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Ella Nilsen

Ella Nilsen

Former White House Reporter

    Latest articles by Ella Nilsen

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    Vox Sentences: The government is now Uruguay’s pot dealerVox Sentences: The government is now Uruguay’s pot dealer
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    Jeff Sessions is in hot water with his boss; Uruguay becomes the first country to start selling legal pot; Poland clashes with the EU over Supreme Court shake-up.

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    Vox Sentences: Guess who’s coming to dinner? (Not Trump’s translator.)Vox Sentences: Guess who’s coming to dinner? (Not Trump’s translator.)
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    Trump and Putin had a second, undisclosed meeting; an Australian woman was shot in her pajamas by police in Minnesota; Netanyahu trashed the EU before realizing his microphone was on.

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    Vox Sentences: Obamacare repeal death spiralVox Sentences: Obamacare repeal death spiral
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    The Senate health care bill goes down in flames.

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    Vox Sentences: Iran accuses an American student of espionage after he scanned historical documentsVox Sentences: Iran accuses an American student of espionage after he scanned historical documents
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    Brexit negotiations center on citizenship rights; a US graduate student is sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment in Iran; Venezuelans rebuke their president.

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    Vox Sentences: How many Russians does it take to attend a meeting with Trump Jr.?Vox Sentences: How many Russians does it take to attend a meeting with Trump Jr.?
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    The US Justice Department cracks down on shady doctors; Boko Haram spills over the border into Cameroon; even more Russia revelations to cap off the week.

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    The Senate health bill could prove particularly costly for mothersThe Senate health bill could prove particularly costly for mothers
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    A new version of the bill would allow health insurers to offer plans that don’t cover maternity care and other key benefits for women’s health.

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    Vox Sentences: The White House budget office can’t spell or do mathVox Sentences: The White House budget office can’t spell or do math
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    The latest version of the Senate health care bill is released; Trump goes on attack mode against the Congressional Budget Office; Nobel Peace Prize winner and dissident Liu Xiaobo dies.

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    Vox Sentences: Trump’s pick for the FBI doesn’t agree with him about RussiaVox Sentences: Trump’s pick for the FBI doesn’t agree with him about Russia
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    Brazil’s ex-president is sentenced on corruption charges; Trump’s FBI nominee promises to be impartial; an iceberg the size of Delaware just broke off Antarctica.

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    Vox Sentences:  I don’t care ... “I love it”Vox Sentences:  I don’t care ... “I love it”
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    Donald Trump Jr. shares some pretty interesting emails; the Senate slogs toward a health care vote; Qatar’s blockade could be coming to an end.

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    Vox Sentences: What meeting with the Russians? Oh, that meeting with the Russians?Vox Sentences: What meeting with the Russians? Oh, that meeting with the Russians?
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    Donald Trump Jr. faces new Russia scrutiny; Mosul is liberated from ISIS; a big gerrymandering case kicks off in Texas.

    By Ella Nilsen