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Keith Ellison
george floyd protests
June 3, 2020
All 4 Officers in George Floyd Case Now Face Charges Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison raised the charges against Derek Chauvin, allowing him to charge three other former police officers.
By Ed Kilgore
keith ellison
Aug. 17, 2018
Franken Resignation Casts Long Shadow on Keith Ellison Democrats, especially in Minnesota, don’t want Ellison to suffer Franken’s fate, but also don’t want a double standard.
By Ed Kilgore
Days After Facing Domestic-Abuse Allegations, Keith Ellison Wins Primary Over the weekend, Ellison was accused of violently dragging his ex-girlfriend out of bed and cursing at her.
By Amanda Arnold
2018 elections
Aug. 15, 2018
Primary Results: Dems Embrace Diversity, GOP Pulls Closer to Trump As Democrats nominated several candidates whose win in November would be a historic first, Republicans continued rejecting their pre-Trump past.
By Margaret Hartmann
domestic violence
Aug. 12, 2018
Rep. Ellison on Domestic-Violence Allegations: ‘I Have Never Behaved This Way’ Karen Monahan alleged that Ellison was abusive toward her during the relationship, which ended in 2016.
By Opheli Garcia Lawler
Keith Ellison Wants to Know Exactly How Bad Mergers Have Been for the Public A day after Aetna and CVS announce their intent to merge, the newly formed “Antitrust Caucus” is pushing its first bill.
By Tess Townsend
The Socialist Takeover of the Democratic Party Is Proceeding Nicely Centrist Democrats used to distance themselves from the left ahead of their presidential runs. Now, Booker and Cuomo are doing the opposite.
By Eric Levitz
Tom Perez Edges Keith Ellison for DNC Chair The Establishment candidate narrowly defeated the insurgent favorite of Sanders campaign veterans, then began to immediately seek party unity.
By Ed Kilgore
Tom Perez Gains Ground in Race for DNC Chair South Carolina Democratic Party chair Jaime Harrison has dropped out and endorsed the former Labor secretary.
By Eric Levitz
Tom Perez Scores an Own Goal in DNC Contest The candidate of the Clinton-Obama camp seemed to be agreeing with Sanders supporters that the 2016 primaries were “rigged.” Bad idea.
By Ed Kilgore
endorsements
Feb. 6, 2017
Gloria Steinem Throws Her Support Behind Keith Ellison for DNC Chair The feminist activist said Ellison “can and will lead the Democratic Party to a principled and populist victory.”
By Gabriella Paiella
Democrats Shouldn’t Let the Race for DNC Chair Be a Battle for the Party’s Soul Democrats need to find an engineer ready to rebuild the party infrastructure and let others worry about ideology and messaging.
By Ed Kilgore
Keith Ellison Promises to Be Full-time DNC Chair If He Gets the Job He’s removed one objection to his bid. Now maybe he and other contenders can vow to keep the contest from being a party faction war.
By Ed Kilgore
Keith Ellison Is Less ‘Pro-Israel’ Than the ADL. But He Isn’t Anti-Semitic. The Anti-Defamation League’s opposition to the would-be DNC chair is about policy, not bigotry.
By Eric Levitz
early and often
Nov. 23, 2016
Biden Won’t Be DNC Chair, So the Battle Over the Party’s Future Continues Democrats close to Obama are said to have reservations about Congressman Keith Ellison, the current favorite for the job.
By Margaret Hartmann
Democrats Must Decide If an Ideological Coup Is the Best Path to Recovery Bernie Sanders is backing Keith Ellison as DNC chair to signal a party coup. Is that a good idea now? Could Howard Dean be a unifying alternative?
By Ed Kilgore
How Powerful Is the Progressive Revolt Brewing in the House? Democratic representative Keith Ellison breaks down liberal opposition to the spending bill, and what it means for the next Congress.
By Marin Cogan
tv-stained wretches
Feb. 26, 2013
By Adam Martin
early and emotional
Mar. 10, 2011
Muslim Congressman Keith Ellison Breaks Down at Peter King Hearing He was recounting the heroism of a Muslim-American who died on 9/11.
By Dan Amira
Peter King’s Witness List Released The main attraction is Muslim congressman Keith Ellison.
By Dan Amira