https://www.leftscoop.news Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:38:53+0000 en-us hourly 1 https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/09/mike-rogers-chickens-out-and-ducks-debate-with-abdul-el-sayed/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=63051 2026-09-19T8:36:17+00:00 Elena Brooks Mike Rogers skipped a televised debate after previously expressing enthusiasm, allowing Abdul El-Sayed to confront voters’ questions alone as their closely watched Michigan Senate race remains neck and neck. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/09/alligator-alcatrazs-tiny-cages-were-likely-even-more-brutally-cramped/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=63022 2026-09-19T8:36:17+00:00 Julian Hayes Former detainees described brutal punishment boxes far smaller than those federal inspectors photographed, while suspicious transfers, relentless cage use and an inspection limited to one day left the ugliest allegations unresolved. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/09/will-democrats-once-again-refuse-to-see-the-working-class/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=63025 2026-09-19T8:36:17+00:00 Elena Brooks Democracy Corps polling shows broad enthusiasm for protecting health programs and restoring the expanded monthly Child Tax Credit, prompting a warning that House Democrats must accurately measure what working class voters want before unveiling their agenda. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/09/trump-administrations-small-business-rewrite-fuels-a-monopolization-machine/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=63028 2026-09-19T8:36:17+00:00 Julian Hayes A sweeping SBA proposal would let vastly larger companies claim small business benefits, potentially opening federal contracts, preferred financing, and matching funds to private equity portfolios while forcing genuinely small firms into brutal competition. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/09/how-corporate-cash-turns-california-democrats-into-ersatz-republicans/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=63031 2026-09-19T8:36:17+00:00 Daniel Mercer Corporate lobbyists helped kill a surveillance pricing bill after seven Assembly Democrats withdrew support, while a new database shows California’s largest corporate and conservative contributors overwhelmingly directing their campaign money toward the state’s dominant party. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/09/rogue-new-york-sheriffs-launch-brazen-revolt-against-ice-partnership-ban/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=63034 2026-09-19T8:36:17+00:00 Elena Brooks New York outlawed local 287(g) partnerships, but 15 sheriff’s departments are challenging the state in federal court, claiming Albany cannot restrict their authority to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/09/the-epas-toxic-surrender-to-the-ai-industry/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=63037 2026-09-19T8:36:17+00:00 Maya Bennett The EPA is cutting staff, enforcement, and community programs while spending millions to advance AI, weakening pollution oversight, and helping Elon Musk’s xAI fight a lawsuit over unpermitted gas turbines in Memphis. 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