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 (!!).
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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.
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”?
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.
D.C. Memo: Betting the farm
This week from Washington, the agriculture industry wants to keep Collin Peterson right where he is; a House resolution on discrimination; and what Amy Klobuchar is up to.
D.C. Memo: Supplemental politics
This week from Washington, Trump’s efforts to win Minnesota, Jason Lewis’ time hawking supplements, and what’s happening with Jim Hagedorn’s office.
D.C. Memo: A big franking problem
This week from Washington, big spending in Hagedorn’s office, what’s going on at the RNC and an update on the CD-7 race.
D.C. Memo: Conventional jokes
This week from Washington, the Democratic convention, Rep. Jim Hagedorn fires his chief of staff and Trump’s new unemployment payments aren’t coming any time soon.
D.C. Memo: The law of the letter
This week from Washington, Omar and Fischbach win their primary races, USPS gets a threat and Kamala Harris is the VP pick for Joe Biden.
D.C. Memo: Under control as much as you can control it
This week from Washington, a campaign finance complaint in the Fifth District DFL primary, candidates go to Farmfest and who got PPP loans.
D.C. Memo: No relief
This week from Washington, we’re headed off of the unemployment benefits cliff, Motherboard obtains spy plane footage of Minneapolis and a look at the CD-7 race.
D.C. Memo: Person, woman, man, camera, TV
Jim Hagedorn votes to keep Confederate monuments up; tons of Fifth District news and a lot of legislation.
D.C. Memo: Spilling the beans
A quick look at the fundraising in the Fifth Congressional District; Angie Craig passes two bills; and McCollum and Omar push for appropriations for the Twin Cities.
D.C. Memo: Focus on the Fifth District
The Fifth District primary, Jason Lewis responds to MinnPost’s coverage and Andy Slavitt says something hopeful on COVID-19.
D.C. Memo: Slow the Memo down, please
The Justice in Policing Act gets a vote; Klobuchar will not be vice president; and all about proxy voting.
D.C. Memo: ‘I made Juneteenth very famous’
This week from Washington, the Supreme Court decides the fate of the DACA’s program, Mayor Melvin Carter testifies in D.C., and Congress prepares to vote on national policing legislation.
D.C. Memo: George Floyd’s brother asks Congress for change
George Floyd’s brother testifies; a conversation with Rep. Ilhan Omar; and a look at the disaster in D.C. that wasn’t.
D.C. Memo: He did not pray
This week from Washington, the president uses police to attack protestors; Republicans endorse Jason Lewis; and Dean Phillips talks about his PPP legislation.
D.C. Memo: Delegation responds to George Floyd killing
Plus: Rep. Dean Phillips has two pieces of legislation on the House floor; Joe Biden will be the keynote speaker at the DFL Convention this weekend; and more.
