Peter Baker

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @maggieNYT: Last week, when NYT asked the USS Navy about the name "McCain" being covered up on the USS McCain and a day off being grante… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @maggieNYT: Confirming WSJ excellent scoop. White House officials say POTUS wasn't involved, as he claimed. Still, that aides would make… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

From the White House point of view, all that happened was that Trump’s opponents shook the snow globe and stirred things up for a while. But will Mueller's emergence from public silence change the dynamics in Washington? https://t.co/BRMwMRVMl9 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Netanyahu fails to form a coalition, the first time in Israel's history that it has been forced to hold a new national election because of a failure to form a government after the previous one. @IKershner https://t.co/JB92yGFwSJ — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

“Who is Trump? He’s not a bad cop, he’s not a good cop. He’s kind of the indecipherable, confused cop. But Bolton is always the bad cop. He doesn’t play any other role in this drama.” @maggieNYT https://t.co/8xfe5jhMbS — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Israel faces prospect of new elections if Netanyahu cannot pull together last-minute coalition by midnight deadline (5 p.m. east coast time). @IKershner https://t.co/nV9lkuusVw — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Hear hear. We're lucky to have @maggieNYT — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Trump interprets Mueller comments as the end of the matter: "Nothing changes from the Mueller Report. There was insufficient evidence and therefore, in our Country, a person is innocent. The case is closed!" — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Nadler: "It falls to Congress to respond to the crimes, lies and other wrongdoing of President Trump – and we will do so. No one, not even the President of the United States, is above the law." — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"The report is my testimony": In his first public comments since being appointed special counsel, Mueller does not rule out a congressional appearance, but says he would only testify about the facts already in the report. ⁦@esullivannyt⁩ https://t.co/5ZzeXrl2jE — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

At long last, Morgan Ortagus, the new ⁦@statedeptspox⁩, restores the daily news briefing at the State Department. Meanwhile, briefing rooms continue to gather dust at the White House and Pentagon. ⁦@CMorelloWP⁩ https://t.co/NB6lzqJ8de — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Pence office laments that Supreme Court sidestepped ruling on main part of Indiana law barring abortion based on sex, race, or disability: "Countries across the globe prohibit selective abortion – and the United States should do the same.” — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Supreme Court sidesteps part of a case that could have tested the constitutional right to abortion established in Roe v. Wade, turning down an appeal to reinstate a strict Indiana abortion law.⁦ @adamliptak⁩ https://t.co/ozVQsOCNJW — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RIP Edmund Morris, whose three-volume biography of Theodore Roosevelt set the gold standard for presidential history. https://t.co/QCpMK339Zt — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

They tried voting for Obama, they tried voting for Trump. Now as the local auto plant closes in Lordstown, Ohio, they don’t know where to turn. ⁦@stavernise⁩ goes deep as she always does. https://t.co/h73YyzoDNK — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

As millions hit the roads this holiday, they will travel on crumbling highways and bridges that earn a D-plus from civil engineers -- and despite promises by Trump and Congress are unlikely to be fixed anytime soon. ⁦@ToluseO⁩ ⁦@mikedebonis⁩ https://t.co/fsBz1cfJWE — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

No one is saying they were extraterrestrial, but Navy pilots encountered something odd in the skies over the East Coast in 2014-15. ⁦@helenecooper⁩ ⁦@ralphblu⁩ ⁦@lesliekean⁩ https://t.co/VERkHV4ek2 ⁦ — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"Political leaders need to hear the message": Nationalists gain in European elections, though not as much as some predicted. ⁦@StevenErlanger⁩ https://t.co/1i6Mq0zY6r — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Mueller is mum. But his predecessors weren't. The incomparable ⁦@CarlosLozadaWP⁩ rereads Leon Jaworski, Lawrence Walsh and Ken Starr so you don't have to and comes up with some essential Washington truths along the way. https://t.co/yMtSM3rKix — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"An impasse we haven't seen before": After last week's dustup, Trump and Pelosi allies each claim upper hand. ⁦@rachaelmbade⁩ ⁦@jdawsey1⁩ https://t.co/YyVNU3ks8W — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

No, maternal mortality did not spike in Texas after funding cuts to abortion clinics, determines the fact-checker ⁦@GlennKesslerWP⁩ https://t.co/Ec162fgaeX — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RIP Bill Yoast, the assistant football coach at TC Williams High School in Alexandria, Va., memorialized in the movie "Remember the Titans" about a team struggling with race in the early 1970s. ⁦@jacobbogage⁩ https://t.co/8tDeIKY6tN — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

For Democrats, Trump's economic record presents a challenge. ⁦How do they answer his inevitable claims that he has done more for the economy than any president? @Neil_Irwin⁩ https://t.co/P9CIv7ovCA — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

He could stay in the Senate for another six years. Or he could do some good. He opted for the latter. ⁦@hillhulse⁩ https://t.co/eE6nHbdvXU — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Japan's Abe is "just trying to entertain President Trump and make his visit a political spectacle." Will it work? ⁦@katierogers⁩ ⁦@motokorich⁩ https://t.co/trjtSmMuge — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"The idea that history will be kinder to her in the long run, I think, is for the birds. It’s something nice that we like to say about people when we feel sorry for them." Tough reviews for UK's May as she heads for the door. ⁦@EllenBarryNYT⁩ https://t.co/j23Gtfz0Al — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Trump’s efforts to build a border wall hit a roadblock when a federal judge grants a preliminary injunction preventing him from redirecting funds from other agencies toward the barrier. ⁦@jdelreal⁩ https://t.co/Btwg4oQQoY https://t.co/Btwg4oQQoY https://t.co/Btwg4oQQoY — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @adamliptak: BREAKING: The Supreme Court blocks partisan-gerrymandering rulings from Michigan and Ohio that had required new voting map… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"Historians of the American Revolution take note. Atkinson is coming.” Joseph Ellis gives a rave review of “The British Are Coming,” the first volume of Rick Atkinson’s new trilogy on the American Revolution. https://t.co/QX0ekgN5QW — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @tackettdc: Edited Pelosi Video vs. the Original: A Side-by-Side Comparison https://t.co/jJhM1PGQ84 via @nytvideo — PolitiTweet.org