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Andrew Prokop

Andrew Prokop

Senior Politics Correspondent

    Latest articles by Andrew Prokop

    How Donald Trump is remaking America
    The right-wing conspiracy behind Trump’s war on HarvardThe right-wing conspiracy behind Trump’s war on Harvard
    How Donald Trump is remaking America

    They’ve dreamed for years of smashing elite universities. Now they’re getting their way.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    What Trump’s team really wants out of tariffsWhat Trump’s team really wants out of tariffs
    Politics

    Some of his advisers have a theory about what they want. It isn’t working out.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    Trump’s favorite trick is blowing up in his face (and ours)Trump’s favorite trick is blowing up in his face (and ours)
    Politics

    He thinks chaotic behavior gets him better deals. Instead it’s gravely harming the US economy.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    Why Trump blinkedWhy Trump blinked
    Politics

    His advisers claimed it was all part of the plan. Trump said otherwise.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    The misunderstanding breaking the global economyThe misunderstanding breaking the global economy
    Politics

    Trump believes that if the US has a trade deficit with a country, they’re “beating” us. Huh?

    By Andrew Prokop
    How Donald Trump is remaking America
    The disturbing thread that ties together Trump’s major moves so farThe disturbing thread that ties together Trump’s major moves so far
    How Donald Trump is remaking America

    The retribution presidency, explained.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    The implicit threat in Trump’s push to change election rulesThe implicit threat in Trump’s push to change election rules
    Politics

    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
    Politics

    The right has long resented universities. Trump figured out how to hurt them.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    Conservatives’ decades-long quest to destroy the Department of EducationConservatives’ decades-long quest to destroy the Department of Education
    Politics

    Trump has already cut the department’s staff in half. He won’t stop there.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    A judge told Trump to halt deportation flights. They went ahead anyway.A judge told Trump to halt deportation flights. They went ahead anyway.
    Politics

    Trump’s new attempt to test the courts’ limits, explained.

    By Andrew Prokop