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President Trump reportedly eschews exercise because he believes it drains the body’s “finite” energy resources, but experts say this argument is flawed because the human body actually becomes stronger with exercise.

Trump’s views on exercise were mentioned in a New Yorker article this month and in “Trump Revealed,” The Washington Post’s 2016 biography of the president, which noted that Trump mostly gave up athletics after college because he “believed the human body was like a battery, with a finite amount of energy, which exercise only depleted.”

What's he accomplished? A travel ban by executive order? I don't think simply undoing everything done by your predecessor really counts.

Maybe you didn't read about the trade agreements with China

Critics pan Trump’s ‘early harvest’ trade deal with China

President accused of being outplayed by Beijing as ‘gigantic’ agreement draws derision

or the reduction in illegal immigration

, or the appointment of an excellent SC Justice. To name but three.

In Arizona, teachers can now be hired with absolutely no training in how to teach
New legislation signed into law in Arizona by Republican Gov. Doug Ducey (R) will allow teachers to be hired with no formal teaching training, as long as they have five years of experience in fields “relevant” to the subject they are teaching. What’s “relevant” isn’t clear.

The Arizona law is part of a disturbing trend nationwide to allow teachers without certification or even any teacher preparation to be hired and put immediately to work in the classroom in large part to help close persistent teacher shortages. It plays into a misconception that anyone can teach if they know a particular subject and that it is not really necessary to first learn about curriculum, classroom management and instruction.

The legislation was championed by Ducey, who has described it as a positive change that will entice “great teachers” into the classroom and help alleviate Arizona’s teacher shortages.

The state has been struggling with severe shortages as thousands of teachers have left the state in recent years for reasons including low pay, insufficient classroom resources, and so many testing requirements and teaching guidelines that they feel they have no flexibility and too little authentic instructional time.

By a 54 – 38 percent margin, American voters want the Democratic Party to win control of the U.S. House of Representatives. This is the widest margin ever measured for this question in a Quinnipiac University poll, exceeding a 5 percentage point margin for Republicans in 2013.

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Critics pan Trump’s ‘early harvest’ trade deal with China

President accused of being outplayed by Beijing as ‘gigantic’ agreement draws derision

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or the reduction in illegal immigration

Here's the chart that shows border apprehensions. The trend, obviously, has nothing to do with Trump whatsoever.
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, or the appointment of an excellent SC Justice. To name but three.

He was given a list of names from AEI and the Federalist Society and he picked one (from central casting). Now there's an accomplishment to be proud of.

More evidence that Obamacare was a complete and utter failure.

More evidence that Obamacare was a complete and utter failure.

wow, talk about having ones head up one's ass. You sure are a poster child .

What's he accomplished? A travel ban by executive order? I don't think simply undoing everything done by your predecessor really counts.