https://www.leftscoop.news Sun, 01 Nov 2026 21:42:54+0000 en-us hourly 1 https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/11/senate-democrats-say-trump-administration-is-burying-a-damning-surveillance-report/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64909 2026-11-02T8:57:06+00:00 Daniel Mercer Sens. Ron Wyden and Adam Schiff say the Trump administration is illegally withholding a damning FISA surveillance report while Congress prepares to reconsider powers that allow broad collection of data, including information belonging to Americans. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/11/can-trump-doj-lawyers-be-disbarred-for-brazen-election-interference/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64906 2026-11-02T8:57:06+00:00 Daniel Mercer Justice Department lawyers could face sanctions over their attempt to intervene in Alaska’s Senate election, but losing their law licenses would require separate disciplinary proceedings that may take years to resolve. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/11/the-supreme-court-gutted-voting-rights-and-even-historic-black-turnout-cannot-make-it-right/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64902 2026-11-02T8:57:06+00:00 LSN Staff Black voters are turning out in striking numbers after the Supreme Court weakened protections against discriminatory maps, but participation alone cannot repair a system designed to dilute communities’ power or replace the sustained work required to defend democracy. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/11/james-talarico-faced-furious-black-voters-his-humble-response-could-flip-the-senate/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64900 2026-11-02T8:57:06+00:00 Elena Brooks After Black voters demanded respect, investment and accountability, James Talarico listened, stayed in the room and committed $25 million to outreach. His support climbed to 79%, potentially giving Democrats their strongest Texas Senate opportunity in decades. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/11/the-pardon-politics-lurking-behind-nicki-minajs-maga-rage-at-kathy-hochul/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64896 2026-11-02T8:57:06+00:00 LSN Staff Nicki Minaj’s husband and brother have convictions under federal and New York authority, placing clemency power with Trump and Hochul as the rapper embraces MAGA politics and unleashes increasingly hostile attacks on the Democratic governor. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/11/trumps-mob-boss-presidency-demands-a-cut-or-else/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64894 2026-11-02T8:57:06+00:00 LSN Staff Trump reportedly expects associates who profit from his orbit to direct money toward his presidential library, turning political proximity into an apparent tribute system backed by the looming power of the presidency. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/11/gop-gerrymandered-these-seats-and-is-now-spending-millions-to-rescue-them/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64891 2026-11-02T8:57:06+00:00 Elena Brooks Republicans designed new congressional districts to help their party, but five are now toss ups. The GOP is spending millions more than Democrats to defend seats weakened by Trump’s unpopularity, economic concerns and the war in Iran. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/11/trumps-washed-up-rock-star-presidency-is-crashing-into-its-final-act/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64888 2026-11-02T8:57:06+00:00 Elena Brooks Trump is scrambling to protect Republican seats in deeply conservative states as voters tire of his familiar act, his political operation stumbles and the approaching midterms threaten two more years of bitter conflict and presidential chaos. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/11/will-trumps-illegal-election-schemes-sabotage-the-blue-wave/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64885 2026-11-02T8:57:06+00:00 Julian Hayes Trump’s election interference campaign keeps losing in court, but intimidation, ballot seizures, suppression, and certification delays remain serious risks as legal groups and state officials prepare to protect voters and preserve a likely Democratic wave. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/11/adam-hamiltons-moral-crusade-puts-kansas-in-play/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64882 2026-11-02T8:57:06+00:00 Elena Brooks Pastor Adam Hamilton has made Kansas’s Senate race a toss up by condemning cruelty and political chaos, though his cautious response to corporate power raises questions about how far his moral crusade would extend in Washington. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/11/rubio-blasts-out-a-brazen-cia-recruitment-pitch-to-cuban-turncoats/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64878 2026-11-02T8:57:06+00:00 Claire Sullivan Marco Rubio publicly urged Cubans to partner with the CIA, prompting coup comparisons and fresh questions about why anyone should trust an administration that advertises regime change ambitions while offering potential partners no guaranteed protection. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/11/house-judiciary-democrats-release-sweeping-report-alleging-trumps-epstein-involvement/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64876 2026-11-02T8:57:06+00:00 Daniel Mercer House Judiciary Democrats allege Trump participated in Epstein’s abuse and accuse Justice Department officials of concealing evidence, while the White House rejects the claims and Democrats demand an independent special counsel. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/11/trump-melts-down-over-cheesecake-factory-joke-and-proves-obama-brutally-right/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64870 2026-11-02T8:57:06+00:00 Maya Bennett Obama mocked Trump’s obsession with gold and White House renovations, then watched Trump devote minutes at two Monday appearances to defending those projects, touting artisans and attacking Obama while reinforcing the joke’s central point. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/11/flavio-bolsonaro-loses-in-brazil-and-maga-instantly-screams-rigged/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64873 2026-11-02T8:57:06+00:00 Claire Sullivan Lula’s comeback victory over Flávio Bolsonaro triggered baseless fraud accusations from American right wing figures, while Bolsonaro refused to concede and members of his family pressed for international pressure against the Brazilian election result. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/11/trump-returns-to-texas-deploying-football-stars-in-high-stakes-gop-push/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64867 2026-11-02T8:57:06+00:00 Julian Hayes Trump is returning to Texas with football celebrities as Republicans scramble to boost turnout for Ken Paxton, who trails Democrat James Talarico in a Senate contest fueled by extraordinary spending and carrying major consequences for control of Congress. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/11/democrats-demand-zuckerberg-explain-instagrams-stunning-no-kings-shutdown/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64864 2026-11-02T8:57:06+00:00 Elena Brooks Reps. Robert Garcia and Jamie Raskin want Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg to explain why Instagram suspended the main No Kings account shortly before Election Day, rejecting the company’s automated enforcement excuse as increasingly difficult to believe. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/11/the-right-has-blown-past-birtherism-into-something-far-darker/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64858 2026-11-02T8:57:06+00:00 Maya Bennett At a Michigan rally, attacks on Abdul El-Sayed went beyond questioning citizenship documents and instead rejected their legitimacy, revealing a right wing push to define American identity through political, racial and ethnic standards rather than constitutional rights. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/11/rfk-jr-unleashes-ugly-fact-free-smear-against-arab-muslims-in-michigan/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64861 2026-11-02T8:57:06+00:00 Daniel Mercer At a Michigan campaign event, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attacked the scientific and literary accomplishments of “Arab Muslims,” making plainly inaccurate claims as Republicans lean into Islamophobic rhetoric before crucial contests. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/11/the-rights-obama-cheesecake-factory-meltdown-is-even-more-hilarious/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64855 2026-11-02T8:57:06+00:00 Daniel Mercer Conservatives tried turning Obama’s Cheesecake Factory joke into a populist controversy, but the chain’s gaudy decor, affluent locations, and hefty menu prices left the right’s manufactured outrage looking more like another internet punchline. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/11/elon-musks-442-million-election-blitz-exposes-an-ugly-racist-agenda/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64852 2026-11-02T8:57:06+00:00 Daniel Mercer Campaign filings show Elon Musk has spent at least $442 million helping the GOP, while America PAC ads target prominent Democrats and transgender people under rhetoric about saving Western civilization that echoes white supremacist talking points.