Peter Baker

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @talkingfedspod: In "Halloween Edition: Margin of Terror," a fantastic trio of commentators--@sbg1 , @joelockhart , & @joshtpm--consider… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

By the end of an unusually long and heated argument, a majority of the Supreme Court justices appeared ready to reconsider decades of precedents and to rule that the UNC affirmative action program is unlawful. @adamliptak https://t.co/kqmrh2964x — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"Control of the Senate rests on a knife's edge, according to new polls" by the ⁦@nytimes⁩ and ⁦@SienaCollege⁩, with Republicans and Democrats neck and neck in several key states. ⁦@llerer⁩ ⁦@RuthIgielnik⁩ https://t.co/v9zgaTPL7V — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @doubledaybooks: The @NewYorker’s Best Books of 2022 So Far included @huahsu’s STAY TRUE, @peterbakernyt & @sbg1’s THE DIVIDER, @pradden… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NickKristof: It's hard to have malice toward none when I'm so jealous of @jmeacham's brilliance in writing about so many varied topics,… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

@sbg1 @BenjaminEPark Very much appreciate it! — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @BenjaminEPark: I’ve read/listened to a half-dozen books on the recent political crisis, but I think @peterbakernyt and @sbg1’s may be m… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @sbg1: Nothing says ‘free speech’ like Saudi Arabia. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @ianbremmer: rare time trump publicly said he was wrong: on pulling out of nato (he didn’t really think he was wrong say @sbg1 & @pete… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

His supporters chant "Bibi, King of Israel." But can a defeated and prosecuted Netanyahu stage another comeback in Tuesday's election? ⁦⁦@IKershner⁩ hits the campaign trail in Bat Yam. https://t.co/r2NhSJ7lzq — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"Meacham's new Lincoln is not just a text; it is an event," writes ⁦@JohnFabianWitt⁩ of "And There Was Light," the new take on the 16th president aimed at our own times, by the one and only ⁦@jmeacham⁩ https://t.co/D2TYDAGPGR — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @gzeromedia: "As long as the US remains this polarized & divided, the greatest geopolitical crisis in the world is in Washington," says… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Russia suspends agreement to export grain and other agricultural products from Ukrainian ports after accusing Ukraine of firing on ships participating in the arrangement, upending a deal that was intended to alleviate a global food crisis. @NeilMacFarquhar https://t.co/Mf40CTngJk — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Menendez investigation said to be linked to a New Jersey start-up company that abruptly won exclusive right to certify halal meat for import to Egypt. ⁦@traceytully⁩ ⁦@BenWeiserNYT⁩ ⁦@WRashbaum⁩ https://t.co/JTXBWMXOGc — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

The rest were difficult to categorize, considering the often disjointed and conspiracy-minded rationales given by people who resort to political violence against elected officials. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

More than one in 10 of those cases featured threats against Nancy Pelosi, underscoring how she has been a prominent target for politically inspired violence. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Nearly a quarter of the cases were Democrats threatening Republicans, many of them threats driven by anger over lawmakers’ support for Trump and his policies, including GOP attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and one of his Supreme Court nominees, Brett Kavanaugh. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

In a @nytimes review earlier this year of more than 75 indictments of people charged with threatening lawmakers, more than a third involved Republican or pro-Trump individuals threatening Democrats or Republicans they found insufficiently loyal to the former president. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Recorded threats against members of Congress increased more than tenfold in the five years after Trump was elected in 2016, according to figures from the Capitol Police, with more than 9,625 threats reported in 2021. ⁦@CatieEdmondson⁩ https://t.co/FyWPnUuRhY — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Accused Pelosi attacker's blog posts included such topics as “Manipulation of History,” “Holohoax” and “It’s OK to be white.” He posted videos about conspiracies involving Covid-19 vaccines and the war in Ukraine being a ploy for Jewish people to buy land. https://t.co/QZtvyEHJPa — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Ex-Capitol Police officer convicted of obstructing justice for deleting messages warning man who entered the Capitol on Jan. 6 to delete his own social media postings to avoid arrest. ⁦@TomJackmanWP⁩ https://t.co/cEmHN6q5tJ — PolitiTweet.org

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Defense lawyers accidentally reveal secret guilty plea by accused Jan. 6 co-conspirator who reportedly proposed storming the Capitol. ⁦@hsu_spencer⁩ https://t.co/vqU0XKd8WZ — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Gingrich, who lost the speaker's post in the backlash over Clinton impeachment-related election losses in 1998, warns Republicans against trying to impeach Biden. "All you have to do is say to people, 'Kamala Harris,'" he tells ⁦@anniekarni⁩ https://t.co/SE771GRmg7 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"The overall message is 'Saudi first'": While Biden and other Washington politicians fume at oil cut, MBS's Saudi Arabia feels emboldened -- and finds support from the US executives it does business with. ⁦@katekelly⁩ ⁦@viviannereim⁩ https://t.co/63D5HeAlgT — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @tab_delete: A man falsely claiming to be a Stanford student has been living in a dorm for a month. He identified himself as William Cur… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"In private conversations with senior officials there invariably comes a moment when someone asks just what are the chances that Putin will actually use a nuclear weapon," writes ⁦@sbg1⁩. "The answer is never zero as it would have been" 8 months ago. https://t.co/cXlVsXelA3 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @NYTLiz: Congrats to ⁦@peterbakernyt⁩ ⁦@sbg1⁩ whose new book “The Divider” and my friend Nick Reynolds whose “Need to Know” appear on th… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Mortgage rates barrel past the 7% mark to their highest level since 2002 as the Federal Reserve’s aggressive interest rate increases, meant to combat inflation, continue to seep through the economy and worry markets. ⁦@tarasbernard⁩ https://t.co/27ySKPDztV — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

The nation's economy returned to growth in the third quarter, expanding at a 2.6% annual rate, the first increase after two consecutive quarterly contractions. @bencasselman https://t.co/p9i9bP5n6l — PolitiTweet.org