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President Donald Trump on Friday suggested British intelligence officials were aware of the assailant or assailants behind an unfolding terrorist attack on the London subway, an assertion that British officials called unhelpful speculation.

"Trump’s Speculation on London Attack ‘Unhelpful,’ British Officials Say" is from the September 15, 2017 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Eileen Sullivan and Maggie Haberman and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

North Korea launched a missile Friday that was in the air for 45 minutes before landing off Hokkaido, the northernmost Japanese island, officials from the United States, South Korea and Japan reported.

"North Korea Launches Ballistic Missile, Pentagon Says" is from the July 28, 2017 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Choe Sang Hun and Eileen Sullivan and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

President Donald Trump shared videos on Twitter on Wednesday morning that supposedly portray Muslims committing acts of violence, images that are likely to fuel anti-Islam sentiments popular among the president’s political base in the United States and that prompted the office of Britain’s prime minister to issue a statement condemning the tweets.

"Trump Shares Inflammatory Anti-Muslim Videos, and Britain’s Leader Condemns Them" is from the November 29, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Eileen Sullivan and Dan Bilefsky and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the Second Amendment — the right to keep and bear arms — “will never be repealed,” responding to an opinion piece written by a retired Supreme Court justice who called for just that.

"Trump Says Second Amendment ‘Will Never Be Repealed’" is from the March 28, 2018 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Eileen Sullivan and narrated by Kristi Burns.

President Donald Trump turned to Twitter early Wednesday to dismiss the sketch of the man a pornographic actress claims threatened her years ago on his behalf. It was just the second time the president weighed in on the subject after weeks of frenzied news media coverage.

"Trump Mocks Sketch of Man Who Allegedly Threatened Stormy Daniels" is from the April 18, 2018 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Eileen Sullivan and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

President Donald Trump on Thursday boasted, incorrectly, that his State of the Union address drew the highest number of viewers in history. He was off by millions of people.

"Trump Boasts, Incorrectly, That His State of the Union Drew the Largest Viewership" is from the February 01, 2018 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Eileen Sullivan and Linda Qiu and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Senators on Thursday implored Mike Pompeo, the CIA director nominated to be secretary of state, to stabilize the Trump administration’s erratic diplomacy by standing up to Russia and other adversaries and reinstalling U.S. influence among allies.

"Senators Urge Secretary of State Pick to Avoid Trump’s ‘Worst Instincts’" is from the April 12, 2018 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Gardiner Harris and Eileen Sullivan and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

President Donald Trump suggested again Thursday that Puerto Rico bore some of the blame for its current crisis following twin hurricanes, and that there were limits to how long he would keep troops and federal emergency workers on the island to help.

"Trump Warns Puerto Rico Weeks After Storms: Federal Help Cannot Stay ‘Forever’" is from the October 12, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Peter Baker and Eileen Sullivan and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Attempting to shift the blame for Russian interference in the 2016 election, President Donald Trump suggested in Twitter posts Tuesday that the previous administration did not do enough to prevent the Kremlin’s influence campaign and that President Barack Obama was dismissive of the threat.

"Trump Tries to Shift Blame to Obama for Not Countering Russian Meddling" is from the February 20, 2018 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Eileen Sullivan and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

President Donald Trump appeared to offer his condolences for the wrong mass shooting Tuesday in a late-night Twitter post, which was later deleted.

"Trump Offers Condolences, for the Wrong Mass Shooting" is from the November 15, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Eileen Sullivan and Michael D. Shear and narrated by Archie Montgomery.

The Trump administration announced Thursday that it would withdraw from UNESCO, the United Nations cultural organization, after years of the United States distancing itself because of what it called the group’s “anti-Israel bias.”

"U.S. Will Withdraw From UNESCO, Citing Its ‘Anti-Israel Bias’" is from the October 12, 2017 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Eileen Sullivan and narrated by Kristi Burns.

President Donald Trump contradicted his own White House and top national security officials Thursday in a Twitter post that criticized an important surveillance law just as Congress began debating whether to approve it. But less than two hours later, the president appeared to reverse himself, telling lawmakers to “Get smart!”

"Trump Tweets Support for Limiting Surveillance Law, Then Reverses Himself" is from the January 11, 2018 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Eileen Sullivan and Nicholas Fandos and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

President Donald Trump trained his rancor on federal investigators Monday and appeared to warn that negative material would emerge about the prosecutors leading the inquiry into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election.

"Trump Criticizes Investigators, Citing ‘Unrevealed Conflicts of Interest’" is from the May 07, 2018 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Eileen Sullivan and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

President Donald Trump nominated a pharmaceutical executive to be the next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.The nominee, Alex M. Azar II, served as a deputy at the department under former President George W. Bush. Until January, he was the head of the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly’s U.S. division.

"Trump Chooses Azar for Health and Human Services Secretary" is from the November 13, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Eileen Sullivan and Michael D. Shear and narrated by Kristi Burns.

President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael D. Cohen, asked a federal judge in Manhattan on Friday to block the Justice Department from reading documents related to his decadelong legal representation of Trump and that were taken in a recent FBI raid.

"Cohen Asks Judge to Shield Trump Files From Prosecutors" is from the April 13, 2018 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Benjamin Weiser, Eileen Sullivan, Matt Apuzzo and William K. Rashbaum and narrated by Caroline Miller.

A former Trump campaign adviser told Congress he had a private conversation with a Russian deputy prime minister during the 2016 presidential campaign and that at least two members of the president’s team were aware, providing more details to what is publicly known about Moscow’s access to President Donald Trump’s circle, according to a congressional transcript released late Monday.

"Trump Adviser Page Describes Meeting With Russian Official During 2016 Campaign" is from the November 07, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Eileen Sullivan and Adam Goldman and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

President Donald Trump defended his pugnacious approach to trade policy Friday, just hours after he doubled down on a White House plan to punish China by threatening to levy tariffs on an additional $100 billion in Chinese imports.

"White House Defends Trade Policies as Trump Aims New Threat at China" is from the April 06, 2018 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Ana Swanson and Eileen Sullivan and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

President Donald Trump put Syria and Russia on notice Wednesday morning in a Twitter post, promising that missiles fired at Syria “will be coming, nice and new and ‘smart!'” and telling the Kremlin that it should not partner with a “Gas Killing Animal who kills his people and enjoys it!” After the threat, the president said in a separate tweet that relations between the United States and Russia are worse than ever.

"Trump Promises Strike on Syria and Warns Russia Against Backing Assad" is from the April 11, 2018 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Eileen Sullivan and Michael D. Shear and narrated by Kristi Burns.

President Donald Trump said in a tweet early Thursday that he had never telegraphed the timing of an attack on Syria, and that such a strike — for which he put Russia and Syria on notice just one day earlier — “could be very soon or not so soon at all!”

"Trump Says Attack on Syria ‘Could Be Very Soon or Not So Soon at All’" is from the April 12, 2018 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Eileen Sullivan and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Rep. Frederica S. Wilson said Friday that President Donald Trump’s chief of staff lied about her role in a 2015 dedication ceremony for a federal building, escalating the back-and-forth jabs between her and the White House that started over a condolence call the president made to the wife of a fallen soldier.

"Congresswoman Accuses Kelly of Lying, Escalating Dispute Over Trump’s Condolence Call" is from the October 20, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Eileen Sullivan and narrated by Mike DelGaudio.