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Andrew Prokop

Andrew Prokop

Senior Politics Correspondent

    Latest articles by Andrew Prokop

    Politics
    The jobs numbers were bad — so Trump fired the messengerThe jobs numbers were bad — so Trump fired the messenger
    Politics

    The abrupt dismissal of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, briefly explained.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    How the Jeffrey Epstein scandal became the mother of all conspiracy theoriesHow the Jeffrey Epstein scandal became the mother of all conspiracy theories
    Politics

    It’s a Pizzagate/QAnon scandal. It’s a Trump scandal. It’s a Me Too scandal. It has something for every political subculture.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    The three-way battle for the Democratic PartyThe three-way battle for the Democratic Party
    Politics

    It’s the left vs. the establishment vs. Abundance. Here’s your guide to what’s happening.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    The right’s meltdown over Jeffrey Epstein, explainedThe right’s meltdown over Jeffrey Epstein, explained
    Politics

    Trump officials say there’s no deeper Epstein conspiracy they can reveal. The right has reacted with fury.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    What Trump’s massive bill would actually do, explainedWhat Trump’s massive bill would actually do, explained
    Politics

    It cuts taxes, slashes the safety net, funds deportations, harms the clean energy industry, and sends the debt soaring.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    Does Trump really not understand his huge bill cuts Medicaid?Does Trump really not understand his huge bill cuts Medicaid?
    Politics

    Republicans are at varying levels of misleading, avoidance, or denial about this.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    The Republican tax bill, explained in 500 wordsThe Republican tax bill, explained in 500 words
    Politics

    It combines budget-busting tax cuts and painful social program cuts.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    What the “12-day war” teaches us about Trump’s foreign policyWhat the “12-day war” teaches us about Trump’s foreign policy
    Politics

    Trump attacked Iran. What he did next was even more revealing.

    By Andrew Prokop
    World Politics
    Why the US is attacking Iran nowWhy the US is attacking Iran now
    World Politics

    And six other big questions about the bombing, explained.

    By Zack Beauchamp, Joshua Keating and 1 more
    Politics
    Tucker Carlson and Trump are falling out over the Iran warTucker Carlson and Trump are falling out over the Iran war
    Politics

    Trump derided “kooky Tucker Carlson” — the leading right-wing voice opposing involvement in Israel’s Iran war.

    By Andrew Prokop