Peter Baker

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Couldn’t be more thrilled for my great, lifelong friend @shearm and his partners @abbygoodnough @BySheilaKaplan @sherifink @katie_thomas and @noahweiland whose amazing story on the lost month fighting covid was part of the Pulitzer public service package. https://t.co/BgjnZPQHeW — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Congratulations to our colleagues for their remarkable covid coverage last year! — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @sbg1: The Russians, Fiona Hill told me, were like nasty schoolboys in the lunchroom tormenting the girls they had insisted on sitting w… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @michaeldobbs: @peterbakernyt Exactly. This is how I describe it. https://t.co/u3uYtd4SWv — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Nixon's outrage at the leak led to the creation of his "plumbers" unit to break into the office of Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatrist looking for dirt. The same plumbers unit later broke into the Watergate, ultimately dooming Nixon. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

One of the remarkable aspects of the Pentagon Papers case is that the secret study had nothing to do with Nixon -- it was all about LBJ and his predecessors -- but as @michaeldobbs notes in "King Richard" (https://t.co/fe44CBVgXT) it essentially brought Nixon down anyway. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

And then there is this amazing affidavit filed in the Pentagon Papers case written by the legendary Max Frankel (@MaxMaxny) about the trade in government secrets 50 years ago -- and a reminder of how much remains the same today. https://t.co/9RDFQMzi7O — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

While @SangerNYT, who has broken more secrets than maybe anyone in the modern era, examines the still-fraught balance between the media and the government when it comes to informing the public about how the state exercises power in their name. https://t.co/FelPZLWarM — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Among the pieces is a fascinating look at the legal consequences by the one and only @adamliptak who says that the Supreme Court decision was not quite the clear-cut victory for free press that we remember. https://t.co/vR3DniIy78 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

The oral history is part of this special section marking the anniversary of the case. https://t.co/NcO5YYzDSY — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Fifty years ago, the ⁦@nytimes⁩ published a secret official history of the Vietnam War called the Pentagon Papers, defying government efforts to suppress a free press. This gripping oral history takes us inside the room a half century later. https://t.co/47WYE2dNLm — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

As G-7 gathers, will a show of solidarity be more than diplomatic pantomime, reassuring to Europeans traumatized by Trump’s America First policy but bound to disappoint when they realize the US under Biden is still going its own way? ⁦@MarkLandler⁩ https://t.co/ATulRX0bP9 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"Can Biden out-tough the tough Russian autocrat who has not hesitated to invade neighboring countries and imprison and assassinate regime opponents?" ⁦@sbg1⁩ asks. https://t.co/ha31RGsUJQ — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Bipartisan Senate infrasructure plan said to include about $579 billion in new spending, as part of an overall package that would cost about $974 billion over five years and about $1.2 trillion over eight years. @ESCochrane https://t.co/IrMLz0aXiw — PolitiTweet.org

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The intelligence agency conclusions on Russian interference, of course, were endorsed not just by Obama-era leaders but by Trump’s own appointees as well. — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump: "As to who do I trust, they asked, Russia or our 'Intelligence' from the Obama era, meaning people like Comey, McCabe, the two lovers, Brennan, Clapper and numerous other sleezebags or Russia, the answer after all that has been found out and written should be obvious.” (2) — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

As Biden prepares to meet Putin, Trump reaffirms his own 2018 comment in Helsinki that he trusts the Russian leader more than US intelligence agencies that reported Russian interference in the US election. (1) — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Not since Bush 41 has a president taken office with as much foreign policy experience. But as Biden embarks on his first trip aboard since taking office, will his brand of personal diplomacy translate into results? ⁦@agearan⁩ ⁦@AshleyRParker⁩ https://t.co/ii0roEWNzU — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Consumer prices surged 5% in May compared to a year earlier, the fastest annual growth rate since 2008, ensuring that inflation will remain at the center of political and economic debate in Washington. @jeannasmialek https://t.co/2u2O0pmRyj — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Inspector general concludes that “the evidence did not support a finding” that Park Police last year cleared Lafayette Square just for Trump, who strode through before posing for photos in front of St. John’s Church holding a Bible. ⁦@anniekarni⁩ https://t.co/TNmnIHlfO1 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Congratulations to @JenniferJJacobs for winning the Gerald Ford prize for White House reporting! A huge honor for standout work in one of the newsiest years on record. https://t.co/8jzqm9VLfZ — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

A defiant Putin signals no concessions in advance of next week’s meeting with Biden as Russia designates Navalny’s opposition an “extremist” group subject to prosecution. @AndrewKramerNYT @antontroian https://t.co/LiEFVbzucr — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Forbes: ORBITS: Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) asks whether the Forest Service or the BLM can alter the orbit of the moon or the Earth in or… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

As Biden flies across the Atlantic, Europe is glad to welcome him -- but wary of how sustained his brand of US leadership will be. ⁦@shearm⁩ ⁦@SangerNYT⁩ https://t.co/U9A961hboR — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Recently read “Chaos Under Heaven” by @joshrogin and learned an awful lot. For anyone interested in the emerging conflict with China — and the emerging conflict *over* China — this book is a compelling and essential inside look. https://t.co/H4wN08a6em https://t.co/TcjRNbaJaA — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Which leader defeated at the polls claims without evidence that it was "the greatest election fraud in the history of the country"? In Israel, Netanyahu echoes Trump's refusal to accept a democratic election that went against him. ⁦@NYTimesCohen⁩ https://t.co/HA3xMZBYD7 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Want to go out for a meal indoors in Germany? Get a test. Want to stay at a hotel as a tourist or work out at the gym? Same answer. ⁦@CFSchuetze⁩ ⁦@meddynyt⁩ https://t.co/SB5ugaqikX — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @nytimes: The 25 richest Americans including Jeff Bezos, Mike Bloomberg and Elon Musk paid relatively little — and sometimes nothing — i… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @sbg1: Does anyone think Putin has ‘changed his stripes’? Seriously, have not heard anyone, D or R, who thinks this. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @shearm: Not a good week for Biden administration planes. First mechanical issues with the @vp plane. Now, the press charter for @potus… — PolitiTweet.org