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Andrew Prokop

Andrew Prokop

Senior Politics Correspondent

    Latest articles by Andrew Prokop

    Politics
    Joe Biden officially accepted his party’s nomination for president. Read his speech.Joe Biden officially accepted his party’s nomination for president. Read his speech.
    Politics

    Here’s the full text of Biden’s Democratic convention address.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Explainers
    Steve Bannon has been arrested on fraud chargesSteve Bannon has been arrested on fraud charges
    Explainers

    He and three others were charged with diverting hundreds of thousands of dollars from the fundraising effort.

    By Andrew Prokop
    5 winners and 2 losers from night 2 of the Democratic convention
    2020 Presidential Conventions

    Jill Biden stepped out, the roll call stood out, and the conventional format went out the window.

    By Dylan Scott, Anna North and 3 more
    The Democratic platform, explained
    Explainers

    What’s in the platform, what’s controversial about it, and what it all means.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Explainers
    The Senate Intelligence Committee’s new Russia report, explainedThe Senate Intelligence Committee’s new Russia report, explained
    Explainers

    It’s strong, bipartisan pushback against the common claim that there was “nothing there.”

    By Andrew Prokop
    Explainers
    Convention polling bounces, explainedConvention polling bounces, explained
    Explainers

    Conventions usually shake up polling in the short term, but do those effects last?

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    Wisconsin’s primaries are setup for the real battle in NovemberWisconsin’s primaries are setup for the real battle in November
    Politics

    It’s a key state for Trump’s chances, and Republicans hope to win a supermajority in the state legislature.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Explainers
    The past 24 hours in Trump legal issues and controversies, explainedThe past 24 hours in Trump legal issues and controversies, explained
    Explainers

    Supreme Court decisions, closed-door testimony, and developments for Michael Flynn and Michael Cohen.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    Roger Stone prosecutor will testify about political interference from the Justice DepartmentRoger Stone prosecutor will testify about political interference from the Justice Department
    Politics

    Aaron Zelinsky will appear at a House Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Explainers
    The firing of SDNY US Attorney Geoffrey Berman, explainedThe firing of SDNY US Attorney Geoffrey Berman, explained
    Explainers

    It’s part of a larger pattern.

    By Andrew Prokop