https://www.leftscoop.news Fri, 23 Oct 2026 18:50:07+0000 en-us hourly 1 https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/10/inside-the-brutal-health-care-crisis-swallowing-south-l-a/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64729 2026-10-23T20:40:42+00:00 LSN Staff A South L.A. hospital already treating patients in tents and converted rooms expects devastating Medicaid losses, while every proposed funding lifeline faces legal, political, or financial obstacles that could leave vulnerable residents without essential care. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/10/california-billionaires-melt-down-over-paying-their-fair-share/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64723 2026-10-23T20:40:42+00:00 Claire Sullivan California billionaires spent heavily opposing a one time 5% wealth tax, but Mark Zuckerberg has arranged to remain in the state for at least eight years while Jensen Huang and Scott Kirby openly support making the rich pay more. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/10/musk-floods-the-gop-with-cash-to-escape-accountability/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64718 2026-10-23T20:40:42+00:00 LSN Staff Elon Musk has spent more than $442 million backing Republicans as Democrats promise congressional scrutiny of his companies, while his America PAC floods battleground states with advertisements built around the right’s favorite socialist scare campaign. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/10/trumps-justice-department-targets-key-virginia-democrat-as-election-questions-explode/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64711 2026-10-23T20:40:42+00:00 Elena Brooks Federal authorities charged powerful Virginia Democrat L. Louise Lucas and six others, but the election timing, Fox News access and the Justice Department’s credibility problems are fueling serious questions about whether politics surrounds the prosecution. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/10/kennedys-hhs-appears-caught-in-a-fourth-humiliating-ai-fiasco/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64712 2026-10-23T20:40:42+00:00 Maya Bennett A federal labor authority found widespread citation failures in an HHS arbitration filing, adding another apparent AI debacle to a department already embarrassed by nonexistent studies, a failed tool, and fabricated sources in teen pregnancy policy changes. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/10/house-democrats-sound-alarm-over-trump-teams-potential-voter-disenfranchisement-push/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64706 2026-10-23T20:40:42+00:00 Daniel Mercer House Democrats are challenging unverified Trump administration voting claims while pressing major technology platforms for details about their efforts to combat election misinformation before the 2026 midterm elections. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/10/white-house-says-melania-trump-helped-secure-a-humanitarian-lifeline-for-battered-oleshky/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64705 2026-10-23T20:40:42+00:00 Daniel Mercer The White House says Melania Trump initiated direct talks that produced an Oct. 29 ceasefire in Oleshky, opening a path for aid and evacuations as civilians endure shortages, destroyed infrastructure and looming winter. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/10/scarborough-mocks-trumps-absurd-man-of-the-century-award-as-another-gop-blunder/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64702 2026-10-23T20:40:42+00:00 Maya Bennett Joe Scarborough blasted Republicans for feeding Trump’s ego with an invented award while voters face rising living costs, arguing that the party’s loyalty to a president with 31% approval keeps producing painful political blunders. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/10/two-former-fbi-officials-face-doj-charges-over-hunter-biden-probe-statements/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64699 2026-10-23T20:40:42+00:00 Claire Sullivan A criminal complaint accuses Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides of misleading Congress about their roles in the Hunter Biden investigation, while Floris’ attorneys call the case false, political, and suspiciously timed before an election. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/10/trumps-midterm-panic-produces-done-deals-that-arent-done/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64694 2026-10-23T20:40:42+00:00 Claire Sullivan Trump is selling enormous Alaska and Iowa projects as settled victories, but governments, property records and reporting reveal unfinished negotiations, missing land and disputed funding behind his conveniently timed midterm boasts. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/10/trump-administration-launches-lawsuit-to-block-possible-democratic-victory-in-alaska-senate-race/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64691 2026-10-23T20:40:42+00:00 Claire Sullivan Trump’s Justice Department is seeking to stop Alaska from certifying a Senate result under a specific scenario that could seat Democrat Mary Peltola and help determine control of the chamber. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/10/supreme-court-rejects-trumps-push-to-enforce-prison-gender-care-ban/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64644 2026-10-23T20:40:42+00:00 Julian Hayes The justices refused to let the Trump administration enforce its ban while litigation continues, preserving an injunction that found officials failed to follow proper procedures and seriously consider years of prior care. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/10/fema-chief-tells-states-trump-is-leaving-them-to-face-disasters-alone/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64643 2026-10-23T20:40:42+00:00 Claire Sullivan FEMA Administrator Cameron Hamilton says states must prepare to manage most disasters without federal help, even as emergency management experts warn that many lack the money, personnel and capacity required to replace federal assistance. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/10/roger-marshalls-campaign-has-a-stunning-payroll-void-weeks-before-election-day/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64635 2026-10-23T20:40:42+00:00 Daniel Mercer Marshall’s campaign spent $5 million in three months without reporting payroll or salary, reviving scrutiny over who performs its daily work and whether taxpayer funded Senate staff may have crossed ethical boundaries. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/10/republicans-erupt-after-trump-envoy-calls-putin-a-humanitarian/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64636 2026-10-23T20:40:42+00:00 Claire Sullivan Republicans rebuked Steve Witkoff for praising Vladimir Putin as a humanitarian while Trump paused new Russia sanctions and Kyiv’s allies pushed Washington to apply greater pressure to end the war. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/10/ramaswamys-cruel-amy-acton-attack-ad-splinters-ohio-republicans/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64627 2026-10-23T20:40:42+00:00 LSN Staff Republicans are breaking ranks over Vivek Ramaswamy’s deeply personal attack ad against Amy Acton, while his campaign prepares a multimillion dollar advertising push and Acton receives a fundraising boost during early voting. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/10/new-mexico-sues-alleged-epstein-enablers-to-keep-them-from-estate-millions/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64626 2026-10-23T20:40:42+00:00 Daniel Mercer New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez is seeking to block Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn from estate bequests, alleging Epstein’s longtime lawyer and accountant helped facilitate and conceal his sex trafficking operation. Both men deny the allegations. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/10/meta-ordered-to-pay-25-billion-as-judge-blasts-systematic-privacy-deception/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64625 2026-10-23T20:40:42+00:00 Claire Sullivan A New Mexico judge imposed the maximum penalty allowed under state law after jurors found that Meta executives repeatedly made knowingly false statements about Cambridge Analytica, user privacy, misinformation and hate speech. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/10/troy-jackson-survived-susan-collins-in-four-debates-now-comes-the-fierce-final-sprint/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64618 2026-10-23T20:40:42+00:00 Daniel Mercer After four debates, Troy Jackson has sharpened his case against Susan Collins on Trump, economic strain and democracy, while a stronger grassroots operation confronts the enduring challenge of defeating a well branded incumbent in a race that remains extremely close. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/10/kagan-exposes-the-supreme-courts-assault-on-democracy/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64617 2026-10-23T20:40:42+00:00 Daniel Mercer Justice Elena Kagan says Supreme Court rulings on gerrymandering, voting rights and campaign finance have left democracy working worse, as voters decide control of Congress and the justices consider another election related application.