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Ella Nilsen

Ella Nilsen

Former White House Reporter

    Latest articles by Ella Nilsen

    Politics
    Trump thinks he’s signed a “Nice!” amount of legislation. Here’s what he’s really done.Trump thinks he’s signed a “Nice!” amount of legislation. Here’s what he’s really done.
    Politics

    Looking at what the Trump administration has accomplished five months in.

    By Ella Nilsen
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    Vox Sentences: Jobs, jobs, jobs (are still moving to Mexico)Vox Sentences: Jobs, jobs, jobs (are still moving to Mexico)
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    Boeing and Carrier announce layoffs; East Coast subway riders suffer through repairs; Saudi Arabia gives Qatar a set of ultimatums.

    By Ella Nilsen
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    Vox Sentences: FOUND: 1 Senate health care bill, 700 grizzly bearsVox Sentences: FOUND: 1 Senate health care bill, 700 grizzly bears
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    Senate Republicans make their health care bill public; US intelligence officials say Putin ordered US election hacking; Yellowstone grizzlies are taken off endangered species list.

    By Ella Nilsen
    Politics
    Experts say Senate Republicans’ $2 billion opioid fund is about $188 billion shortExperts say Senate Republicans’ $2 billion opioid fund is about $188 billion short
    Politics

    It’s a Band-Aid on a gaping wound.

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    Vox Sentences: Watch the ThroneVox Sentences: Watch the Throne
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    Saudi Arabia’s King Salman selects his son to be his successor; fresh outrage after new video shows Philando Castile’s final moments; Travis Kalanick is officially out as Uber’s CEO.

    By Ella Nilsen
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    Vox Sentences: And they’re Ossoff!Vox Sentences: And they’re Ossoff!
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    Voters head to the polls in Georgia’s pivotal Sixth District congressional race; a scorching heat wave sweeps across the Southwestern US; the Mexican government is accused of spying on journalists and anti-corruption activists.

    By Ella Nilsen
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    Vox Sentences: Terror befalls a London mosqueVox Sentences: Terror befalls a London mosque
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    Another terror attack in London; tensions between the US and Russia escalate in Syria; a mistrial is declared for Bill Cosby.

    By Ella Nilsen
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    Vox Sentences:  The UK also has a Russia problem. Twinsies!Vox Sentences:  The UK also has a Russia problem. Twinsies!
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    Amazon bets big on the grocery biz; Putin critics mysteriously turn up dead in the UK; Trump grants DREAMers a reprieve — for now.

    By Ella Nilsen
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    Vox Sentences: All the Predisent’s MenVox Sentences: All the Predisent’s Men
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    Special counsel Robert Mueller is reportedly investigating Trump for obstruction of justice; Theresa May fields more criticism after fatal London blaze; DC police issue arrest warrants for Turkish bodyguards.

    By Ella Nilsen
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    Vox Sentences: “It would have been a massacre”Vox Sentences: “It would have been a massacre”
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    The House majority whip is wounded as a gunman attacks Congress members in Alexandria; Uber sees yet another scandal as its CEO departs; the battle to retake Mosul rages on.

    By Ella Nilsen