Peter Baker
@peterbakernyt
Chief White House Correspondent for The New York Times and MSNBC analyst. Proud husband of @sbg1 and proud father of @tab_delete. Co-Author of "THE DIVIDER."
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Trump has ordered federal agencies to abandon the use of a longstanding legal tool used to root out discrimination against minorities, a move that could defang the nation’s bedrock civil rights law. Erica L. Green nytimes.com/2025/05/09/us/…
Trump plans to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 plane as a donation from the Qatari royal family that will be upgraded to serve as Air Force One and then plans to continue using it as a private citizen after office, raising profound ethical issues. Maggie Haberman nytimes.com/2025/05/11/us/…
Of 67,000 small-dollar investors who bought Trump's meme coin using debit cards, 80% have lost money while only 3% have gained and the rest are about even, a The Washington Post review finds. Drew Harwell Jeremy B. Merrill washingtonpost.com/technology/202…
Stocks surge after US and China agree to temporarily suspend most of the tariffs imposed on each other, the latest sign that trade policy is the main driver of market movements since Trump returned to office. River Akira Davis Jason Karaian nytimes.com/2025/05/11/bus…
Once in sync, Trump and Netanyahu now face a growing divide in which they increasingly disagree on some of the most critical security issues facing Israel. Michael D. Shear nytimes.com/2025/05/11/wor…
Hamas releases Edan Alexander, the last living American hostage held in Gaza, a move taken on the eve of Trump's visit to the Middle East in an attempt to secure US support for a wider deal to end the war. Patrick Kingsley Johnatan Reiss Adam Rasgon nytimes.com/2025/05/12/wor…
The next generation stands up for media independence: Journalists at ACHS Theogony, the student newspaper at Alexandria City High School across the river from DC, are protesting a policy making the principal their top editor reviewing stories. Karina Elwood washingtonpost.com/education/2025…
Inflation in April ran at a mild 2.3% annualized rate, slightly down from 2.4% the month before, offering Trump a measure of good economic news before the expected impact of tariffs. Colby Smith nytimes.com/2025/05/13/bus…
How a reported conversation on the links with a South African golfer years ago helped lead Trump to grant refugee status to white Afrikaners while denying it to other persecuted groups around the world. Zolan Kanno-Youngs Erica L. Green John Eligon Edward Wong nytimes.com/2025/05/14/us/…
At home, Trump is targeting political foes. Abroad, he has a different message: Let bygones be bygones, even with those trying to assassinate him or working with Al Qaeda, in the interests of peace and profit. Luke Broadwater☀️ Jonathan Swan Vivian Nereim nytimes.com/2025/05/15/wor…
Trump has long had plane envy. “People come in from, especially the Middle East countries, with brand-new 747-800s, the brand-new super-duper-new one, and we have planes that are thirty-one years old," he told Susan Glasser and me when we interviewed him in 2021. newyorker.com/news/letter-fr…
Five conservative House Republicans block Trump's tax-and-spending bill from reaching the floor, citing concerns that it would add too much to the deficit in a remarkable revolt that sent party leaders scrambling. Catie Edmondson nytimes.com/2025/05/16/us/…
Supreme Court, with two justices dissenting, orders Trump administration not to deport Venezuelan detainees accused of being members of a violent gang under a rarely invoked wartime law while the matter is litigated in the courts. Abbie VanSickle nytimes.com/2025/05/16/us/…
Secret Service questions Comey after Gabbard says the former FBI director should be imprisoned for posting a picture online protesting Trump that the president and his team claimed was an assassination threat. Eileen Sullivan Michael S. Schmidt nytimes.com/2025/05/16/us/…
Top Democrats try to Etch A Sketch away their past endorsements of Biden’s mental acuity, illustrative of a wide swath of the party that is hoping to atone for having fallen lock-step behind octogenarian president. Reid J. Epstein Lisa Lerer nytimes.com/2025/05/16/us/…
Moody’s downgrades the US government's credit rating after concluding that rising debt levels stand to grow further if Republicans enact a package of new tax cuts favored by Trump. tony romm Andy Duehren Joe Rennison nytimes.com/2025/05/16/bus…
Audiotape of Biden's 2023 interview with Hur, released by Trump team to undermine the ex-president, captures Biden's whispery voice, confusion and memory lapses, adding to the furor over his decline in office and decision to run again. Chris Cameron nytimes.com/2025/05/16/us/…
Just as he did during his 2017 trip to the Middle East, Trump claimed credit for deals he had nothing to do with. At least a half dozen contracts were actually announced before he took office again in January. Cat Zakrzewski Abigail Hauslohner susannah george washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…
Under Trump's economic plan, people making between $17K and $51K could lose an average $700 in after-tax income, taking into account tax and social spending changes, according to a new study. Those make $4.3M or more would gain an average $389K. tony romm nytimes.com/2025/05/16/us/…