this week in trumpland
Yahoo NewsTrump runs for reelection on a platform of self-regard
The president’s self-confidence remains unshaken and will prove a central issue in the coming campaign.
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PHOTOS: The Year in Trumpland
President Trump's second year in office was filled with plenty of dramatic moments. Here are some of the most memorable.
Yahoo NewsCan Trump ride a full-throttle economy to get away from Mueller?
Donald Trump’s reelection hinges on which side of the split-screen portrayal of his presidency one chooses to dwell upon.
Yahoo NewsTrump fired his way to fame on TV, but shrinks from it in real life
The president says he didn't tell White House counsel Don McGahn to fire Robert Mueller.
Yahoo NewsTrump's 'total and complete exoneration' turns out to be fake news
The president returned to his portrayal of Robert Mueller's report as "fabricated & totally untrue."
Yahoo NewsFor Trump, 'complete and total exoneration' ain't what it used to be
Pressure grows for the full release of the special counsel's report.
Yahoo NewsDonald Trump's very good week
The president touted positive news on the economy as well as a revelation in the investigation into his campaign's ties to Russia.
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Donald Trump's week of living dangerously
From bad economic news to the ongoing government shutdown to bombshell reports that he directed his lawyer to lie to Congress, it has been a week to forget for the president.
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Now playing: Trump's latest defense — I never said 'to break the law'
The president keeps revising his explanation of hush-money payments made to two women who claimed to have had extramarital affairs with him.
Yahoo NewsDonald Trump plays 'Truth or Consequences'
Like the hit game show of Trump's youth, this week featured family memories, but it was due to a New York Times investigation.
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The week in Trumpland: Hurricane Donald rages on
The president battles hurricanes and public perception.
Yahoo NewsTrump declares mission accomplished in his bid to make America great again
The president blames the media for not sharing all the good news that's fit to print.
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The week Trump's own words caught up with him
Since before he was elected president, Donald Trump has operated in the belief that he can control his narrative through sheer force of will — and words. But this week, Trump’s relentless stream of messages seems to have come back to haunt him.
Yahoo NewsOmarosa Manigault Newman has President Trump unhinged
The release of "Unhinged: An Insider Account of the Trump White House" and the secret recordings made by its author, Omarosa Manigault Newman, get under the president's skin.
Yahoo NewsTrump rallies his base — and his base rallies for him
In yet another turbulent week for the White House, the president twice took comfort in his safest of safe spaces: the Trump rally.
Yahoo NewsTrump: 'Journalists, like all Americans, should be free from the fear of being violently attacked'
Amid a debate over what motivated the alleged gunman to carry out this week's deadly mass shooting at the Capital Gazette newspaper, President Trump took a break from his usual anti-media rhetoric to condemn the killings.
Yahoo NewsPresident Trump's empathy-free week
This week in Trump’s America, the White House struggled to answer a simple question: Don't you have any empathy?
Yahoo News'Very unfair!': Trump tweets cap another tumultuous week
The president's tweets on Friday echo a familiar frustration that he's not getting enough credit.
“More than half of mass shooters exhibited clear warning signs before committing their crimes, which makes such laws worthwhile.”
“It’s very difficult to determine if a person with no obvious criminal or mental illness history poses such a threat.”
“We will not end mass shootings, but smart public policy can reduce them.”
"A wider net is bound to ensnare many people who do not actually pose a threat.”
“They may also further dissuade gun owners from seeking mental health treatment if they fear their guns could be seized.”