So that’s nearly Thursday wrapped up. Here’s some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

US President Donald Trump seemed to forget that Barron Trump is just as much his child as he is Melania's during a press conference last night.

Timothy L O’Brien says describing Donald Trump’s racist baiting of four new Democratic congresswomen of different ethnic backgrounds as ‘strategic’ gives him too much credit.

A sculpture of US First Lady Melania Trump has been unveiled just outside her hometown of Sevnica, Slovenia and has been gaining traction online for the uniqueness.

US president Donald Trump finished his sojourn to Ireland with a round of golf and met a group of local schoolchildren — on the 9th green.

This is a man’s world. The airside tarmac, as Air Force One touched down in Shannon, was dotted in men

Fish and chips, sirloin steaks and piña colada cocktails were the order of the day at a relaxed dinner attended by US President Donald Trump at his Doonbeg resort on Thursday night.

Eric and Donald Junior arrived in the village shortly after 10pm last night to cheers from locals as they swept up in Range Rovers.

He will be participating in talks with representatives of the five political parties in the North along with Northern Secretary Karen Bradley.

President Michael D Higgins has lashed out at Donald Trump’s “regressive and pernicious” record on climate change as he arrives in Ireland today.

US president Donald Trump has said he is looking forward to his trip to Ireland next week.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has told US president Donald Trump that making America great again does not mean forgetting or losing sight of what makes it great already.

The Taoiseach brought forward his departure to last night to avoid being in the air when the crucial votes in the House of Commons take place tonight but is taking a personal day in the States before his formal programme commences.

In another time and another place, Rufus Wainwright would be selling millions of records and living a life of Elton John-esque fabulousness. That time was the Seventies, when tortured singer-songwriters with a knack for melody-festooned hits and off-the-cuff melodrama were quite the thing.

Institutional memory such as this, which carries the wisdom of reflection, is not valued as much as it should be in politics, writes Alison O’Connor.

Porn star Stormy Daniels believes she is now free to discuss her alleged sexual encounter with US President Donald Trump, her manager has told The Associated Press.

If you ever wanted to explain the word “metaphor” to a small child, show them a photo of this year’s White House Christmas decorations. 

Melania Trump has hit back at Donald Trump's first wife for referring to herself as "first lady".

Nothing suggests reassurance like a pair of flimsy shoes that could, in seconds, topple you, snap your ankles, and land you in the shit, writes Suzanne Harrington

Former US presidential candidate Senator John McCain has promised to beat the brain cancer he has been diagnosed with after having a blood clot removed.

Donald Trump has hinted he could change his mind on the US pulling out of the international Paris climate change deal.

Isabelle Huppert and Brigitte Macron have led the way in proving that, just because you’ve hit your 60s, it doesn’t mean you have to forget about fashion, writes Carolyn Moore.

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Being a trophy wife is not real power. Real power is never dependent on someone else’s mood and/or generosity, says Louise O’Neill.

Considering the taste for tabloid fervour across the English Channel, Ireland has something akin to a Gallic disinterest in our politicians’ private indiscretions, writes Clodagh Finn

MAYBE don’t read this if you’re eating. It involves sex with Donald Trump. Consider yourself warned, writes Suzanne Harrington. 

As Donald Trump’s offspring feel the glare of world attention, Andrea Mara looks at the fortunes of the other progeny of previous White House occupants

Professional communications advice would help the first lady avoid embarrassing mistakes, argues PR expert Kara Alaimo

US President Donald Trump will host Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Mar-a-Lago this weekend.

Massive crowds of supporters and opponents of Donald Trump are gathering in Washington as the world prepares for an extraordinary inauguration ceremony.

Complete with pout and accent.

Melania Trump will be only the second immigrant First Lady and the first to have posed nude in a magazine, writes Suzanne Harrington

Melania Trump has ditched the sexy sheath dresses for a more sedate approach, writes Carolyn Moore

Reality TV show 'The Apprentice', where the Republican candidate could write his own narrative, is key to understanding his rise, says Nancy Benac.

They’ve filmed an reunion episode, but with a twist.

The writer who helped with Donald Trump's wife's speech at the Republican Party's National Convention says she made a mistake - and has offered to resign.

LOVE him or hate him, there is no getting away from the fact Donald Trump could well become America’s next president.

Donald Trump once promised a “showbiz” convention, packed with flash, celebrities, and a “winner’s night” featuring sports stars and champion coaches.

Several hundred Donald Trump supporters — a few of them openly carrying guns as allowed under Ohio law — gathered for the first major pro-Trump rally of the four-day Republican National Convention.

Democratic and Republican presidential candidates across Iowa are scrambling for the first votes in the 2016 race for the White House, urging their supporters to take part in today’s caucuses in which outsiders Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump are pinning their hopes on a large turnout.

First lady Melania Trump.

It was cold turkey for a Co Donegal family because Kailee Flinter waited until Christmas Day to make her arrival.