https://www.leftscoop.news Fri, 06 Nov 2026 18:25:26+0000 en-us hourly 1 https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/11/republicans-panic-after-blue-wave-and-scramble-to-kneecap-democratic-governors/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=65145 2026-11-06T20:07:03+00:00 Maya Bennett After electoral defeats in Texas and Georgia, Republicans pushed to curb incoming Democratic governors’ authority, reviving a tactic previously used in North Carolina, Wisconsin and Michigan when GOP candidates lost power. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/11/meghans-estranged-father-arrested-on-charges-tied-to-child-sexual-abuse-material/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=65141 2026-11-06T20:07:03+00:00 Daniel Mercer Federal agents arrested Thomas Markle Sr. near Tampa after allegations involving child sexual abuse material, while Meghan said her estrangement from her father and refusal to allow contact with her children were intended to protect them. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/11/election-results-shred-trump-and-johnsons-delusional-polling-conspiracies/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=65139 2026-11-06T20:07:03+00:00 LSN Staff Trump and Johnson claimed unfavorable polls were fabricated to discourage Republicans, but election results showed surveys generally identified the winners and often understated Democratic strength, leaving the GOP leaders’ conspiracy theories thoroughly discredited. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/11/what-the-midterm-results-really-mean-for-the-25th-amendment/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=65135 2026-11-06T20:07:03+00:00 Elena Brooks Democrats will control Congress, but the 25th Amendment remains no easy escape hatch from Trump. Section 4 and impeachment both retain steep voting requirements that would force Democrats to secure meaningful Republican support. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/11/josh-shapiros-pennsylvania-landslide-makes-him-a-formidable-2028-contender/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=65127 2026-11-06T20:07:03+00:00 Maya Bennett Josh Shapiro’s commanding Pennsylvania victory, broad demographic coalition and newly empowered Democratic legislature give him a powerful national profile as the party begins weighing who can reclaim the White House in 2028. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/11/democrats-have-a-powerful-plan-to-slam-shut-the-elon-musk-corruption-loophole/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=65124 2026-11-06T20:07:03+00:00 Julian Hayes Democrats want to close a campaign finance loophole that lets executives benefiting from federal contracts spend heavily on elections, directly confronting Musk’s enormous political spending and a form of corporate influence that voters overwhelmingly recognize as corrupt. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/11/veterans-say-firing-hegseth-is-nowhere-near-enough-and-demand-impeachment/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=65121 2026-11-06T20:07:03+00:00 Elena Brooks Veterans groups and purged military officers say removing Pete Hegseth would not settle their concerns, pressing Congress to pursue impeachment as Rep. Thomas Massie prepares an expected vote on charges spanning Iran, Caribbean strikes, retaliation and military leadership. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/11/trump-fixates-on-ballroom-as-aides-eye-exits-after-crushing-midterm-losses/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=65118 2026-11-06T20:07:03+00:00 LSN Staff After devastating Republican losses handed Democrats control of Congress, White House staffers are questioning Trump’s focus on more than $600 million in construction projects, while low morale, possible departures and recruiting problems threaten his administration’s final two years. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/11/the-gops-gerrymander-debacle-exposed-its-biggest-weakness/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=65099 2026-11-06T20:07:03+00:00 Elena Brooks Republicans redrew districts expecting 2024 voters to remain loyal, but Democrats overcame those maps and secured a commanding House majority, exposing the profound weakness of Trump’s attempt to choose a permanent electorate. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/11/alito-reportedly-digs-in-as-democrats-seize-senate-control/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=65093 2026-11-06T20:07:03+00:00 Maya Bennett Samuel Alito reportedly plans to remain on the Supreme Court, denying Trump an immediate opportunity to nominate another justice before Democrats take Senate control and leaving the timing of Alito’s eventual departure unresolved. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/11/doj-civil-rights-chief-harmeet-dhillon-resigns-as-promotion-frustrations-mount/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=65080 2026-11-06T20:07:03+00:00 Julian Hayes Harmeet Dhillon left the Justice Department after privately expressing frustration over a missed promotion and tensions with senior officials, while some White House leaders view the timing as embarrassing following major Democratic midterm victories. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/11/corporate-america-spent-two-years-courting-trump-now-its-lawyers-are-bracing-for-impact/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=65083 2026-11-06T20:07:03+00:00 Elena Brooks Major companies that spent two years courting Trump are preparing for Democratic subpoenas, while the White House explores expanded privilege and potential pardons that cannot fully shield corporations from lawsuits, market losses or reputational damage. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/11/musk-and-his-billionaire-cohorts-get-humiliated-by-voters/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=65086 2026-11-06T20:07:03+00:00 Daniel Mercer Elon Musk and other Republican megadonors spent hundreds of millions trying to rescue GOP candidates, but Democrats captured both chambers as voters delivered a costly and humiliating rejection of the billionaire backed campaign. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/11/democrats-prepare-a-subpoena-storm-of-trump-investigations/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=65089 2026-11-06T20:07:03+00:00 Julian Hayes With committee gavels and subpoena power coming in January, Democrats are preparing broad investigations into Trump’s finances, inner circle, administration and Washington projects, while weighing enforcement measures and bracing for another round of White House resistance. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/11/keisha-lance-bottoms-historic-win-roars-with-a-lesson-never-stay-down/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=65092 2026-11-06T20:07:03+00:00 Julian Hayes Keisha Lance Bottoms’ historic victory made her Georgia’s first Black woman governor, powered by her campaign strategy and years of grassroots organizing from Black women who kept building political power despite repeated rejection and defeat. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/11/byron-donalds-storms-past-history-in-a-barrier-breaking-florida-win/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=65069 2026-11-06T20:07:03+00:00 Daniel Mercer MS NOW projects Byron Donalds won Florida’s governorship, extending the Republican winning streak and becoming the first Black Republican elected governor in America while carrying a firmly conservative agenda into office. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/11/el-sayed-triumphs-over-rogers-keeps-crucial-michigan-senate-seat-blue/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=65066 2026-11-06T20:07:03+00:00 LSN Staff Progressive Abdul El-Sayed defeated Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan, preserving the Senate seat held by retiring Democratic Sen. Gary Peters and denying Republicans one of their few realistic opportunities to gain ground this fall. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/11/republicans-plot-one-last-partisan-power-grab-before-democrats-take-over/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=65062 2026-11-06T20:07:03+00:00 Julian Hayes Republicans are considering a sweeping reconciliation package before surrendering congressional control, but looming deadlines, Democratic leverage and sharp GOP divisions over spending and the debt limit could turn their final partisan sprint into another legislative faceplant. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/11/lawyer-up-new-democratic-majority-unleashes-a-wave-of-trump-investigations/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=65060 2026-11-06T20:07:03+00:00 Maya Bennett With control of Congress and committee gavels, Democrats are preparing subpoenas, hearings and investigations targeting Trump’s finances, inner circle, administration officials, the Epstein files and his sweeping projects reshaping Washington. https://www.leftscoop.news/2026/11/trump-trusted-his-gut-and-unleashed-a-brutal-blue-wave/ https://www.leftscoop.news/?p=65057 2026-11-06T20:07:03+00:00 Claire Sullivan Democrats seized the House and Senate after voters rejected Republican candidates Trump personally promoted, leaving White House aides blaming strategy, candidate quality and gasoline prices while the president insisted the historic defeat was not about him.