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In 2005, President George W. Bush’s nominee, John Roberts, became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Five years later, just over one quarter of the country (27%) disapproved of him. By last year, that disapproval number had risen to nearly half the nation: 46%.Since 2021, Gallup reports, the Supreme Court’s disapproval rating has consistently remained in the mid to upper 50s—a roughly ten-point increase compared to the previous decade. The majority

President-elect Donald Trump’s intention to levy a 25% tariff on goods imported from Mexico and Canada sent shockwaves across the country — especially on Texas’ southern border, where the vast majority of trade between the U.S. and Mexico passes through.In a post on Truth Social on Monday, Trump said he plans to levy a 25% tariff on goods from Canada and Mexico as soon he takes office until drugs and undocumented migrants stop crossing the border. He also threatened to impose a 10% tariff on all products from China, saying the country is sending illegal drugs to the U.S.Mexico, China and Canada are the U.S.'s largest trade partners, and tariffs would likely disrupt the economies of all three countries by crippling exchange among auto and electronic manufacturers, which ship goods at vari

JOHNSON COUNTY — Tony Coleman recognizes the signs all too well. A cow drools strings of saliva. Then it starts to limp, each step slower. Then it grows stiff.Then it’s quick. There’s nothing to be done. The cow dies.Since early 2023, the Grandview rancher has watched more than 35 of his 150 Black Angus cattle perish. July was especially brutal. In the span of a week, Coleman lost a 3-week-old calf; a cow; and Little Red, a strong bull full of spirit, leaving Coleman with nothing but unanswered questions.“This is destroying our lives,” Coleman said. “You never know what you're going to get every day when you get down here.”Next door, James Farmer has lost two calves, and found two of his wife’s beloved horses toppled to the ground like dominos, the

The evening before the United States' 2024 presidential election, podcast host Joe Rogan endorsed Donald Trump — saying that he agreed with Tesla/Space X CEO Elon Musk's "compelling case" for him.Rogan hadn't made an endorsement before that. But at the last minute, he officially came out in support of Trump.In an early December podcast, Rogan cited Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz — Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate — as a key factor in his support of Trump. READ MORE: M

When Teamsters President Sean O'Brien spoke at the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, some right-wing media outlets painted the speech as an example of unions moving from the Democratic Party to the GOP. But O'Brien didn't endorse Donald Trump during his speech. The Teamsters president, rather, kept his speech nonpartisan, making general comments about the struggles of the American working class.In an interview with Capitol & Maine's Kalena Thomhave, former AFL-CIO Political Director Steve Ros

The FBI and police in several states are investigating a wave of hateful texts and emails apparently targeting minorities across the United States following the presidential election. The anonymously sent messages, which may have numbered up to 500,000, varied in their specific language but had similarly menacing themes. Some referred to recipients as “selected for slavery” and ordered them to a plantation to pick cotton. Others said they’d be picked up for depor

President-elect Donald Trump has been aggressively marketing his so-called "Trump Bible" to MAGA Republicans and Christian nationalists.But according to Fortune reporter Chris Morris, the "Trump Bible" doesn't play a significant role in the recent surge in Bible sales. Rather, Morris attributes the increase to overall "anxiety."READ MORE: Mehdi Hasan rips Nikki Haley over Biden jab: 'You hated Trump'"W

President-elect Donald Trump and his party may quickly find themselves engulfed in a battle to fund the federal government that NBC News reports could "mess with" the first 100 days of his second term. What's more, writes NBC News, there appears to be "no easy answer" to resolve the situation. At issue is the fact that Congress later this month is likely to pass a stopga

In the 2024 election, many North Carolina voters were willing to split their ticket. President-elect Donald Trump carried the state, but Democratic North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein defeated far-right GOP gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson and will be sworn in as governor in 2025.North Carolina, a swing state, will have two Democratic governors in a row. But outgoing Gov. Roy Cooper and other North Carolina Democrats are slamming Republicans in the state legislature for making a "power grab" via Senate Bill 382 — which limits Stein's powers as governor in a variety of ways. READ MORE:

Since defeating Vice President Kamala Harris in the United States' 2024 presidential election, President-elect Donald Trump has made one controversial administration pick after the next. The most recent is far-right MAGA conspiracy theorist Kash Patel for FBI director — a pick that has drawn scathing criticism from both Democrats and Never Trump conservatives. Patel has promoted the false, repeatedly debunked claim that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from Trump. And in 2023, he has even called for criminal prosecutions of journalists who reported that President Joe Biden legitimately won. The New Republic's Timonthy Noah, in a