https://www.leftscoop.news Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:10:34+0000 en-us hourly 1 https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/09/trump-throws-a-global-tantrum-after-discovering-he-cant-ban-cnn-everywhere/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=63250 2026-09-23T22:32:43+00:00 Daniel Mercer Trump demanded to know why CNN was covering him at the United Nations, apparently missing that the independent body controls its own credentials and is not required to enforce his White House restrictions. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/09/can-states-finally-break-corporate-domination-of-our-politics/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=63283 2026-09-23T22:32:43+00:00 Daniel Mercer States are invoking their authority over corporate charters to challenge dark money, with Hawaii enacting Act 11 and Montana placing a reform initiative before voters as corporate campaign spending reaches record levels. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/09/trump-team-rips-health-coverage-away-from-more-than-750000-people/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=63256 2026-09-23T22:32:43+00:00 Claire Sullivan More than 750,000 Affordable Care Act enrollees are being removed as Trump officials tout a technology powered fraud crackdown, while a six month freeze on new brokers adds fresh pressure to already struggling insurance exchanges. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/09/ai-safety-panic-needs-evidence-not-fruitcake-apocalypse-fantasies/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=63280 2026-09-23T22:32:43+00:00 Claire Sullivan AI poses serious current threats through hacking, imitation, surveillance analysis, and careless laboratory security. Policymakers should confront those documented risks instead of letting powerful companies and apocalypse enthusiasts dominate regulation with unsupported fantasies about machine gods and cosmic paper clips. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/09/republicans-are-panicking-over-a-rio-grande-valley-backlash/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=63276 2026-09-23T22:32:43+00:00 Maya Bennett Republicans are pouring money into South Texas districts Trump carried as Democratic candidates report mounting anger over affordability and immigration raids, while polling shows Hispanic voters souring on Trump and strongly preferring Democratic control of Congress. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/09/rideshare-drivers-demand-a-fair-hearing-before-apps-wreck-their-livelihoods/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=63274 2026-09-23T22:32:43+00:00 LSN Staff Illinois drivers gained a path toward union representation and stronger deactivation appeals as Chicago data showed few removed workers regain access to rideshare platforms. Gregory Hardin says losing Uber access cut his income by 60%. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/09/rnc-chair-begs-voters-for-more-time-as-gop-ship-sinks/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=63269 2026-09-23T22:32:43+00:00 Daniel Mercer RNC Chair Joe Gruters responded to Republican economic troubles by blaming Biden, praising Trump, attacking Democrats over American holidays, and pleading for more time as the party heads toward the midterms. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/09/trump-claims-his-giant-vanity-arch-is-now-a-national-security-fortress/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=63262 2026-09-23T22:32:43+00:00 Maya Bennett Veterans say Trump’s proposed 25 story arch would desecrate Arlington’s historic landscape. Facing a lawsuit, Trump now claims the monument must become a military complex equipped with drones, snipers, and ammunition for national security. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/09/desperate-gop-cries-socialism-as-blue-wave-threatens-its-majority/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=63268 2026-09-23T22:32:43+00:00 Daniel Mercer The Freedom Caucus Fund is spending $6 million to revive socialism scares in six Republican districts, revealing how badly the GOP fears a blue wave as polling worsens and some candidates scramble to distance themselves from Trump. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/09/gops-massive-cash-advantage-is-crumbling-when-it-matters-most/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=63264 2026-09-23T22:32:43+00:00 Claire Sullivan Republicans are flooding competitive races with billionaire funded advertising, but weak messaging, rising living costs, and a stunning Democratic generic ballot lead suggest the GOP’s giant war chest cannot purchase an escape from electoral disaster. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/09/trumps-rotten-beef-policies-help-drive-wendys-operator-into-bankruptcy/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=63259 2026-09-23T22:32:43+00:00 Julian Hayes A Wendy’s operator with more than 300 restaurants filed for Chapter 11 after beef costs jumped 18.9%, while the Trump administration brushed aside consumer pain and offered vague promises that cheaper meat would somehow arrive soon. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/09/converse-cannot-explain-away-its-horrifying-kkk-lynching-imagery/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=63253 2026-09-23T22:32:43+00:00 Elena Brooks Converse pulled an advertisement featuring K-pop singer Karina after viewers said its white dress and dangling black sneakers evoked KKK robes and a lynching, reigniting scrutiny of corporate diversity as the company apologized for getting the image wrong. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/09/new-ice-atrocities-expose-a-cruelty-machine-without-limits/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=63176 2026-09-23T22:32:43+00:00 Elena Brooks ICE is detaining students, grandparents, asylum seekers, and people with minor citations while expanding detention camps, obscuring detainee locations, and sending immigrants to unfamiliar third countries where they lack language skills and resources. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/09/trumps-white-house-press-ban-hilariously-mutes-his-own-helipad-speech/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=63200 2026-09-23T22:32:43+00:00 Elena Brooks Trump’s ban on Politico, CNN, and MS NOW prompted major television networks to suspend pooled coverage, leaving his White House helipad ceremony without a working microphone and his remarks effectively inaudible. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/09/mamdani-plays-trump-like-a-cheap-fiddle-yet-again/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=63197 2026-09-23T22:32:43+00:00 Julian Hayes Mamdani turned another meeting with Trump into discussions about 12,000 homes and 30,000 jobs, highlighted two student releases, and walked away with yet another burst of praise from a president who cannot seem to resist him. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/09/iowa-republicans-flee-trump-as-midterm-disaster-closes-in/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=63179 2026-09-23T22:32:43+00:00 LSN Staff A Marist poll puts Ashley Hinson 8 percentage points behind Josh Turek as Iowa Republicans suddenly demand an end to Trump’s war, despite their own voting records and warnings that their fuel proposals could backfire. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/09/ukraine-is-defying-trumps-humiliating-pleas-exactly-as-it-should/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=63182 2026-09-23T22:32:43+00:00 Daniel Mercer Ukraine has continued striking Russian energy facilities despite Trump’s demands, exposing how little leverage he retained after cutting aid while he desperately tries to shift blame for rising diesel prices. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/09/what-paramounts-81-billion-settlement-means-for-movies-and-your-wallet/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=63185 2026-09-23T22:32:43+00:00 Julian Hayes Paramount’s settlement promises domestic production spending, worker protections, and annual movie quotas, but analysts warn that its $81 billion Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition could still reduce competition and hit consumers with higher prices. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/09/the-sickening-sameness-of-yet-another-ice-shooting/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=63187 2026-09-23T22:32:43+00:00 Maya Bennett Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez was shot through his car door while making a delivery, then moved into ICE detention with a bullet still lodged in his body as federal agencies assumed control of the investigation. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/09/trump-losing-gerard-baker-sets-off-deafening-conservative-alarm-bells/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=63191 2026-09-23T22:32:43+00:00 Elena Brooks Gerard Baker spent years accepting Trump’s character and political risks in exchange for promised results. Now the influential conservative columnist is questioning those results, criticizing Trump’s governing failures, and openly describing the surrounding movement as a cult.