Peter Baker

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Portman cites partisan gridlock in deciding not to seek reelection next year: “It has gotten harder and harder to break through the partisan gridlock and mark progress on substantive policy.” @hillhulse https://t.co/BSbunyhu4X — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

" ... And he’d say, 'Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, this stuff really works.' He would take just as seriously their opinion — based on no data, just anecdote." (3) — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"... or, 'Boy, this convalescent plasma is really phenomenal.' And I would try to, you know, calmly explain that you find out if something works by doing an appropriate clinical trial; you get the information, you give it a peer review. ..." (2) — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Fauci describes working for Trump in interview with Donald McNeil: "He was getting input from people who were calling him up, I don’t know who, people he knew from business, saying, 'Hey, I heard about this drug, isn’t it great?' ..." (1) https://t.co/qSkQHlD1Ry — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Could Trump pull a Nixon? "He lacks discipline, intellectual rigor and the doggedness Nixon used to pull himself up from the bottom," says ⁦@ElizabethDrewOH⁩. "But Trump has one advantage Nixon didn’t ... : a large and fanatically devoted following." https://t.co/4ukv2XDT18 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

The Bidens stop at Call Your Mother, the bagel shop in Georgetown, en route back to the White House -- already a big change. Trying to remember but can't recall Trump ever stopping anywhere in DC other than his own hotel. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

On his first Sunday as president, Biden heads to Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Georgetown, where he has worshipped over the years, per pooler @TomDeFrank — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Justice and FBI debate how many of the mob that stormed the Capitol to charge--should they prosecute even those who only entered the building or just those who committed vandalism and threatened violence? ⁦@DevlinBarrett⁩ ⁦@hsu_spencer⁩ https://t.co/v0FCbKsfTz — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

How a GOP congressman from Pennsylvania helped steer Trump to a Justice Department lawyer who shared his conspiratorial view of the election and played a role in an ultimately foiled plot to overturn the results. ⁦@ktbenner⁩ ⁦@CatieEdmondson⁩ https://t.co/Y73q9n2WFK — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Final count from ⁦@GlennKesslerWP⁩ and his all-star team of factcheckers: "By the time Trump left office, he had accumulated 30,573 untruths during his presidency — averaging about 21 erroneous claims a day." https://t.co/k60jM0zdsT — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"McConnell had a forty-eight hours like no one else. He became Minority Leader and his Capitol was invaded. Domestic terrorists got inside it this time—unlike on 9/11." ⁦@JaneMayerNYer⁩ explores McConnell's divorce from Trump. https://t.co/4LI5IFLIzx — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

When it was reported that Giuliani had asked for $20,000 a day to represent Trump in his effort to overturn the election, Giuliani called it a "lie." But @maggieNYT has the email showing that his firm did in fact ask for exactly that much. Giuliani now claims he didn't know. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Demonstrations erupt across Russia protesting Putin's rule and Navalny's arrest. Authorities take thousands more into custody. ⁦@antontroian⁩ ⁦@AndrewKramerNYT⁩ ⁦@ATHigginsNYT⁩ https://t.co/RPPKxzZ6h8 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Trump is gone but the stunners are still coming: ⁦@ktbenner⁩ reveals how Trump pressured Barr's successor to try to force Georgia to reverse its election results only to be thwarted when top Justice Department officials threatened to resign en masse. https://t.co/w8jTAloLIR — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

McConnell welcomes agreement with Schumer, with aide calling it "a win for due process and fairness.” His statement clarifies that after all briefs the trial could actually start on Tuesday, Feb. 9. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Schumer announces that the impeachment trial will begin Monday, Feb. 8, after both sides have time to file briefs. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Missing Gwen... — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

In defining his mission for history as bringing together a divided country, Biden has made “unity” the watchword of his fledgling administration. But one thing that divides America is what unity actually means. https://t.co/ZmlcSfOCDU — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Biden doesn’t object when asked if he supports McConnell’s request to push the Trump impeachment trial into February. “The more time we have to get up and running to meet these crises, the better.” — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Among the new decorative touches in the Oval Office under Biden is a moon rock brought home by Apollo 17 in 1972. https://t.co/05XUv1nYnT — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Congratulations on a terrific run! We'll miss your smart and insightful dispatches. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Biden said the ceremonies symbolized the triumph of democracy, writes ⁦@danbalz⁩. But if democracy met the stress test of recent weeks, the system remains under duress. Biden’s task is to ensure that the forces that threatened democracy are defeated. https://t.co/WAx5kp1t5l — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @katierogers: Professional news 🌟 : I’m writing a book! It’s on Jill Biden’s first year as first lady during on of the most unusual time… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"Normally an incoming president ... doesn't have to say democracy remains intact," writes ⁦@GeraldFSeib⁩. "Yet for the first time since the Civil War, that reassurance was necessary." https://t.co/clAMdejFn3 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Time of transition -- ⁦@sbg1⁩ inaugurates the Letter from Biden's Washington: "Never have the old patriotic clichés about America sounded so good. May their words matter and their aspirations turn into reality. Is this what optimism feels like?" https://t.co/3PGsQ7sXje — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Among those who received last-minute pardons from Trump was one of the wealthy parents in the USC admissions scandal. But people cited by Trump's team as backing the pardon say they never did. ⁦@MattHjourno⁩ https://t.co/HZJrszF5co — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @jdawsey1: A very nice @maggieNYT dispatch from the final day. It was often infuriating but often inspiring and invigorating to compete… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Senate confirms Haines as DNI, in the only Biden nominee ratified on his first day in office. Trump had two on his Inauguration Day while Obama and Bush each had seven. @julianbarnes https://t.co/8rMfC0SgeX — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. sworn in as the 46th president of the United States, taking office at a moment of profound economic, health and political crises with a promise to seek unity after a tumultuous 4 years that tore at the fabric of American society. https://t.co/WkqYhkCDRj — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Trump has departed the White House for the last time as president as he heads to Joint Base Andrews to address supporters and then fly to Florida. https://t.co/ux1vsglBDJ — PolitiTweet.org