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Andrew Prokop

Andrew Prokop

Senior Politics Correspondent

    Latest articles by Andrew Prokop

    Explainers
    The State of the Union address’s history, explainedThe State of the Union address’s history, explained
    Explainers

    Thomas Jefferson’s stage fright! Woodrow Wilson’s academic research on presidential rhetoric! Reagan’s special guests!

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    The stunning hypocrisy of Bill Barr’s probe into the Russia-Trump investigationThe stunning hypocrisy of Bill Barr’s probe into the Russia-Trump investigation
    Politics

    A new report reveals how politicized and conspiratorial the Durham investigation was.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    A new study says Russian trolls didn’t sway the 2016 election. Was the threat overhyped?A new study says Russian trolls didn’t sway the 2016 election. Was the threat overhyped?
    Politics

    Breaking down what was real and what was exaggerated about Russian interference.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    This one procedural tool can keep Kevin McCarthy from blowing up the economyThis one procedural tool can keep Kevin McCarthy from blowing up the economy
    Politics

    The discharge petition, explained.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    Biden now has his own classified documents problem. Here’s how it compares to Trump’s.Biden now has his own classified documents problem. Here’s how it compares to Trump’s.
    Politics

    And what impact it might have on the Trump investigation.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    The deal that may make Kevin McCarthy speaker, explainedThe deal that may make Kevin McCarthy speaker, explained
    Politics

    What we know so far about a proposal that could hand a lot of power to the hard right.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    What Kevin McCarthy’s concessions to right-wingers would mean for a functioning CongressWhat Kevin McCarthy’s concessions to right-wingers would mean for a functioning Congress
    Politics

    They’d make it harder for him to run the chamber — and perhaps harder for Republicans to hold on to it.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    The real reason the chaos in the House should scare usThe real reason the chaos in the House should scare us
    Politics

    Can this Congress actually pass a debt ceiling increase?

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    Why hasn’t pandemic aid fraud become a bigger scandal?Why hasn’t pandemic aid fraud become a bigger scandal?
    Politics

    The scope of the fraud is staggering, but there are reasons the political impact has been muted.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    The bill to prevent Trump from stealing the next election, explainedThe bill to prevent Trump from stealing the next election, explained
    Politics

    It will likely soon pass with bipartisan support. Here’s what it would actually do.

    By Andrew Prokop