Aman Batheja Profile picture
Senior editor at @TIME focused on politics. Former @nytimes @texastribune
Jan 7, 2021 4 tweets 1 min read
If Trump's cabinet invoked the 25th amendment, the next steps would be kind of wild.

First, Trump would be immediately stripped of his office and Pence becomes acting president... But Trump can then respond by sending a letter to Congress saying he can in fact perform his duties. That allows him to immediately do so unless...
Nov 4, 2020 6 tweets 3 min read
In Florida, neither Trump nor Biden got as many votes as raising the minimum wage to $15. In Oregon, the vote split between Biden and Trump very closely matched the split between those who voted for decriminalizing all drugs and those who were against it
Mar 15, 2020 5 tweets 3 min read
Via @reuters: "Berlin is trying to stop Washington from persuading a German company seeking a coronavirus vaccine to move its research to the U.S., prompting German politicians to insist no country should have a monopoly on any future vaccine."
reuters.com/article/us-hea… Germany's health ministry is confirming this bombshell story from German media outlet @welt
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Nov 6, 2018 5 tweets 2 min read
Just after 7 pm, Texas will release the results of millions of early voters like it does on every election night.

But those numbers are going to be way less informative this time around, especially for those looking for insight about the Cruz/O'Rourke race. Here's why... For starters, those numbers never include El Paso County, which is in a different time zone and will still be voting.

That's Beto O'Rourke's hometown. Early votes cast: 139,105