D.C. Memo: White House leaks controversial FART … Act
Supreme Court nomination; big trade changes; Pruitt’s problems; and more.
Sam Brodey
Sam Brodey is MinnPost’s Washington correspondent. Reach him at sbrodey@minnpost.com and follow him on Twitter at @sambrodey.
How ‘Abolish ICE’ became the left’s new rallying cry
As the backlash against Trump’s actions on immigration reaches new territory, so too has the mainstream political discourse on the idea of abolishing ICE.
D.C. Memo: Dread Kennedy
Trump scores SCOTUS wins; Justice Kennedy retires; “compromise” immigration bill fails in the House; and more.
Trump is all in on Pete Stauber. Will the 8th District follow suit?
State and national Republicans are giddy about their chances to flip this longtime Democratic stronghold.
D.C. Memo: Northern over-exposure
POTUS in Duluth; border policy; S P A C E F O R C E; and more.
Margaret Anderson Kelliher is back after eight years out of politics. Can she win over today’s DFL?
Anderson Kelliher was Speaker of the Minnesota House for four years but dropped off the political map after falling short in her 2010 bid for governor.
For what it’s worth, CD5 DFLers endorsed Ilhan Omar. But what’s it worth?
One delegate to the hastily arranged convention described it as “fake” and meaningless.
D.C. Memo: Supreme Court rules you can wear your dumb t-shirt to Minnesota polls
Singapore summit; blaming Canada; Farm Bill; immigration policy changes; and more.
Sen. Smith’s PolyMet amendment: Corporate welfare? Pandering? Or just a reasonable deal?
Smith’s attempting to walk a fine line on mining in northern Minnesota. Her critics aren’t having it.
The messy primary to replace Rep. Keith Ellison will center on who represents the future of the DFL
The pool of voters for the CD5 primary constitutes the blue heart of Minnesota’s progressive base.
D.C. Memo: EPA chief says reduce, reuse (mattresses), and recycle
Candidate scramble in Minnesota; august body cancels August recess; Trump reopens old wounds from 1814; and more.
Why is Keith Ellison leaving a safe seat in Congress to make a risky bid for Minnesota attorney general?
At the heart of Ellison’s decision: Where he can best counter the Trump administration.
Amid governor’s race shake-up, Rep. Keith Ellison considers attorney general run
Ellison’s interest in the attorney general job has been public record for some time.
Amy Klobuchar is trying to make air travel pricing more transparent — but could that end up hurting consumers?
Advocates for third-party ticket booking sites are worried that vague legislative language could put them in an impossible position.
D.C. Memo: We’ve always been at trade war with Eastasia
Trump-Sessions spat; loosening up banking regulations; the Kim summit; and more.
Rep. Erik Paulsen is the picture of a loyal Republican in the House. So why has he joined the revolt on immigration policy?
Paulsen is backing a move that would force a vote in the House on immigration policy, over the objections of Speaker Paul Ryan and Republican leadership.
D.C. Memo: If you’re getting this memo, it means the sinkhole hasn’t gotten me yet
North Korea talks fizzle; Congress softens on Wall Street; GOP revolt on immigration reform; and more.
Never say never Trump: Why Norm Coleman came around on the 45th president
In a 2016 op-ed, Coleman called Trump a bigot, a misogynist, a fraud, a bully, and a con artist, in that order.
With defeat of Farm Bill amendment, Minnesota’s powerful sugar lobby notches another win
Conditions seemed favorable for advocates of reform of the U.S.’s sugar subsidy program, but in the end, support for change failed to crystallize.
D.C. Memo: Ellison called out for pro-immigrant T-shirt; not called out for cargo shorts
Republicans divided over immigration policy; Farm Bill goes sour; Haspel confirmation looks likely; Israel embassy move; and more.
