Peter Baker

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Charlie Baker won't run again in Massachusetts. He would have been the favorite but "he was also a relic of the pre-Trump Republican Party that now exists mostly in television green rooms and Washington think tanks," writes ⁦@reidepstein⁩ https://t.co/W7qcOOBCvF — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Reagan's former solicitor general, who once argued before the Supreme Court that it should overturn Roe v. Wade, has changed his mind and now believes such a move "would be an act of constitutional vandalism." https://t.co/5fqJ1fj1j8 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Supreme Court seems poised to uphold a Mississippi law that bans abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, based on sometimes tense and heated questioning at a momentous argument in the most important abortion case in decades. @adamliptak https://t.co/m3iwJvojku — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

“Washington has long been captivated by fallen star narratives," writes ⁦@MarkLeibovich⁩. "This has made Mr. Sullivan a figure of fascination in recent months, something between sympathy and schadenfreude." https://t.co/V9xDjU9vdF — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

As the new covid variant surges, conservative congressional Republicans plot to close down the government to thwart vaccine mandates. ⁦@rachaelmbade⁩ ⁦@EugeneDaniels2⁩ ⁦@RyanLizza⁩ ⁦@tarapalmeri⁩ https://t.co/xvyf5WhwKU — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Trump first secretly tested positive for covid three days before his opening debate against Biden but then covered it up, Meadows reveals in new book. ⁦@MartinPengelly⁩ https://t.co/KgC3KwMftO — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

A year after Trump sought to subvert the results of the 2020 election, he and his supporters are pushing an ambitious plan to place loyalists in key positions across the administration of US elections. @AmyEGardner @thamburger @jdawsey1 https://t.co/DyzGI3AcLT — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Two weeks after Russia destroyed a satellite creating 1,700 trackable fragments, NASA is forced to call off a planned spacewalk outside the International Space Station due to risk of debris. Not clear if it’s debris from the Russia strike. @cbs_spacenews https://t.co/3r8n2yochE — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

.@PeterHotez calculates that 150,000 unvaccinated people in the United States have died of covid since June 1, when the vaccine was widely available. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Biden knew a travel ban would draw objections and only slow not stop the spread of the Omicron variant. But he concluded that it would be better to be criticized for something you do, rather than for something you don’t do, report @shearm and @SherylNYT https://t.co/72WhW8mOps — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @JakeSherman: With the news that @RepTomSuozzi is going to announce a run for governor of New York, House Democrats have more retirement… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Japan joins Israel and Morocco in barring all foreign travelers, and Australia delays reopening its borders for two weeks, as more countries seal themselves off in response to the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus. @IKershner https://t.co/ovWCSUop3z — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Amid fears of a new arms race, the Biden administration is trying to nudge China’s leadership into a conversation about its nuclear capability, the kind of dialogue that Beijing has long resisted. ⁦@SangerNYT⁩ ⁦@WilliamJBroad⁩ https://t.co/4lMiuSR5L0 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Just because Mueller didn’t consider it a criminal conspiracy doesn’t mean there weren't an awful lot of serious issues raised by Trump’s convergence of interests with Russia, writes @davidfrum. https://t.co/wBcpoW9KNF — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Cut off from the US, Europe and elsewhere, nations in Southern Africa protest new covid travel restrictions and failure to distribute vaccines more widely. ⁦@benjmueller⁩ ⁦@declanwalsh⁩ https://t.co/G3y5kH15Ez — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

When a vaccine resister dies of covid, where is the line on social media between public education and personal cruelty? ⁦@globaldan⁩ explores the psychology and politics of Schadenfreude. https://t.co/k8E3raBux9 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

For Clarence Thomas, a high-water mark -- after decades on the high court, he sits with more justices who agree with him than ever before and now has a chance to overturn Roe v Wade. ⁦@scotusreporter⁩ https://t.co/iUWBEAwyFG — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"For anyone seeking a guide to Merkel's improbable odyssey, this book is it," ⁦@JacobHeilbrunn⁩ writes of "The Chancellor" by ⁦@katimarton⁩ https://t.co/8f9CHMRjoo — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Just five days before his death, Stephen Sondheim gave his last interview to ⁦@MichaelPaulson⁩. There was little indication he was unwell. He was engaged, lucid and playfully pugnacious, teasing about a long-gestating, unfinished final musical. https://t.co/h4gYsmtD5I — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Weekly jobless claims fall to their lowest level in 52 years. "The US economy is booming right now. Despite the increase in inflation." ⁦@emrosenberg⁩ ⁦⁦@taylormtelford⁩ ⁦@Post_AG⁩ https://t.co/XryLRtlsUf — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

After months of resisting masks and vaccines, Republican leaders blame the rise in covid cases on Biden. ⁦@jonathanweisman⁩ https://t.co/pSaf5WvxwV — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Biden and his family have been celebrating Thanksgiving on Nantucket for decades but this time they come with a dizzying array of security personnel, members of the media and White House officials. ⁦@KannoYoungs⁩ reports from Ack. https://t.co/TBCj7QMZKR — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Biden's administration mulls new sanctions and military aid to deter fresh Russian action against Ukraine but is drawing no red lines, leaving vague how far the US would go. ⁦@michaelcrowley⁩ ⁦@julianbarnes⁩ https://t.co/d1qh8LiAOY — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

In the key swing state of Wisconsin, Republicans mount effort to take control of federal elections, abolish the bipartisan election commission and even charge its members with felonies for accommodations made last year due to covid. ⁦@reidepstein⁩ https://t.co/5kfsHsWlJh — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

NASA launches a spacecraft with one simple mission: Smash into an asteroid at 15,000 miles per hour. ⁦@joroulette⁩ https://t.co/wClr0TY1z5 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Washington DC records it's 200th homicide of the year, a mark not seen since 2003, part of a spike in killings across the country that began in 2020. ⁦@phscoop⁩ https://t.co/vYwKg2TZSq — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

@praddenkeefe @CraigMWhitlock @washingtonpost And to @WalterIsaacson @ktumulty @frankelglenn @CarolLeonnig @PhilipRucker @yabutaleb7 @damianpaletta @susanorlean @agordonreed @realBobWoodward @costareports @brooks_rosa for making the @washingtonpost top 50 nonfiction books! https://t.co/oZSXShioM4 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Congratulations to @praddenkeefe (“Empire of Pain”) @CraigMWhitlock (“The Afghanistan Papers”) for making the @washingtonpost top 10 best books of 2021! https://t.co/xmtzcOVnEW — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Days it took to build the Pentagon: 491 Days it has taken for the Washington Football Team to come up with a new name: 492 and counting — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Putin has set his sights on rewriting the memory of one of the most painful times in Russia’s turbulent history: the era of the gulag, when millions of Russians toiled and died, mostly in the first half of the 20th century. ⁦@VALERIEin140⁩ https://t.co/Q3x8nObVPe — PolitiTweet.org