James Hohmann

James Hohmann @jameshohmann

Listen to today's BIG IDEA podcast: The Epstein plot thickens -- what you need to know about the hyoid bone. Philly standoff ends -- amazingly no one died. Hickenlooper poised to drop out. And Bibi's incentive to block Squad from coming to Israel. https://t.co/iPyEqV4jeE — PolitiTweet.org

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How is this not The Onion? — PolitiTweet.org

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Three of the five economic indicators which most closely track the business cycle are now at levels consistent with the start of a recession: auto sales, industrial production, and aggregate hours worked. https://t.co/zbcve7mN5z — PolitiTweet.org

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I read more than a dozen notes that financial institutions have sent to clients this week. They're gloomy. UNCERTAINTY was the buzzword that kept coming up. Trump thrives on uncertainty. He likes to keep people guessing. But the C-suite & Wall St. HATE it. https://t.co/i8HO8jeM45 — PolitiTweet.org

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It feels like Trump is practicing the "madman theory” in trade negotiations with China. Is he being crazy? Or crazy like a fox? For example, how seriously are we supposed to take it when Trump threatens, as he did yesterday, to pull out of the World Trade Organization? — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump desperately wants to win reelection, and he’s super sensitive to the stock market -- which he used to brag about. The result has been a series of erratic policy announcements that appear to be improvisational and that cause whiplash for investors. https://t.co/i8HO8jeM45 — PolitiTweet.org

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The prior tariffs mainly increased the price of component parts that companies use to assemble something else. These new postponed tariffs hit finished goods such as iPhones, which are assembled in China, making it more likely that the higher costs are passed on to consumers. — PolitiTweet.org

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It’s no coincidence that the products that got a carve-out from the planned 10 percent tariff on $300 billion worth of imports are consumer goods such as cellphones, laptops, strollers and sneakers. Higher prices might have caused sticker shock over the holidays. — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump came closer yesterday than he ever has before to acknowledging that his tariffs on Chinese imports are really taxes on American consumers. He’s been falsely claiming that the Chinese are paying the full price of his tariffs. https://t.co/i8HO8jeM45 — PolitiTweet.org

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Beyond the inverted yield curve, economists are pointing to other early warning signs that indicate a recession looms. There’s already been a decline in business investment, and some companies are pulling back on hiring. https://t.co/i8HO8jeM45 — PolitiTweet.org

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Bigger picture, the US remains engaged in a trade war against China with no end in sight. Trump’s insistence that he still plans to impose all the previously announced duties on Dec. 15 forces CEOs to prepare for more troubled waters ahead. It adds to the clouds of uncertainty. — PolitiTweet.org

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For the first time since 2007, the yields on short-term U.S. bonds eclipsed those of long-term bonds. This phenomenon, called the inverted yield curve, has preceded every recession in the past 50 years. That's why the markets are tanking right now. But the problems are deeper. — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump sought to stabilize the listing stock market by announcing he'll temporarily postpone the implementation of half the tariffs on Chinese imports he announced 12 days earlier. It did the trick. But only for one day. Why? Because of FUNDAMENTALS. https://t.co/i8HO8jeM45 — PolitiTweet.org

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The Daily 202: Clouds of economic uncertainty loom despite temporary reprieve from Trump on China tariffs. https://t.co/i8HO8jeM45 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DJJudd: “I shook Robert Kennedy’s hand in 1968,” a woman tells Pete Buttigieg. “So you’re good luck?” he asks. “Not really— he was shot… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @SaraSorcher: Great job alert! Looking for an ambitious reporter to help write The Daily 202 political newsletter with @jameshohmann. De… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @laurahelmuth: The @WashingtonPost is looking for a reporter to work on the Daily 202 politics newsletter with @jameshohmann. An excitin… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @evale72: Smart immigration poll #s overview from @jameshohmann...Trump's positions are so extreme they're even making Rs *more* pro imm… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @fredhochberg: U.S. to Delay Some China Tariffs Until Stores Stock Up for Holiday Shoppers https://t.co/g3HzplacSa Let's get real--Tarif… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @aogarza: The Daily 202: New polls identify fault lines inside the GOP over Trump’s immigration agenda and treatment of asylum seekers -… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @TonyaJoRiley: Come work on my team! You’ll get the chance to write with the wonderful @jameshohmann! https://t.co/L4ju6VpXvV — PolitiTweet.org

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For Joe Biden, some lessons from Mitt Romney’s 2012 campaign? @danbalz https://t.co/kM8rHeMd1f — PolitiTweet.org

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And 42% of Republicans say in a new Pew poll that they would support an effort to deport ALL of the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants living inside the U.S. But they are the minority. Most do not support such a draconian approach. https://t.co/oQsLXw5Rid — PolitiTweet.org

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To be sure, there's some constituency inside the GOP for treating migrants with cruelty: More than 1 in 4 Republicans do not think it's important for the federal government to provide "safe and sanitary conditions" for asylum seekers, even though it's legally required. — PolitiTweet.org

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46% of *Republicans* disagree with Trump's statements that immigrants are more likely to commit serious crimes. 54% say immigrants are just as honest and hard-working – if not more so – than native-born U.S. citizens. 64% say immigrants mostly fill jobs US citizens don’t want. — PolitiTweet.org

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Pew: 51% of Republicans want the federal government to provide more assistance to the countries in Central America where most of the asylum seekers are coming from. Trump has pushed relentlessly to cut this aid. — PolitiTweet.org

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Pew: 37% of Republicans want to make it easier for those who are seeking asylum from Central America to be granted legal status. 44% of Rs say the Trump administration is doing a BAD job at dealing with the increased number of asylum seekers. https://t.co/oQsLXw5Rid — PolitiTweet.org

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“Support for allowing Central American refugees entry is now higher than Gallup has found for most refugee cases it has polled on historically, ... stretching back to refugees from the German Holocaust in the 1930s and 40s." https://t.co/oQsLXw5Rid — PolitiTweet.org

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A new Gallup poll shows growing support for allowing refugees from Central America. In December, 51% of Americans approved of accepting refugees from the Northern Triangle. Now it’s 57%. That's driven by Republicans: From 14% to 24%. https://t.co/oQsLXw5Rid — PolitiTweet.org

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@andy_schauer Ha! You're lucky to be on the best coast because it means baseball wraps earlier and you can watch the games. — PolitiTweet.org