https://www.leftscoop.news Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:57:06+0000 en-us hourly 1 https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/10/supreme-court-rejects-trumps-push-to-enforce-prison-gender-care-ban/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64644 2026-10-22T19:22:59+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 2026-10-22T19:22:59+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 2026-10-22T19:22:59+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 2026-10-22T19:22:59+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 2026-10-22T19:22:59+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 2026-10-22T19:22:59+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 2026-10-22T19:22:59+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 2026-10-22T19:22:59+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 2026-10-22T19:22:59+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. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/10/bush-family-breaks-ranks-to-bolster-james-talarico-against-ken-paxton/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64616 2026-10-22T19:22:59+00:00 Daniel Mercer Barbara and Neil Bush are backing Democrat James Talarico against Ken Paxton, adding prominent Republican defections to a Texas Senate race where Talarico holds a slight 48.8% to 46% polling lead. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/10/gop-revives-its-racist-migrant-caravan-playbook-for-the-2026-midterms/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64609 2026-10-22T19:22:59+00:00 Julian Hayes Trump and his allies are recycling white nationalist rhetoric around riots in France, hoping racial panic can energize Republican voters despite weak public approval of his immigration policies and mounting economic pain. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/10/christina-applegates-stunning-ms-reversal-has-me-questioning-my-own-diagnosis/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64608 2026-10-22T19:22:59+00:00 Claire Sullivan After Christina Applegate learned that her five year MS diagnosis was wrong, one patient confronts the terrifying possibility that years of treatment, testing, insurance battles and hard won certainty may have been built around the wrong answer. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/10/democrats-sue-trump-over-alleged-campaign-to-intimidate-election-officials/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64607 2026-10-22T19:22:59+00:00 Maya Bennett Schumer, Jeffries and allied Democratic groups accuse the Trump administration of threatening election officials and unlawfully pressuring states over disputed voter lists, escalating a major voting rights fight just 13 days before the midterms. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/10/ilhan-omar-details-terrifying-early-morning-raid-she-says-was-designed-to-intimidate-her/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64597 2026-10-22T19:22:59+00:00 Elena Brooks Omar said up to 25 agents searched her Washington home for four to five hours and seized phones and notebooks. She says the publicity now makes remaining there unsafe amid continuing death threats. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/10/what-witkoff-was-really-buying-by-calling-putin-a-humanitarian/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64596 2026-10-22T19:22:59+00:00 LSN Staff Witkoff’s praise appealed directly to Putin’s carefully cultivated self image, but the supposed humanitarian gesture followed sanctions relief and delivered the Kremlin public flattery in exchange for one sick American prisoner. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/10/fists-fly-as-trump-struggles-to-sell-unenthusiastic-voters-on-darline-graham/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64587 2026-10-22T19:22:59+00:00 Claire Sullivan Trump returned to South Carolina to rescue Darline Graham’s Senate campaign, but repeated protest disruptions and hesitant Republican voters exposed how much work remains with less than two weeks before Election Day. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/10/trump-returns-to-iowa-as-tariffs-and-fuel-costs-hammer-farmers/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64586 2026-10-22T19:22:59+00:00 Maya Bennett Trump is campaigning for Ashley Hinson as Iowa Republicans face unexpectedly tight races, but farmers and voters say tariffs, diesel prices, fertilizer costs and the broader cost of living remain pressing concerns despite the administration’s promised relief. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/10/ayanna-pressleys-reckless-attack-on-the-democratic-party-helps-no-one/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64581 2026-10-22T19:22:59+00:00 LSN Staff Pressley accused Democratic leaders of neglecting progressive candidates, but El-Sayed is receiving tens of millions of dollars and support from major party figures as Democrats fight to hold a competitive Michigan Senate seat. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/10/kristi-noems-idle-plane-fiasco-is-still-burning-your-money/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64580 2026-10-22T19:22:59+00:00 Elena Brooks Seven Boeing 737s purchased under Kristi Noem are barely flying, while one Gulfstream is being leased to FBI Director Kash Patel and taxpayers remain stuck paying for aircraft the Department of Homeland Security was not prepared to operate. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/10/vance-defends-ramaswamys-vile-ad-as-maga-scumbags-close-ranks/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=64574 2026-10-22T19:22:59+00:00 Daniel Mercer JD Vance refused to condemn Vivek Ramaswamy’s grotesque attack ad featuring Amy Acton’s estranged mother, then used a rally near Cincinnati to praise the commercial and intensify his attacks against the Democratic candidate.