James Hohmann

James Hohmann @jameshohmann

Some top advisers have cautioned Biden to avoid using the phrase “Build Back Better” in the State of the Union to describe his upcoming legislative priorities and instead focus on individual programs. The phrase is viewed as too broad and bland to excite. https://t.co/JnnaPV61Z4 — PolitiTweet.org

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Bruce Reed, Biden’s deputy chief of staff, is coordinating policy initiatives to be highlighted in the State of the Union, while Mike Donilon and Vinay Reddy have taken the lead on writing and framing it. Via ⁦@AnnieLinskey⁩ and ⁦@tylerpager⁩. https://t.co/JnnaPV61Z4 — PolitiTweet.org

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The State of the Union may include a presidential endorsement for an effort to restrict members of Congress from trading individual stocks, ⁦@AnnieLinskey⁩ scoops. Was in an early draft. White House officials caution the speech remains in flux today. https://t.co/JnnaPV61Z4 — PolitiTweet.org

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On SOTU: “This is a dicey one,” Chris Dodd tells ⁦@AnnieLinskey.⁩ “This is not the moment, given the events of the last few days alone, forget about covid and everything else, to go in and try ‘Happy Days Are Here Again.’ It would be a huge mistake.” https://t.co/JnnaPV61Z4 — PolitiTweet.org

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From @harrispolitico: Relax, Democrats, Biden’s presidency isn’t screwed. Obama and Clinton showed that the White House offers nearly endless possibilities for political revival. https://t.co/fNEgsiAlnS — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JackDetsch: NEW: Russia's top military command has ordered heavy strategic bomber flights in effort to block US and European military a… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jaketapper: Ukrainian soldier: Russians said they wouldn't hit civilian infrastructure. Look around https://t.co/ExPP15ke76 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Phil_Mattingly: NEWS: The U.S. has triggered sanctions cutting off Russia’s Central Bank from accessing any assets either in the U.S. o… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ErinMayeQuade: From ⁦@jameshohmann⁩ “It’s worth describing to Americans who might not remember, or never learned, why we joined the Nor… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @PostOpinions: Biden should deliver a European history lesson during the State of the Union, @jameshohmann writes https://t.co/XnxgiXXa… — PolitiTweet.org

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Belarus is preparing to send soldiers into Ukraine in support of the Russian invasion in a deployment that could begin as soon as Monday, a U.S. administration official says tonight: “It’s very clear Minsk is now an extension of the Kremlin.” https://t.co/H4djtI5KpC — PolitiTweet.org

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The applause that greeted Chancellor Scholz’s words in Germany was the sound of a mature democracy, Europe’s richest and largest, dealing a strategic defeat to the Kremlin’s decades-long effort at co-opting it. Putin’s aggression is backfiring. — PolitiTweet.org

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Olaf Scholz urged a shift from Russian energy supplies to other sources. These are extraordinary changes in Germany’s postwar foreign and security posture, but Mr. Scholz correctly and courageously said Mr. Putin’s war is “a turning point in history” to which Germany must adapt. — PolitiTweet.org

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Tomorrow’s Washington Post editorial is live: Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced Germany will not only arm Ukraine’s forces, but rearm its own, committing to spend more than the NATO minimum of 2 percent of its economic output on defense. https://t.co/bhQrpW4pww — PolitiTweet.org

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Tomorrow’s lead editorial in The Post: The next step is for Congress to move quickly on a bipartisan aid plan when it returns this week. The White House is requesting $6 billion, though Ukraine’s military and humanitarian needs call for about $10 billion. https://t.co/bhQrpW4pww — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MickiMaynard: Michigan gear counts. — PolitiTweet.org

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I urge all lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to wear blue and yellow during the State of the Union on Tuesday night. Men can wear ties. Women can wear scarves. This is a way to show solidarity with Ukraine and to reassure the world they can count on us. https://t.co/bDSIqUnqBR — PolitiTweet.org

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Born during the Battle of Stalingrad, Biden was part of a generation that learned from the folly of “America First” isolationism. He is well positioned to tutor a country at risk of collectively forgetting the hard lessons of history. My column: https://t.co/bDSIqUnqBR — PolitiTweet.org

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The moment calls for more than a reaffirmation of the U.S. commitment to Article 5 of the NATO charter. The biggest threat to European security since WWII calls for more than boxchecking. Biden should spend a few minutes to explain why NATO formed in 1949. https://t.co/bDSIqUnqBR — PolitiTweet.org

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A 39-year-old was born in 1983. A 29-year-old was born in 1993. Ballots will be cast in November by voters who were born three years after the 9/11 attacks. https://t.co/bDSIqUnqBR — PolitiTweet.org

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A Post-ABC poll, in the field this past week during the invasion, found that only 35 percent of 18-to-39-year-olds in this country would support sanctions on Russia IF they lead to higher energy prices, compared with 70 percent of seniors. https://t.co/bDSIqUnqBR — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @McFaul: Neutral Swiss poised to freeze Russian assets - president https://t.co/nOMke5RFnw — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @michaelbirnbaum: European Union to supply fighter jets to Ukraine: Russian-made ones, from Bulgaria, Slovakia and Poland, a European di… — PolitiTweet.org

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My column for Monday’s newspaper has just published: Why Biden should deliver a European history lesson during the State of the Union https://t.co/bDSIqUnqBR — PolitiTweet.org

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You love to see it: Kosovo asks U.S. for permanent military base, speedier NATO membership. This continues to backfire on Putin. https://t.co/81kxrQvqwv — PolitiTweet.org

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Putin counted on America to be passive. He counted wrong. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @a_anusauskas: Today, @BG_LTU_eFP reinforcements from Norway arrived in Lithuania. Strengthening our defence is a clear demonstration o… — PolitiTweet.org

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Because calling the Russians “the ROC” at this month’s Olympics *definitely* stopped them from cheating and doping their players… So lame. Russia must be given no quarter by anyone who cherishes freedom. Which the IOC and FIFA clearly don’t. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @melissakchan: My dear friend Igor Levit dedicates his Shostakovich concert in Brussels today to Ukrainians — and those in Russia / anyw… — PolitiTweet.org