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just now (717+ words) Mother Jones writers Pema Levy and Ari Berman say that President Donald Trump "owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man" " Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts. "Twenty years ago, John Roberts promised that as chief justice of the Supreme Court, he would be like an umpire, calling balls and strikes," they write. "His promise charmed senators and the media, who believed that his predilection for executive power and long-held antipathy for civil rights could be moderated by this commitment to faithfully apply the law," they add. But Roberts wasn't what he seemed, they say. "The delusion was so powerful that for two decades, the media defaulted to portraying him as a moderate institutionalist, pointing to high-profile decisions " to uphold parts of the Affordable Care Act or striking down President Donald Trump's attempt to ask about citizenship in the…...

12+ min ago (274+ words) On Friday via Truth Social, President Donald Trump announced that he plans to pardon the former president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hern'ndez, who was sentenced to 45 years in U.S. federal prison on drug trafficking and weapons charges. A federal jury convicted him in March 2024 on three counts related to drug trafficking and firearms conspiracies. He was sentenced on June 26, 2024, to 45 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay an $8 million fine. "I will be granting a Full and Complete Pardon to Former President Juan Orlando Hernandez who has been, according to many people that I greatly respect, treated very harshly and unfairly," wrote Trump on Truth Social. "This cannot be allowed to happen, especially now, after Tito Asfura wins the Election, when Honduras will be on its way to Great Political and Financial…...

14+ min ago (355+ words) Suspect charged in daring Louvre heist had six previous convictions, prosecutors say. France has charged the fourth alleged member of a four-person gang arrested over last month's jewel heist at the Louvre, officials said. Prosecutor Laure Beccuau, whose office is heading the investigation, on Friday said the 39-year-old man has a criminal record, with six previous convictions. On October 19, the gang raided the world's most-visited art museum in broad daylight, taking just seven minutes to steal jewellery worth an estimated $102m before fleeing on scooters. "Already convicted six times, this man was known to courts for various offences, such as pimping, driving without a licence, and receiving stolen goods," Beccuau said in a statement. The prosecutor's statement did not say what role, exactly, the man is thought to have played in the heist. The four suspects believed to have carried out…...

15+ min ago (223+ words) A health expert has called out the Trump administration over what he calls the "sharpest threat" in decades. The U.S. Department of Education has claimed it will redefine what it considers a "professional degree," claiming it's tied to an attempt to reduce costs. The department has planned to recategorize nursing, public health, social work, physician assistant studies, audiology and physical therapy as "nonprofessional." "But in truth, it poses one of the sharpest threats in decades to our nation's health'workforce pipeline and Americans' access to care," Ngo wrote. "It will impact whether a child in a rural county, a senior in care, or a parent or child in an underserved community will get the care and services they need." The added financial pressure will make graduate degrees further out of reach for students and ultimately take away from the American health care…...

19+ min ago (838+ words) President Donald Trump's attempt to redraw U.S. House districts in a deep-red state just hit another roadblock, after one Republican state senator announced that Trump's use of a slur cost him his vote on the plan.Politico reporter Adam Wren tweeted Friday that Indiana state senator Michael Bohacek (R) announced he would not be supporting Trump's mid-decade redistricting plan in the Hoosier State after he called Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) "seriously retarded." The Republican lawmaker made the announcement on his official Facebook page, and said that as a parent of a child with Down Syndrome, he couldn't endorse Trump's plan due to his use of the word (which the Special Olympics considers a slur)."I have been an unapologetic advocate for people with intellectual disabilities since the birth of my second daughter. Those of you that don't know me or my family…...

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25+ min ago (259+ words) Republicans have looked to a battleground Wisconsin race to recover from election losses in November. "Republicans" lone hope lies in energizing enough of their own voters," Alec Zimmerman, communications director for Sen. Ron Johnson during his 2022 campaign, told the outlet. "There"s not some large group in the middle that"s swayable, but this is a really low-turnout election, and whoever gets their team to the polls better is going to win. I really think that that"s where their focus has to be," Zimmerman said. Although the elections are technically nonpartisan, the contest has become heated over the upcoming potential cases it's expected to handle. Maria Lazar, a conservative candidate for the court and longtime appellate court judge, said in order to win the race, it's important not to focus on political parties or extremes. "This is not a…...

30+ min ago (247+ words) Indiana state Senator Mike Bohacek (R) publicly declared he will vote against President Donald Trump-backed redistricting efforts in his state as he raged against the president's use of a slur Friday to insult Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D). Bohacek, a Republican from Michiana whose daughter has Down syndrome, said Trump's Friday remark " using the word "retard" " crossed a personal line. The president hurled the slur in a late-night anti-immigration tirade during which he branded the Democrat "seriously retarded." Taking to Facebook, the lawmaker warned that "words have consequences" and he would be voting "NO" on redistricting efforts until Trump could prove his "policies and behavior deserve a congressional majority": His break comes at a tense moment for Indiana Republicans, who are weighing whether to redraw the state's congressional map just four years after completing the once-a-decade process. Trump has been urging GOP-led…...

33+ min ago (333+ words) The former boyfriend of slain National Guardsman Sarah Beckstrom told CNN on Friday that Beckstrom was frustrated because she felt her hands were tied during her deployment to Washington, D.C. Twenty-year-old Beckstrom and 24-year-old Andrew Wolfe were shot while on patrol on Thanksgiving Eve. Beckstrom succumbed to her wounds, while Wolfe remains hospitalized in critical condition. A 29-year-old Afghan immigrant is in custody, charged with the shootings. CNN's Gabe Cohen traveled to West Virginia, where he asked Beckstrom's former boyfriend Adam Carr, "Did she believe in the mission of being there? Did she think it was important, or did she think they didn't belong there, the West Virginia National Guard?" "It was mixed," Carr said. "She got deputized in there, and they gave them no rights to do anything." She was like, "People spit towards us, cuss at us, throw things…...

37+ min ago (270+ words) President Donald Trump used his Truth Social account on Friday to announce that he intends to grant a "Full and Complete Pardon" to former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez " a convicted drug trafficker sentenced last year to 45 years in U.S. federal prison for helping move massive quantities of cocaine into the United States. The move comes after months of lobbying from several MAGA-aligned figures, including staunch ally Roger Stone, who has publicly urged Trump to pardon the former Honduran leader and cast doubt on the fairness of the conviction. In announcing his new pardon plans Friday, Trump portrayed Hernandez, who was extradited to the U.S in 2024 and convicted after a lengthy trial, as the true victim. In his post, the president claimed Hernandez had been "treated very harshly and unfairly," adding that the information came to him "according to many people…...