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Andrew Prokop

Andrew Prokop

Senior Politics Correspondent

    Latest articles by Andrew Prokop

    Joe Manchin wants to save Democrats from themselves
    Features

    But is his love for the filibuster dooming the country to dysfunction?

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    What Maxine Waters actually said about the Chauvin trialWhat Maxine Waters actually said about the Chauvin trial
    Politics

    She didn’t tell anyone to riot.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Explainers
    Matt Gaetz’s scandal and legal problems, explainedMatt Gaetz’s scandal and legal problems, explained
    Explainers

    Here’s what we know about an investigation into Gaetz and possible child sex trafficking.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Why some Democrats are quietly unhappy with the House’s big voting rights bill
    Explainers

    There’s a debate over whether some of the For the People Act’s provisions are misconceived.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Explainers
    The Washington Post’s correction about Trump’s phone call to a Georgia official, explainedThe Washington Post’s correction about Trump’s phone call to a Georgia official, explained
    Explainers

    Trump is claiming vindication. The truth is more complicated.

    By Andrew Prokop
    The state of the filibuster, explained
    Explainers

    Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema sound resolute. But the drama over the 60-vote threshold hasn’t yet been played out.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    5 winners and 3 losers in the $1.9 trillion Covid-19 stimulus bill5 winners and 3 losers in the $1.9 trillion Covid-19 stimulus bill
    Politics

    Sen. Joe Manchin is a winner in the stimulus bill. Losers: deficit hawks, and people hoping for a $15 minimum wage.

    By Andrew Prokop, Ian Millhiser and 4 more
    The debate over state and local aid in Biden’s stimulus bill, explained
    Explainers

    Could some of that $350 billion be better spent elsewhere?

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    Is a supersized agenda the key to Democrats’ 2022 success — or their demise?Is a supersized agenda the key to Democrats’ 2022 success — or their demise?
    Politics

    How can the party best limit backlash from voters?

    By Andrew Prokop
    1 winner and 5 losers from Trump’s second impeachment trial
    Politics

    The United States constitutional system was not a winner.

    By Andrew Prokop