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Andrew Prokop

Andrew Prokop

Senior Politics Correspondent

    Latest articles by Andrew Prokop

    Politics
    Fani Willis’s Trump prosecution can move forward — because her ex has resigned from the caseFani Willis’s Trump prosecution can move forward — because her ex has resigned from the case
    Politics

    A judge wrote that Willis had a “tremendous lapse in judgment,” but didn’t disqualify her from the case.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    Robert Hur’s report exaggerated Biden’s memory issuesRobert Hur’s report exaggerated Biden’s memory issues
    Politics

    The ex-special counsel testified Tuesday, but a transcript of his interview with the president undercut his claims.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    The media’s coverage of Biden’s age needs a rethinkThe media’s coverage of Biden’s age needs a rethink
    Politics

    There’s been too much focus on trivialities, as the State of the Union shows.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    How Mitch McConnell lost by winningHow Mitch McConnell lost by winning
    Politics

    He delivered for the old GOP — but the party had changed underneath him.

    By Andrew Prokop
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    Trump’s big day in courtTrump’s big day in court
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    We’re about to learn how imperiled two of Trump’s prosecutions are.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Policy
    7 questions about migration and the US-Mexico border, answered7 questions about migration and the US-Mexico border, answered
    Policy

    Record numbers of people crossed the US border last year. Here’s a guide to understanding what’s happening.

    By Nicole Narea, Abdallah Fayyad and 1 more
    Politics
    Biden and Trump are both old. Only one got a special counsel memory test.Biden and Trump are both old. Only one got a special counsel memory test.
    Politics

    The investigator said Biden presented as a “sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory” — a political gift to Trump and the GOP.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    The fraught debate over whether the 14th Amendment disqualifies Trump, explainedThe fraught debate over whether the 14th Amendment disqualifies Trump, explained
    Politics

    The Supreme Court will decide whether Trump can be on the ballot. Would disqualifying him save democracy from a dangerous threat — or imperil it further?

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    The chances that Trump will be a convicted felon by Election Day have droppedThe chances that Trump will be a convicted felon by Election Day have dropped
    Politics

    It could still happen — but the four prosecutions of Trump have been beset by delays and challenges.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    Why Trump fears a Biden-GOP immigration dealWhy Trump fears a Biden-GOP immigration deal
    Politics

    “He doesn’t want us to solve the border problem because he wants to blame Biden for it.”

    By Andrew Prokop