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Andrew Prokop

Andrew Prokop

Senior Politics Correspondent

    Latest articles by Andrew Prokop

    Politics
    Donald Trump has been indicted. The hush money case against him, explained.Donald Trump has been indicted. The hush money case against him, explained.
    Politics

    New York prosecutors are pursuing charges related to the Stormy Daniels payment. But how strong is their case?

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    It’s not just Stormy Daniels: The potential federal indictments against Trump, explainedIt’s not just Stormy Daniels: The potential federal indictments against Trump, explained
    Politics

    Special counsel Jack Smith’s two investigations may be nearing completion.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Policy
    Why bailouts keep happening even though everyone hates themWhy bailouts keep happening even though everyone hates them
    Policy

    A bailout is the worst option, except for all the others.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    The desperate pandering of Tucker CarlsonThe desperate pandering of Tucker Carlson
    Politics

    The Dominion-Fox lawsuit puts the lie to Tucker Carlson’s January 6 revisionist history.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    “Make Trump a non person”: Rupert Murdoch’s Ron DeSantis pivot, explained by a legal filing“Make Trump a non person”: Rupert Murdoch’s Ron DeSantis pivot, explained by a legal filing
    Politics

    Fox didn’t take down Trump. They built up an alternative.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    A new indictment shows how Sam Bankman-Fried’s political influence workedA new indictment shows how Sam Bankman-Fried’s political influence worked
    Politics

    One FTX executive donated to “woke shit for transactional purposes.” Another gave to Republicans.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Explainers
    Can the Republican establishment finally stop Trump this time?Can the Republican establishment finally stop Trump this time?
    Explainers

    The limits of party elites’ influence on presidential primaries.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Explainers
    A juicy new legal filing reveals who really controls Fox NewsA juicy new legal filing reveals who really controls Fox News
    Explainers

    As Trump spread his stolen election lies, Fox was terrified of alienating its own audience, emails and texts show.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    The rise of the Trump-Russia revisionistsThe rise of the Trump-Russia revisionists
    Politics

    The attempt to rewrite the Trump-Russia scandal is underway. But the critics leading the charge are showing their own blind spots.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    7 takeaways from Biden’s 2023 State of the Union address7 takeaways from Biden’s 2023 State of the Union address
    Politics

    The biggest moments from Joe Biden’s decidedly loose and optimistic speech.

    By Nicole Narea, Christian Paz and 4 more