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Mike Mulcahy

Daily Digest: Sit-in in House

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Here it is already Thursday. Good morning. Let's take a look at the Digest.

1. About 30 Democrats in the U.S. House including some of Minnesota's representatives staged a sit-in on the House floor to try to get Republicans leaders to agree to a vote on gun control legislation. "No bill, no break," they chanted. The House was scheduled to start a break on Sunday, and Democrats want votes on two bills: one that bars anyone on the no-fly list from buying a firearm and another that broadens background checks for gun purchases. Early this morning Republicans used a rule to adjourn the House and start the break, despite the sit-in. (NPR)

2. New Census numbers show Hispanic people are fueling growth and offsetting declining populations in some rural counties in Minnesota. There's no question Minnesota is still one of the whitest states in the country, with 4.4 million whites out of an estimated population of 5.2 million residents. But about 87 percent of population growth in the state last year came from people who identify as black or African-American, Asian, American Indian or Hispanic. (MPR News)

3. A trial began Wednesday for Jordan Davis, a Minneapolis police officer and son of Community Action's former CEO Bill Davis. Prosecutors allege that  Jordan Davis illegally received payments totaling $140,000 over a four-year period. Last week, Bill Davis pleaded guilty to 16 charges, including misuse of taxpayer funds and conspiracy to commit fraud. (MPR News)

4. Donald Trump laid out the case against Hillary Clinton in a speech in New York Wednesday. In characteristically blunt fashion, Trump called Clinton a "world-class liar," and accused her of, among other things, using public office to enrich herself and her family. "Her campaign slogan is 'I'm with her,'" Trump said. "You know what my response to that is? I'm with you: the American people." Clinton said later Trump was going after her personally because he has nothing of substance to offer. "We need to write a new chapter in the American dream," she said, "and it can't be Chapter 11." (NPR)

5. But were Trump's attacks on target?  Yes and no, according to this fact check. (New York Times)

6. And just for good measure, here's a fact check of the speech Clinton gave earlier this week where she ripped Trump's business record and economic plan. (Politifact)