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Andrew Prokop

Andrew Prokop

Senior Politics Correspondent

Andrew Prokop is a senior politics correspondent at Vox, covering the White House, elections, and political scandals and investigations.

In his coverage of threats to US democracy, politicization of the Justice Department, the oddness of our electoral system, the Biden policy agenda, and much more, he’s interested in digging deep into the mechanics of how and why US politics works (or doesn’t), surfacing submerged debates, and exploring knotty complexities.

During the Trump administration, he was Vox’s lead writer covering the Mueller investigation, impeachment, and Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election result, and he tried to look past the spin to give readers an accurate sense of what was happening in chaotic unfolding situations. He has profiled politicians such as Joe Manchin, Mitch McConnell, and Bernie Sanders, focusing not on personality but on their institutional and practical impact.

He’s worked at Vox since the site’s launch in 2014, and before that, he worked as a research assistant at the New Yorker’s Washington, DC, bureau.

Latest articles by Andrew Prokop

Kamala Harris is the underdog Kamala Harris is the underdog 
2024 Elections

Democrats have high hopes, but she’s starting off down in polls and faces challenges ahead.

By Andrew Prokop
It was not undemocratic for the Democrats to dump Joe BidenIt was not undemocratic for the Democrats to dump Joe Biden
Politics

The party was (belatedly) trying to listen to voters.

By Andrew Prokop
Biden just quit the race and endorsed Kamala Harris. What happens now?Biden just quit the race and endorsed Kamala Harris. What happens now?
Politics

Democrats are taking a leap into the unknown.

By Andrew Prokop
J.D. Vance’s radical plan to build a government of Trump loyalistsJ.D. Vance’s radical plan to build a government of Trump loyalists
Politics

“Fire every single midlevel bureaucrat, every civil servant in the administrative state, replace them with our people.”

By Andrew Prokop
Did Trump’s shooting save Biden’s nomination?Did Trump’s shooting save Biden’s nomination?
2024 Elections

Democratic defections have slowed, but Biden isn’t out of the woods yet.

By Andrew Prokop
Who shot Trump? What we know about the assassination attempt.Who shot Trump? What we know about the assassination attempt.
Politics

This is what happened at the Butler rally, as we understand it right now.

By Dylan Matthews, Christian Paz and 2 more
Will Trump’s shooting change everything? Or surprisingly little?Will Trump’s shooting change everything? Or surprisingly little?
Politics

Two theories on the political impact of the Trump assassination attempt.

By Andrew Prokop
Project 2025: The myths and the factsProject 2025: The myths and the facts
Politics

The sweeping conservative plan for Trump’s second term is very real. Here’s what it actually says.

By Andrew Prokop
What Biden’s news conference did, and didn’t, clear upWhat Biden’s news conference did, and didn’t, clear up
Politics

The presser went fine. But the Democratic defections continued.

By Andrew Prokop
Is it undemocratic to replace Biden on the ticket?Is it undemocratic to replace Biden on the ticket?
Politics

Biden says the primary voters picked him. Is there more to democracy than that?

By Andrew Prokop