Peter Baker

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

@farhip @washingtonpost Followed in Fred's footsteps at the Post for many years, from Fairfax to Richmond to Russia. @sbg1 and I lived in the same Moscow apartment where he and @poohshapiro had lived. He left enormous shoes that none of us who followed could ever fill. Thinking of Pooh and the family. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

@farhip @washingtonpost Devastating news. Fred was a first-rate journalist, smart and incisive, gentle but strong, open minded and thoughtful but never fooled by the propagandists of Washington or Moscow. Most of all, he was the epitome of decency and principle in an indecent and unprincipled age. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"Trauma wrapped in a trauma": After centuries of shared history, Putin's latest brinkmanship reminds us that Russia cares far more about Ukraine than the West ever will. ⁦@antontroian⁩ https://t.co/qKdqA9jGBY — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

From “Rupus Cornpone” to “Woody Woodpecker” to “the Slim Reaper,” @TeviTroy reminds us of the long history of White House nicknames, many of them intended to cut a rival down to size. https://t.co/GZ8RghNGSr — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

While some Democrats promote the term “Latinx," the Hispanic community has not embraced it, according to new poll. Only 2% refer to themselves as Latinx, while 68% call themselves “Hispanic” and 21% favored “Latino” or “Latina.” @MarcACaputo @sabrod123 https://t.co/sLnvv0D2A3 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

“He was in a sense Mr. America": From Pat Leahy on the left to Newt Gingrich on the right, Washington remembers Bob Dole and reflects on how much has changed since his era. ⁦@SherylNYT⁩ https://t.co/Tht9ka76DS — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

When Bob Dole was first elected to Congress and a reporter asked what his agenda would be, he said, “I’m going to sit and watch for a couple of days, and then I’ll stand up for what’s right.” Tom Daschle remembers his friend and colleague across the aisle. https://t.co/6t79Hv6DKg — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

From the day Trump tested positive for covid until his hospitalization, he came in contact with more than 500 people, either those in proximity to him or at crowded events, not including rallygoers. ⁦@AshleyRParker⁩ ⁦@jdawsey1⁩ https://t.co/fq4Tz2OYsk — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

From social media to book publishing to phones, the political right is building its own infrastructure to circumvent what it sees as an increasingly liberal internet and media ecosystem. ⁦@sarafischer⁩ ⁦@danprimack⁩ https://t.co/8zAKlYRJa7 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

@LarrySabato @sbg1 Is there anyone in American politics today who is as funny as Dole was? Not very humorous times, of course. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @AP: BREAKING: Buck O’Neil, a champion of Black ballplayers during a monumental, eight-decade career on and off the field, along with Gi… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Heinicke and crew are playing some exciting football lately and it's awesome to watch. Who would have thought just a month ago that the playoffs would be within reach? If only they had a name for us to cheer. "Go Footballers!" just doesn't slip off the tongue. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RIP Bob Dole, the plain-spoken son of the prairie who overcame Dust Bowl deprivation in Kansas and grievous battle wounds in Italy to become Senate majority leader and last of the World War II generation to win a presidential nomination. ⁦@kseelye⁩ https://t.co/862HUCTLlA — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Yellen claimed the CBO found that Biden's social spending and climate plan was "fully paid for," but in fact it did not accept administration claims about revenue from enhanced IRS and found that the plan would add to the deficit. ⁦@GlennKesslerWP⁩ https://t.co/TgnVpD7p2M — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

A Quinnipiac University poll last month found that 61% of Americans said the Supreme Court was mainly motivated by politics, while 32% said it was mainly motivated by the law. Three years ago, the corresponding numbers were 50 and 42%. ⁦@adamliptak⁩ https://t.co/43bdaOxKTT — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Biden has outpaced Trump in installing federal judges in his first year, sending 64 nominations and confirming 28 so far versus 57 sent by his predecessor at this point and 13 confirmed. But resistance is rising. ⁦@hillhulse⁩ https://t.co/fJjm78Fin9 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Nearly four months after the Taliban seized power, Afghanistan is on the brink of a mass starvation that threatens to kill a million children--more than the total number of civilians directly killed in the war over the past 20 years. ⁦@cegoldbaum⁩ https://t.co/iqdpn9rtDb — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Gay Talese would be proud of @WilliamCohan ... — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Biden to hold video call with Putin on Tuesday, White House says, and will use the talk to "underscore U.S. concerns with Russian military activities on the border with Ukraine and reaffirm the United States’ support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine." — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

The Omicron variant appears to spread more than twice as quickly as Delta, which had been considered the most contagious version of the covid virus, according to South African scientists. @apoorva_nyc https://t.co/B6eSdB9xK1 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"Iran is breaking with almost all of the difficult compromises crafted in months of tough negotiations and is demanding substantial changes to the text," which had been 70-80% finished, European governments say. ⁦@StevenErlanger⁩ https://t.co/0uRoRNBsZY — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"I am still here": The Afghan ambassador from a government that no longer exists remains in her embassy in Washington with no resources, authority or country. ⁦@jestei⁩ https://t.co/ScT3qnmUGc — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

@MasonMornings @juliemason @SXMPOTUS @BillPressPod @TonyFratto @SteveScully @elliotcwilliams Hard to believe it's been 10 years of @juliemason on the air already, but here's looking forward to many more for Washington's smartest radio host. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Employers added 210,000 jobs last month, well below the half-million gain that had been expected, another worrisome sign for Biden. @NelsonSchwartz @talmonsmith https://t.co/XvaYqPOite — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Trump lost millions of dollars on his DC hotel during presidency but could reap a $100 million profit in selling it to a Miami-based investment firm. ⁦@jocwapo⁩ @Fahrenthold⁩ https://t.co/70xdIWHKI1 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Democratic pollster: “We have a problem. We’ve got a national branding problem that is probably deeper than a lot of people suspect. Our party thinks maybe some things we’re saying aren’t cutting through, but I think it’s much deeper than that.” @jmartNYT https://t.co/9P7xE4OKu0 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Trump and his allies have tried to conflate the discredited Steele dossier with the investigation into Russian election interference but the available evidence indicates that it was largely tangential to that probe. ⁦@charlie_savage⁩ breaks it down. https://t.co/HuJC0XFAbF — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

The founder of a large Christian television network that called covid a satanic attack that should not be treated with vaccines dies after contracting the coronavirus. ⁦@mboorstein⁩ https://t.co/60e509dFE1 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @kaitlancollins: NEWS — the CDC has identified first case of Omicron in the US in California, per a source. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @shearm: Hours after he received the call from Meadows informing him of a positive test, Trump came to the back of AF1 without a mask an… — PolitiTweet.org