading by senators, her bill’s getting renewed attention
While the conspicuous coronavirus stock sales drew attention to her bill, Craig said there’s a lot of information members of Congress are privy to that should prompt concern.
Health
Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s husband, John Bessler, sick with COVID-19
Klobuchar wrote that Bessler started to feel sick when Klobuchar was in Minnesota and he was still in Washington.
National
A new Super PAC wants to raise $1 million to re-elect Rep. Collin Peterson. It’s already halfway there
The committee has close ties to the American sugar industry.
D.C. Memo
D.C. Memo: An unexpected recess
The COVID-19 pandemic in D.C.; Hagedorn on climate change; and more.
National
How Minnesota’s congressional offices are coping with the COVID-19 pandemic
Offices have reduced staff, encouraged telework and are conducting meetings by phone.
National
Rep. Jim Hagedorn doesn’t believe in man-made climate change. In his district, the climate’s changing anyway
Between rising rivers and flooded farm fields, residents of the First District are feeling the effects of a changing climate.
D.C. Memo
D.C. Memo: Everything is canceled
COVID-19 response; Omar challenger has email list from DCCC-linked firm; Trump’s FEC appointment; and more.
National
How Minnesotans in Congress are responding to the COVID-19 outbreak
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was pushing a package of legislation responding to the crisis on Thursday.
D.C. Memo
D.C. Memo: And then there were three
Klobuchar drops out; Biden wins Minnesota primary; McCollum seeks Boundary Waters study; and more.
National
How Amy Klobuchar’s campaign for president went wrong
In all, it was a campaign that bet on Iowa, but lost.
National
Klobuchar endorses Joe Biden for president
“If you feel tired of the noise and the nonsense in our politics, and if you are tired of the extremes, you have a home with me,” Klobuchar said, adding: “And I think you know you have a home with Joe Biden.”
National
Klobuchar drops presidential bid
Klobuchar plans to fly to Dallas tonight to endorse Joe Biden.
National
Klobuchar’s lack of support from black voters evident in sixth-place South Carolina finish
For the Klobuchar campaign, South Carolina was never a focus.
National
Meet the non-campaign staff working on the Klobuchar campaign
Klobuchar’s presidential campaign hired a firm to hire contract canvassers to work in Minnesota.
D.C. Memo
D.C. Memo: The Palmetto Stakes
This week: the upcoming South Carolina primary; Minnesota still has caucuses (kind of); and Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s background as a prosecutor.
National
After sixth place finish in Nevada, Klobuchar stays upbeat
“As usual, we have exceeded expectations,” Klobuchar told a crowd of supporters.
National
New Super PAC has spent more than $1 million backing Klobuchar
The spending has focused on Nevada, which holds its caucus on Saturday, and South Carolina, with a primary the following week.
