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Andrew Prokop

Andrew Prokop

Senior Politics Correspondent

    Latest articles by Andrew Prokop

    America’s faultlines
    Trump really could empower RFK Jr. to wreck public healthTrump really could empower RFK Jr. to wreck public health
    America’s faultlines

    Even if Kennedy can’t get Senate confirmation, he could still wield vast influence if Trump wins.

    By Andrew Prokop
    2024 Elections
    The crisis that could ensue if Harris wins narrowlyThe crisis that could ensue if Harris wins narrowly
    2024 Elections

    How far would Trump and his supporters go to try and flip the outcome?

    By Andrew Prokop
    2024 Elections
    Has Trump gained ground? The latest 2024 polling, explained.Has Trump gained ground? The latest 2024 polling, explained.
    2024 Elections

    Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: The polls are very close.

    By Andrew Prokop
    America’s faultlines
    The big political shift that explains the 2024 electionThe big political shift that explains the 2024 election
    America’s faultlines

    Progressives felt they were gaining. Now they’re on the defensive.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Democrats are at a crossroads on one major policy issue
    America’s faultlines

    Progressives conquered economic policy under Biden. Would they lose it under Harris?

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    3 winners and 2 losers from the Walz-Vance debate3 winners and 2 losers from the Walz-Vance debate
    Politics

    Tuesday night’s Vance-Walz matchup was more civil and substantive than the Trump-Harris one — with enough for both sides to claim victory.

    By Andrew Prokop, Dylan Scott and 2 more
    America’s faultlines
    The Architect: Stephen Miller’s dark agenda for a second Trump termThe Architect: Stephen Miller’s dark agenda for a second Trump term
    America’s faultlines

    Miller has spent years plotting mass deportation. If Trump wins, he’ll put his plans into action.

    By Andrew Prokop
    America’s faultlines
    The big lie about Project 2025The big lie about Project 2025
    America’s faultlines

    Trump says he has nothing to do with Project 2025’s abortion policies. That’s false.

    By Andrew Prokop
    2024 Elections
    Has Harris pulled ahead of Trump? The state of the 2024 polls, explained.Has Harris pulled ahead of Trump? The state of the 2024 polls, explained.
    2024 Elections

    What’s happened in the polls after the debate — and the implications for the Electoral College.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    Trump’s latest push to steal a Nebraska electoral vote appears to have floppedTrump’s latest push to steal a Nebraska electoral vote appears to have flopped
    Politics

    The state has an odd rule that gave Biden an electoral vote in 2020. Trump wants to change that. So far, he’s failed.

    By Andrew Prokop