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An embattled President Donald Trump used his first commencement address to a military academy as president to defend himself Wednesday, telling graduating Coast Guard cadets that no leader in history has been treated more “unfairly” by the news media and Washington elites — and he signaled that will hunker down for a lengthy fight.

"Trump, Saying He Is Treated 'Unfairly,' Signals a Fight" is from the May 17, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Maggie Haberman and Glenn Thrush and narrated by Kristi Burns.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he had selected the former federal prosecutor Christopher Wray, now a Washington-based criminal defense lawyer who recently represented Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey in the so-called Bridgegate scandal, to be his new FBI director.

"Trump Picks Christopher Wray to Be FBI Director" is from the June 07, 2015 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Glenn Thrush and Julie Hirschfeld Davis and narrated by Kristi Burns.

Donald Trump redrew the electoral map with his rousing economic nationalism and evocation of a lost industrial age. It was a message that drew many union members to his cause. And now it is upending the alliances and tactics of the labor movement itself.

"Trump’s Inroads in Union Ranks Have Labor Leaders Scrambling" is from the February 17, 2017 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Noam Scheiber, Maggie Haberman and Glenn Thrush and narrated by Mike DelGaudio.

A phone call between President Donald Trump and the Australian prime minister is threatening to develop into a diplomatic rift between two stalwart allies after the two men exchanged harsh words over refugee policy and Trump abruptly ended the call.

President Donald Trump was restless on the flight home from his rally Friday night in Alabama, griping about the size of the crowd, wondering how his pink tie played with his audience and fretting about the low energy of the Senate candidate he was there to bolster.

"Trump’s NFL Critique a Calculated Attempt to Shore Up His Base" is from the September 25, 2017 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Glenn Thrush and Maggie Haberman and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson insisted on Wednesday that he has never considered resigning, despite what associates have described as deep frustration. But he did not deny a report that he has grown so disenchanted with President Donald Trump that he once referred to him as a “moron.”

"Trump’s Secretary of State ‘Never Considered Leaving’ the Job" is from the October 04, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Peter Baker, Maggie Haberman, and Glenn Thrush and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Erik Prince, the founder of the security contractor Blackwater, is seriously considering a Republican primary challenge for a Senate seat in Wyoming, potentially adding a high-profile contender to a fledgling drive to oust establishment lawmakers with insurgents in the mold of President Donald Trump.

"Erik Prince, Blackwater Founder, Weighs Primary Challenge to Wyoming Republican" is from the October 08, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Jeremy W. Peters, Maggie Haberman and Glenn Thrush and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Civil rights advocates plan to sue the Trump administration on Tuesday over enforcement of the 50-year-old Fair Housing Act, part of an effort to prevent discrimination in the allocation of funds for Gulf Coast hurricane housing and infrastructure reconstruction.

"Civil Rights Groups Plan to Sue HUD Over Fair Housing" is from the May 07, 2018 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Glenn Thrush and narrated by Kristi Burns.

President Donald Trump thought he could sell balky Republican senators like Ron Johnson of Wisconsin on the Senate health care bill through pleasantries, cajoling and, ultimately, some Oval Office muscle.

"Inspiring Little Fear in Senators, Trump Struggles to Sell Health Bill" is from the July 20, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Glenn Thrush and Maggie Haberman and narrated by Kristi Burns.

President Donald Trump led a national moment of silence on the 16th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Monday, the first commemoration for a New York native who has described the destruction of the Twin Towers as a defining event in his political life.

"Trump Commemorates Sept. 11 Attacks With Vow to Conquer ‘Evil’" is from the September 11, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Glenn Thrush and narrated by Kristi Burns.

President Donald Trump buoyed the white nationalist movement on Tuesday as no president has done in generations — equating activists protesting racism with the neo-Nazis and white supremacists who rampaged in Charlottesville, Virginia, over the weekend.

"Trump Gives White Supremacists an Unequivocal Boost" is from the August 16, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Glenn Thrush and Maggie Haberman and narrated by Kristi Burns.

After days of genially bombastic interactions with the news media on North Korea and the shortcomings of congressional Republicans, Trump on Saturday condemned the bloody protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, in what critics in both parties saw as muted, equivocal terms.

"Critics Slam Trump’s Tepid Condemnation of Violence on ‘Many Sides’ as Insufficient" is from the August 12, 2017 Politics section of The New York Times. It was written by Glenn Thrush and Maggie Haberman and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Sen. Chuck Schumer had just finished outlining a new Democratic immigration proposal over a working dinner at the White House on Wednesday night when President Donald Trump stopped him with a simple question: What is in it for me?

"Why Did Trump Work Again With Democrats? ‘He Likes Us,’ Schumer Says" is from the September 14, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Maggie Haberman and Glenn Thrush and narrated by Mike DelGaudio.

Rupert Murdoch has repeatedly urged President Donald Trump to fire him. Anthony Scaramucci, the president’s former communications director, thrashed him on television as a white nationalist. Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, the national security adviser, refused to even say he could work with him.

"Bannon in Limbo as President Is Urged to Oust a Firebrand" is from the August 14, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Maggie Haberman and Glenn Thrush and narrated by Caroline Miller.

Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, resigned Friday morning, telling President Donald Trump he vehemently disagreed with the appointment of New York financier Anthony Scaramucci as communications director.

"Spicer Resigns as White House Press Secretary" is from the July 21, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Glenn Thrush and narrated by Mike DelGaudio.

John F. Kelly, President Donald Trump’s new chief of staff, firmly asserted his authority on his first day in the White House on Monday, telling aides he will impose military discipline on a free-for-all West Wing, and he underscored his intent by firing Anthony Scaramucci, the bombastic communications director, 10 days after he was hired.

"Ex-General Leads Broad Shake-up at White House" is from the July 31, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Michael D. Shear, Glenn Thrush and Maggie Haberman and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

President Donald Trump’s staff is used to his complaints about Attorney General Jeff Sessions, but the Republican senators who attended a White House dinner Monday were stunned to hear him criticize the man who was once Trump’s most loyal supporter in the Senate.

"Trump’s Fury Erodes His Relationship With Sessions, an Early Ally" is from the July 20, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Glenn Thrush and Maggie Haberman and narrated by Mike DelGaudio.

President Donald Trump found himself increasingly isolated in a racial crisis of his own making on Wednesday, abandoned by the nation’s top business executives, contradicted by military leaders and shunned by Republicans outraged by his defense of white nationalist protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia.

"Trump Comments on Race Open Breach With CEOs, Military and GOP" is from the August 16, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Michael D. Shear, Glenn Thrush and Maggie Haberman and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

President Donald Trump was fed up with the grind of health care legislation, and at a dinner with Republican senators on Monday at the White House, he let them know it. He told the lawmakers how annoyed he was with one Republican who was not there, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, who had gone on television over the weekend to oppose a Senate health care bill that once held the promise of victory for Trump.

"How the Health Care Bill Failed: Republican Divisions and a Fed-up President" is from the July 18, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Jennifer Steinhauer, Glenn Thrush and Robert Pear and narrated by Kristi Burns.

Tim Scott, the lone black Republican in the Senate, delivered a pointed history lesson on America’s “300-year” legacy of racism to President Donald Trump on Wednesday in response to what he called Trump’s “sterile” response to the riots in Charlottesville, Virginia, last month.

"After Charlottesville, Black Republican Gives Trump a Lecture on Racism" is from the September 13, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Yamiche Alcindor and Glenn Thrush and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.