Peter Baker

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Chief White House economist, who just announced his departure, confirms he tested positive for the coronavirus. ⁦@NickTimiraos⁩ ⁦@AndrewRestuccia⁩ https://t.co/aAnGlYyQpu — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @anitakumar01: Pence postpones Florida, Arizona campaign events as coronavirus cases spike https://t.co/EY2gl4lCP3 via @politico — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JoshNBCNews: @PressSec This raises the obvious and very serious question: The US had intelligence that Russia was paying militants to k… — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden faces political tight rope as many Democrats push for more far reaching changes in policing than he has embraced. ⁦@reidepstein⁩ https://t.co/KtKmpHOyuB — PolitiTweet.org

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For the Republicans, a fresh face at 24. ⁦@MaggieAstor⁩ talks with Madison Cawthorn, on track to become the youngest member of Congress at a time when his party faces what he calls "a generational time bomb." https://t.co/d08sSMehuw — PolitiTweet.org

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For a White House in denial, the events of last few days have made it impossible to fully ignore the fact that the pandemic Trump insisted was winding down has done just the opposite. ⁦@shearm⁩ ⁦@maggieNYT⁩ https://t.co/PPSFVWUrND — PolitiTweet.org

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Worth remembering: The battleground state polls were off by 5 points in 2016 but the national polls were actually the most accurate in 80 years of election surveys. ⁦@aaronzitner⁩ https://t.co/4XBxEOKVqg — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Indira_L: Wow - @Flipboard has done a striking layout of several of our @NatGeo stories so far on understanding the #History behind thi… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @RohdeD: Thank you @wuerker — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump was told in March that Russia secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants to kill coalition forces in Afghanistan, including US troops, but has taken no action in response. @charlie_savage⁩ ⁦@EricSchmittNYT⁩ ⁦⁦@mschwirtz⁩ https://t.co/ZYGaUwWIBs — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Trump was told in March that Russia secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants to kill coalition forces in Afghanistan, including US troops, but has taken no action in response. ⁦@charlie_savage⁩ ⁦@EricSchmittNYT⁩ ⁦@mschwirtz⁩ https://t.co/ZYGaUwWIBs — PolitiTweet.org

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The context is striking: When Reagan once accused Tip O'Neill of "sheer demagoguery," the president felt so bad that he had crossed the line of decency that he called the speaker to apologize. — PolitiTweet.org

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Reading "The Hardest Job in the World," the fabulous new book about the presidency by ⁦@jdickerson⁩, one of our most astute observers of modern politics. Puts a lot of what we see today in smart perspective. https://t.co/CdPAjJ1BN2 — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump cancels his trip to Bedminster for the weekend. — PolitiTweet.org

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"If Trump ultimately does lose to Biden this fall—and that is still a big 'if'—I believe that we will look back on June as the month when it really began to unravel for him,” writes @sbg1 https://t.co/n4C4oezOru — PolitiTweet.org

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With Trump’s weak poll numbers dragging them down, Republican Senators McSally in Arizona and Tillis in North Carolina find themselves trailing challengers. @jmartNYT @ByMattStevens https://t.co/g5CdrKucED — PolitiTweet.org

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Netanyahu’s ebullient announcement of a cooperation agreement with the UAE on coronavirus is quickly undercut by the UAE, which remains opposed to Israel’s annexation plan. @ronenbergman @NYTBen https://t.co/4I6gCO5Rp7 — PolitiTweet.org

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Barr has intervened in the Flynn and Cohen cases and ruled in Trump’s favor on Ukraine and Mueller obstruction issues. It turns out he also ordered a memo that could have undercut the case against Cohen. @BenWeiserNYT @benprotess @ktbenner @WRashbaum https://t.co/MuQxZzWooG — PolitiTweet.org

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Protesters argue that the image of a paternalistic Lincoln over a kneeling freed slave undermines the role blacks played in winning freedom. “It was a symbol of white supremacy then and it’s a symbol of white supremacy now. And it needs to go.” https://t.co/3a6IGmz92J — PolitiTweet.org

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The Pulitzer-winning biographer of Frederick Douglass @davidwblight argues against taking down the Freedmen's Memorial in DC, which was built with the money of former slaves and commemorated by Douglass. https://t.co/jwWGXMdWKm — PolitiTweet.org

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But in Virginia, such issues remain fraught. Northam couldn't find a state-based crane company willing to take down the Lee statue. At one firm, the younger generation was willing but the older generation threatened to disown them if they proceeded. — PolitiTweet.org

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The lawyer behind Northam's decision to remove Robert E. Lee statue: The great-great granddaughter of slaves. ⁦@SchneiderG⁩ https://t.co/MEVbIodmMn — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @maggieNYT: I mean, who could have foreseen him getting asked a question about the second term and prepping for an answer that wasn’t ab… — PolitiTweet.org

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DeVos wins praise from a surprising audience: an influential group of feminist legal scholars who applauded the administration for repairing what they viewed as unconscionable breaches in the rights of those accused of sexual misconduct. ⁦@powellnyt⁩ https://t.co/4M4ce71GfB — PolitiTweet.org

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De Blasio, who has lost support among New Yorkers in recent weeks, orders "Black Lives Matter" to be painted on street outside Trump Tower. ⁦@mihirzaveri⁩ https://t.co/ZpABGe8pcm — PolitiTweet.org

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As Texas sees spike in virus cases, Abbott stops additional phases of the state’s reopening. ⁦@mannyNYT⁩ ⁦@smervosh⁩ https://t.co/PGmfHHSbHX — PolitiTweet.org

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CDC chief: In reality, tests have only "probably recognized about 10 percent of the outbreak." — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Trump: "If we didn't do testing, we'd have no cases." — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Gore was down by 12 points in June of ’00 and came back to win the popular vote, but lost in the Electoral College. — PolitiTweet.org

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Going back to 1936, the only incumbent president who was down by double digits in Gallup polling in June and came back to win was Truman in ‘48. The only non-incumbent candidate to do so was Bush in ’88. https://t.co/ZF2VZ25CQa — PolitiTweet.org