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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

The Robert E. Lee statue on Monument Avenue in Richmond — the nation’s largest remaining Confederate statue and subject of much litigation — will be brought down tomorrow after a ruling by the Virginia Supreme Court cleared the way. ⁦@ianshapira⁩ https://t.co/4iJCKHOHzN — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 7, 2021
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

What the Nats gave away: Scherzer is 5-0 with a 1.05 ERA since his July 30 trade to the Dodgers and leads the majors with a 2.28 ERA on the season. "He’s been better than advertised." ⁦@MikeDiGiovanna⁩ https://t.co/XWM4fE6OgB — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 7, 2021
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Since June, police in Nicaragua have jailed or put under house arrest 7 presidential candidates and dozens of activists, leaving Ortega no credible challenger and creating a police state. ⁦@yubelkamendozag⁩ ⁦@AKurmanaev⁩ ⁦@AlfonsoFloresB⁩ https://t.co/wE5ha4DyR9 — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 6, 2021
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

The Covid Summer: At Memorial Day, infections were down to 25,000 a day. At Labor Day, they have surged to 160,000 a day. "We were starting to enjoy life again. Within a very few weeks, it all came crashing down." ⁦@MitchKSmith⁩ ⁦@juliebosman⁩ https://t.co/PUxZXjZFKI — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 6, 2021
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"I gave my mother my embassy badges and told her to put them in a box and bury it in the garden": About 2,500 US Embassy employees were evacuated from Afghanistan. But among those left behind were 2,000 embassy contractors and family. ⁦@sgreports⁩ https://t.co/e0lDYwnaYK — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 6, 2021
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

More than 7 million out-of-work Americans set to lose all of their jobless benefits this week as 3 federal programs expire in one of the most abrupt ends to government aid in US history. ⁦@yjtorbati⁩ ⁦@andrewvandam⁩ ⁦@alyssafowers⁩ https://t.co/HMEL95PAka — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 6, 2021
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

It has come to this: Two years after winning the World Series, "avoiding 100 losses has become an aspiration" for the ⁦@Nationals⁩, writes ⁦@genewangwrites⁩ https://t.co/EwmNugqhIo — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 6, 2021
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Despite the political rhetoric from some quarters, Americans across the political spectrum are stepping forward to welcome Afghans who aided the US war effort in one of the largest mobilizations of volunteers in decades. ⁦@mirjordan⁩ ⁦@jestei⁩ https://t.co/FwMYEGpKUY — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 6, 2021
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

The skeletal remains of a Napoleon-era French general were found under the foundations of a Russian nightclub. But the misbegotten return of his body underscored the complicated relations between the two nations two centuries later.⁦@ConstantMeheut⁩ https://t.co/AHlnvCmUMU — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 6, 2021
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

The eight generals who commanded American forces in Afghanistan between 2008 and 2018 have gone on to serve on more than 20 corporate boards, according to a review of company disclosures and other releases. ⁦@isaacstanbecker⁩ https://t.co/iyO4y1Em5y — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 5, 2021
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

From the chaotic finale in Afghanistan, a Biden Doctrine is emerging: a policy that avoids forever wars and nation building, while uniting allies against authoritarian powers. ⁦@helenecooper⁩ ⁦@jakesNYT⁩ ⁦@shearm⁩ ⁦@michaelcrowley⁩ https://t.co/f33xfyh2gw — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 5, 2021
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Biden's regular invocations of his son Beau's death expose the human side of a president but not everyone responds the same way and advisers acknowledge that he does not always adjust his approach depending on the audience. ⁦@katierogers⁩ https://t.co/hdsblg9WLU — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 5, 2021
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

How the Taliban outlasted the Americans not just on the battlefield but at the negotiating table. ⁦@karendeyoung1⁩ https://t.co/vSqwJamw8d — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 5, 2021
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

No, the Taliban did not seize $85 billion of U.S. weapons. The equipment portion of that total is at most $24 billion but the actual value of the equipment in the Taliban’s hands is probably much less than even that amount, writes ⁦@GlennKesslerWP⁩ https://t.co/Gu1MIXiPWb — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 5, 2021
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"People may not blame Newsom for the coronavirus, but it is an extremely grouchy electorate": ⁦@PostScottWilson⁩ looks at California's Newsom in the final stage of a covid-era campaign to recall him. https://t.co/I9uWm5MkM1 — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 5, 2021
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

" ... that feels more anguishing and frustrating than you remember. The anguish comes from knowing how the tale will unfold; the frustration from realizing that this was hardly the only possible outcome." — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 5, 2021
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

As only he can, the amazing ⁦@CarlosLozadaWP⁩ goes back to review the library of books that emerged from 9/11 to discover larger truths. "Reading or rereading a collection of such books today," he writes, "is like watching an old movie ... " (1/2) https://t.co/qQPe1Hl2Ds — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 5, 2021
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

As of mid-August, Florida was averaging 244 covid deaths per day, up from 23 a day in late June and eclipsing the previous peak of 227 during the summer of 2020. ⁦@agomezlicon⁩ ⁦@kkennedyAP⁩ https://t.co/Fn5pt5iUWg — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 5, 2021
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Nearly 8 in 10 Americans support Biden's decision to withdraw from Afghanistan in ⁦@washingtonpost⁩ ⁦@ABC⁩ poll but only 26% approve of how it was done. Biden's overall approval down to 44%. ⁦@danbalz⁩ ⁦@sfcpoll⁩ ⁦⁦@EmGusk⁩ https://t.co/ivvk6shyhr — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 4, 2021
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Just finished reading "Dissent" by the great @jackiekcalmes. As the Supreme Court decides the fate of Roe v Wade, this account of the Kavanaugh battle helps us understand the road that brought the the country to a decisive moment. https://t.co/EJxgmecvJQ https://t.co/lVFh8PFvwQ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 4, 2021
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Biden's push for booster shots runs into a yellow light from scientists and regulators who say they need more time to collect and review the data. ⁦@SharonLNYT⁩ ⁦@noahweiland⁩ https://t.co/x1PBGysxwi — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 4, 2021
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

The Taliban reaped almost 2,000 Humvees and trucks; more than 50 MRAPs and other armored vehicles; scores of artillery and mortar pieces; more than a dozen helicopters and attack aircraft; a dozen tanks; 7 drones; & millions of bullets. ⁦@nabihbulos⁩ https://t.co/GB1ls0Fzcf — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 4, 2021
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

After escaping Kabul, Afghan refugees faced more challenges at Doha base, where teenagers bullied children, contraband weapons were found and tensions flared, according to US documents obtained by ⁦@shearm⁩ ⁦@jakesNYT⁩ ⁦@esullivannyt⁩ https://t.co/RiQ3IUnLip — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 4, 2021
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Out next week -- paperback edition of “THE MAN WHO RAN WASHINGTON: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III” w/@sbg1. Called "among the very best books about American political life in the late 20th century” by the @washingtonpost https://t.co/KwEYFtmI9i https://t.co/5pAlGto8Ye — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 2, 2021
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @nickschmidle: TEST GODS is on sale and tells the whole story of how @Stuck4ger became an astronaut, and how Virgin Galactic got to wher… — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 2, 2021 Retweet
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @nickschmidle: The FAA is grounding Virgin Galactic until further notice. https://t.co/rQCENPUlUn — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 2, 2021 Retweet
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Overlooked after leaving Washington, Bryce Harper is making a good case for MVP and may propel the Phillies to the playoffs, writes ⁦@jareddiamond⁩ https://t.co/me8EdZ5omc — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 2, 2021
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

The Taliban promised new tolerance but in one province they have already banned girls from school beyond 6th grade, resulting in the closure of all girls’ schools, and barred women from leaving home without male escort. ⁦@SuneEngel⁩ ⁦@euamiri⁩ https://t.co/EBqeBayfG0 — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 2, 2021
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Newsom gains traction in California recall battle with 58% of likely voters against removing him from office compared with 39% who support recalling the governor, per ⁦@PPICNotes⁩ poll. ⁦@philwillon⁩ https://t.co/H9kszR26RT — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 2, 2021
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Not a lawyer, but it seems to me that if a law so explicitly in conflict with Roe v. Wade can be allowed to go into effect even temporarily, then Roe already has been effectively overturned, at least as we have known it. And that will transform American society and politics. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 2, 2021