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Why bringing back the Presidential Fitness Test is exactly what America needs, even if you hated it

When I was in fifth grade, I aced the Presidential Fitness Test. Not because I was some athletic prodigy — I was a large child who’d later become a big man — but because we had a pull-up bar at home. My parents had installed it in a doorway, and like my 5-year-old daughter today, […]

The return of the ‘King of the Hill’

King of the Hill aired the final episode of its original run on Sept. 13, 2009, when then-President Barack Obama still enjoyed a double-digit net approval rating, the BlackBerry was still the premier smart device, and Donald Trump seemed to be fading permanently from public life as The Apprentice‘s schtick wore thin. At the risk […]

Trump nominates federal prosecutor to 7th Circuit Court of Appeals

President Trump on Thursday evening nominated Assistant U.S. Attorney Rebecca Taibleson to serve as a judge on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, making her the sixth federal appeals court nominee of his second term. "It is my Great Honor to nominate Rebecca Taibleson to serve as a Judge on the United States Court of...

Trump says he’d like to see journalists granted Gaza access

President Trump said on Thursday that he would like to see foreign journalists granted access to the Gaza Strip by Israel. "I'd like to see that happen, sure," the president told reporters at the White House.  "I would be very fine with journalists going. And it's a very dangerous position to be in, as you...

Minnesota shooting suspect Vance Boelter indicted on state charges

A Minnesota man accused of killing State House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, Vance Boelter, was indicted on Thursday by a grand jury on eight charges, including two counts of first-degree murder.  Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced that Boelter, who was also accused of injuring another Democratic Party state lawmaker and his...

Trump Clashes With Reporter Over Tariffs, Citing Pandemic and ‘Fighting Lunatics’

President Donald Trump drilled into a reporter over a question on tariffs on Thursday, telling him that he had to spend his first term "fighting lunatics like you."

International Support for Palestinian State Impedes Ceasefire Deal, Emboldens Hamas: Rubio

Rubio’s comments come as President Donald Trump’s Mideast envoy travels to Israel.

Trump revives Presidential Fitness Test alongside famous athletes at White House event

President Trump on Thursday revived the Presidential Fitness Test in public schools, saying it was to ensure young Americans are healthy and active.

Education Department calls on states to use flexibilities and opt out of ‘burdensome’ programs

The Department of Education is calling on school officials to get out of burdensome provisions and federal programs in their schools, as part of the Trump administration push to send education back to the states.

Biden’s longest-serving aide tells House probe aging president’s brain was getting better, not worse

Mike Donilon, a top aide to President Biden who cashed in as a highly paid advisor to his suspended 20204 campaign, told House investigators Thursday that Mr. Biden showed no signs of mental decline while in office.

Whatley enters North Carolina Senate race with Trump, GOP leaders’ endorsement

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley on Thursday announced his 2026 bid for the open North Carolina U.S. Senate seat, entering the race with endorsements from President Trump and top GOP leaders.

Majority of Senate Democrats are now willing to block arms sales to Israel

A growing number of Senate Democrats are starting to shift their criticisms of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's handling of the war in Gaza from words into actions.

A Democrat in the middle of the Israel firestorm

Democratic Rep. Sara Jacobs personifies the conflict within her party over U.S. support for Israel and the nightmare in Gaza — and the increasingly...

Longtime Biden aide testifies he stood to earn up to $8M had president won re-election

Michael Donilon, an advisor to former President Joe Biden, sat down with House Oversight Committee investigators for roughly six hours Thursday.

Elon Musk gave the GOP $10M while he was fighting with Trump

A month after saying he had “done enough” political spending — and amid a bitter falling out with President Donald Trump — Elon Musk...

Secret Service must ‘course correct’ after alleged smuggling episode on Trump trip, former agent says

President Donald Trump is facing growing threats, and the Secret Service must move to "course correct" to address all of them, a former agent said.

Former blue state GOP lawmaker reveals why she’s not seeking re-election: ‘I have other goals’

Michelle Steel's decision not to run for Congress in 2026 opens a door to a competitive Republican primary in a California district she narrowly lost in November.

DHS scoops up trans illegal alien charged with heinous crime on child in sanctuary city: ‘Worst of the worst’

A transgender illegal alien from Colombia, Nicol Alexandra Contreras-Suarez, is being charged with child rape in the sanctuary city of New York, according to the DHS.

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