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Andrew Prokop

Andrew Prokop

Senior Politics Correspondent

    Latest articles by Andrew Prokop

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    Republicans’ threat to call Hunter Biden as an impeachment witness, explainedRepublicans’ threat to call Hunter Biden as an impeachment witness, explained
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    You come at Trump with oversight? He’ll come at you with political payback.

    By Andrew Prokop
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    John Bolton’s impeachment bombshell, explainedJohn Bolton’s impeachment bombshell, explained
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    A new report makes clear he’d provide a key piece of testimony Democrats had been missing.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    A secret recording of a Trump dinner confirms one of Lev Parnas’s allegationsA secret recording of a Trump dinner confirms one of Lev Parnas’s allegations
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    ABC News broke news of the recording Friday.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    Mitch McConnell’s impeachment trial strategy, explainedMitch McConnell’s impeachment trial strategy, explained
    Politics

    McConnell wants to kill the impeachment case dead. But first, he needs the votes.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    What to expect at Trump’s Senate impeachment trialWhat to expect at Trump’s Senate impeachment trial
    Politics

    The action really kicks off in the Senate this week.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Lev Parnas’s dramatic new claims about Trump and Ukraine, explained
    Politics

    He said a lot of things. Can he back them up?

    By Andrew Prokop
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    The life and death of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, explainedThe life and death of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, explained
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    How a money manager to the super-wealthy used his famous friends to avoid a prison sentence for molesting young girls.

    By Anna North, Jane Coaston and 1 more
    Politics
    The House just voted to kick-start Trump’s impeachment trialThe House just voted to kick-start Trump’s impeachment trial
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    They’re officially sending the articles of impeachment over, meaning the trial can now begin.

    By Andrew Prokop
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    The stunning new texts, documents, and impeachment evidence released by the House, explainedThe stunning new texts, documents, and impeachment evidence released by the House, explained
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    Rudy Giuliani’s fixer, Lev Parnas, turned over documents. They’re very ugly.

    By Andrew Prokop
    4 winners and 3 losers from the January Democratic debate
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    Bernie Sanders had a good night. Wolf Blitzer did not.

    By Nicole Narea, Anna North and 4 more