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Andrew Prokop

Andrew Prokop

Senior Politics Correspondent

    Latest articles by Andrew Prokop

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    The implicit threat in Trump’s push to change election rulesThe implicit threat in Trump’s push to change election rules
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    The president just set the stage to challenge election results he doesn’t like.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    A longtime target of the right is finally buckling under Trump pressureA longtime target of the right is finally buckling under Trump pressure
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    The right has long resented universities. Trump figured out how to hurt them.

    By Andrew Prokop
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    Conservatives’ decades-long quest to destroy the Department of EducationConservatives’ decades-long quest to destroy the Department of Education
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    Trump has already cut the department’s staff in half. He won’t stop there.

    By Andrew Prokop
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    A judge told Trump to halt deportation flights. They went ahead anyway.A judge told Trump to halt deportation flights. They went ahead anyway.
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    Trump’s new attempt to test the courts’ limits, explained.

    By Andrew Prokop
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    Trump’s attempt to take over Columbia University, briefly explainedTrump’s attempt to take over Columbia University, briefly explained
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    The administration demanded Columbia make sweeping policies and governance changes — or lose billions in federal funds.

    By Andrew Prokop
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    Trump is torching his greatest political assetTrump is torching his greatest political asset
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    Through all the chaos, voters thought he’d do a good job on the economy. Not anymore.

    By Andrew Prokop
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    Is Trump tanking the economy?Is Trump tanking the economy?
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    Here’s what we know so far about the economic outlook.

    By Andrew Prokop
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    What’s mattered most amid Trump’s chaos so farWhat’s mattered most amid Trump’s chaos so far
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    4 policies that will very likely have major lasting consequences.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    Did Trump just rein Elon in?Did Trump just rein Elon in?
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    The DOGE may have been leashed, for now. Check back in a week or two.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    Trump’s (very long) speech to Congress, explained in 500 wordsTrump’s (very long) speech to Congress, explained in 500 words
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    Trump signaled more tariffs, more DOGE, and a continued war against “wokeness.”

    By Andrew Prokop