Peter Baker

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

A year after her husband was killed in the Annapolis @capgaznews mass shooting, Andrea Chamblee is finishing his last book for him. Powerful story on life and perseverance by @ReisThebault https://t.co/08RmcIsuJd — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

A prominent Russian LGBT activist featured on a blocked website that encourages people to “hunt down” sexual minorities has been killed in St. Petersburg. https://t.co/4YiCRfDsbo — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Boris Johnson wins contest to become UK's next prime minister as Conservatives hand the job of resolving the country’s three-year Brexit nightmare to one of the architects of the project. ⁦@_StephenCastle⁩ https://t.co/qq32aWbMWF — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RIP Chris Kraft, the legendary NASA flight director who was instrumental for the Apollo program and has died two days after the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing. https://t.co/mxja0A80je — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Trump, McConnell, Pelosi and other bipartisan leaders reach budget deal to bust spending caps by $320 billion over the next two years and to suspend the debt ceiling until after the 2020 election. @ESCochrane @arappeport https://t.co/hH04qWsHOC — PolitiTweet.org

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If you missed it the first time around (as I did), make sure to check out this fascinating investigation by @ewong and @ckoettl into just how North Korea’s Kim Jong-un gets all those luxury Mercedes-Benzes past sanctions. https://t.co/B2y5GRQHtD — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @NYTScience: Luckily for the rest of us, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin packed cameras. Think of it as the most epic vacation slide show… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @anniekarni: WH messaging on Mueller, per @KellyannePolls: "A do-over of the do-over of the do-over....They also think you're stupid Ame… — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump on Puerto Rico: “Congress has given them $92 billion.” Actually, Congress has allocated $42.5 billion, of which less than $14 billion has actually been received. https://t.co/oP6BEJSlLG — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @John_Hudson: SCOOP: Leaked documents reveal Huawei’s secret operations in North Korea. The embattled Chinese tech giant helped build an… — PolitiTweet.org

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Seven current and former senators who demanded Franken’s resignation in 2017 tell @JaneMayerNYer that they were wrong to do so. Leahy says it was “one of the biggest mistakes I’ve made” in 45 years in the Senate. https://t.co/wPrQiCGTeB — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Could Trump go to war with Iran based on the post-9/11 authorization law? Congress can’t quite decide. @kgilsinan https://t.co/34GTF8IQG4 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @maggieNYT: Via pool: “We were initially told by WH press aides not to report this until arrival but Potus has tweeted he and Flotus wil… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Abe's governing coalition wins national elections, ensuring his place in history as Japan's longest-serving prime minister, but he falls short of capturing enough seats to change the constitution. ⁦@motokorich⁩ https://t.co/GJYODdfEKm https://t.co/GJYODdfEKm — PolitiTweet.org

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Chinese investment in the US has plummeted by nearly 90 percent since Trump took office, as the world's two largest economies begin decoupling. "The US doesn't trust the Chinese and China doesn't trust the US." ⁦@arappeport⁩ https://t.co/ZfSLvF44Pc — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @grynbaum: “Uh, I don’t think so”: inside NBC, execs were taken aback when Trump pitched a “blacks vs whites” season of The Apprentice.… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NewYorker: Donald Trump’s racism wasn’t a mistake—it was a calculated political play, @sbg1 writes. This is how he intends to run for r… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NYTScience: 50 years ago, this was the front page of @NYTimes -- read the story behind the story here: https://t.co/joif0jd8cD https://… — PolitiTweet.org

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Reams of paper.. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @NYTimesAtWar: A suicide bomber struck outside Kabul University as law students awaited a morning exam. The Taliban disclaimed responsib… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jrezaian: 5 years ago today, my wife and I were abducted from our home in Tehran, beginning a long, terrible & unjust ordeal. Officials… — PolitiTweet.org

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RIP Robert Morgenthau, the longtime New York prosecutor who was the scourge of mobsters, crooked pols and Wall Street cheats. https://t.co/5EJbPI57aq — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

For those released early under First Step Act, the bipartisan criminal justice overhaul signed by Trump, every extra day counts. @NickAtNews https://t.co/Vtg7EMvfmL — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

“The obvious first question will be, ‘When did you know there was no coordination and no conspiracy?’” Republicans prepare for Mueller hearing and debate the best approach. @npfandos https://t.co/pPiUAw7ET1 — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump administration dismantles or pares back post-9/11 programs aimed preventing terrorism involving WMD. “We’re not as secure as we were 18 months ago,” says retired rear admiral and former DHS official. @DWillmanNews https://t.co/7Vw5lsuJxO — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

In business, entertainment and politics, Trump has been willing to pit Americans against each other along racial, ethnic or religious lines when it served his interests. ⁦@grynbaum ⁦@maggieNYT ⁦@anniekarni⁩ ⁦@russbuettner⁩ https://t.co/H3ftZUyZyr — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

That time Trump proposed pitting an all-white team vs. an all-black team on "The Apprentice." "It would be the highest rated show on television," he said. ⁦@grynbaum⁩ ⁦@maggieNYT ⁦@anniekarni⁩ ⁦@russbuettner⁩ https://t.co/H3ftZUyZyr https://t.co/H3ftZUyZyr — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

For Geraldo Rivera, who has defended Trump in the past, the last week was a turning point. “I do insist that he’s been treated unfairly. But the unmistakable words, the literal words he said, is an indication that the critics were much more right than I.” https://t.co/H3ftZUQApZ — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

That's my favorite of all the Apollo-era memoirs. Very engaging, very human. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

In long career, Trump has approached America’s racial, ethnic and religious divisions opportunistically, not as wounds to be healed but as openings to seek ratings, fame, money or power ⁦@grynbaum ⁦@maggieNYT ⁦@anniekarni⁩ ⁦@russbuettner⁩ https://t.co/H3ftZUyZyr — PolitiTweet.org