Daily Digest: Hillary’s health
Good morning, and welcome to the first day of a new work week. If you were wrapped up in the first weekend of the NFL season you may have missed the loss of a former St. Paul mayor and some other items in the news. Here's the Digest and a chance to catch up:
1. One thing different in this year's election in Minnesota is that for the first time people will be able to vote early with no excuse absentee balloting. And early voting starts later this month. That means politicians will have a lot more time to try to get out the vote. (MPR News)
2. That approaching early voting deadline is one reason the secretary of state's office wants the Minnesota Supreme Court to rule as soon as today on the state DFL Party's challenge to allowing Donald Trump on the ballot. Republican lawyers responded late Friday, saying the Democrat's call to remove Trump's name goes way too far, given the technical nature of their complaint. (MPR News)
3. Minnesota's Iron Range typically gives Democrats lots of votes, especially in presidential years, but this time could be different. Some people there are frustrated with the ongoing economic problems in the steel industry and may back Donald Trump this time. The chair of the state DFL Party says Hillary Clinton could still win the state without winning on the Range, even though she would obviously like to. (Star Tribune)
4. Clinton fell ill after a ceremony in New York Sunday to mark the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Her campaign said she got "overheated," and a video showed her apparently fainting as she was helped into a van. Later in the day the campaign revealed that Clinton had been diagnosed with pneumonia Friday and was dehydrated. The incident gave new weight to earlier criticism from Republicans about the state of her health and highlighted the fact that neither major party candidate has released much information about their medical records, although Clinton has released more than Trump has. (CNN)
5. A close look at Donald Trump's family foundation shows the wealthy businessman often raised money from other sources and then took credit for giving it to charity. Some charity watchers say they've rarely seen anything quite like it. This piece comes after the foundation paid a fine for its political donation the to the Florida attorney general. (Washington Post)
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