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Ella Nilsen

Ella Nilsen

Former White House Reporter

    Latest articles by Ella Nilsen

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    “I hope they see my humanity”: activist Ady Barkan on how the tax bill would make his life with ALS worse“I hope they see my humanity”: activist Ady Barkan on how the tax bill would make his life with ALS worse
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    “If I can’t get a ventilator, I won’t live.”

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    Vox Sentences: A deadly derailmentVox Sentences: A deadly derailment
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    An Amtrak train derails in Washington state, killing multiple people and injuring dozens of others; South Africa’s ruling party elects a new leader, who is likely to become president after Jacob Zuma’s term ends.

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    Vox Sentences: Don’t expect the Catholic Church to fix its sex abuse problem anytime soonVox Sentences: Don’t expect the Catholic Church to fix its sex abuse problem anytime soon
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    The FCC axes net neutrality rules, with dramatic implications for the internet as we know it; the Catholic Church gets called out in a damning new report about priest sex abuse scandals in Australia.

    By Ella Nilsen
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    Vox Sentences: Disney wants to own all of the mediaVox Sentences: Disney wants to own all of the media
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    Disney buys Fox, with huge implications for the film and television industries; a committee in Irish parliament votes to legalize abortion.

    By Ella Nilsen
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    Vox Sentences: Rwanda says France played a role in the 1994 genocideVox Sentences: Rwanda says France played a role in the 1994 genocide
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    Rod Rosenstein says he doesn’t plan to fire Robert Mueller anytime soon; Rwanda is pressuring France to admit its role in the 1994 genocide that killed thousands.

    By Ella Nilsen
    Politics
    Report: Democratic lawmaker suggested women are inviting harassment with “revealing” clothingReport: Democratic lawmaker suggested women are inviting harassment with “revealing” clothing
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    Rep. Marcy Kaptur apparently doesn’t approve of the Capitol Hill dress code.

    By Ella Nilsen
    Politics
    Minnesota’s lieutenant governor, Tina Smith, will replace Al FrankenMinnesota’s lieutenant governor, Tina Smith, will replace Al Franken
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    Smith will also run for Franken’s Senate seat in 2018.

    By Ella Nilsen
    Politics
    “African-American communities are turning up, and they are turning out”“African-American communities are turning up, and they are turning out”
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    How local Alabama activists and the Democratic Party joined forces to elect Doug Jones.

    By Ella Nilsen
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    Doug Jones is the first Democrat to win an Alabama Senate seat in 25 yearsDoug Jones is the first Democrat to win an Alabama Senate seat in 25 years
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    Jones is a civil rights attorney, best known for prosecuting members of the Ku Klux Klan.

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    Vox Sentences:  A sitting US senator just accused the president of “slut-shaming”Vox Sentences:  A sitting US senator just accused the president of “slut-shaming”
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    A growing number of Democrats in Congress are calling for Trump to resign, and long-delayed presidential elections in Afghanistan look like they’re going to be stalled even further.

    By Ella Nilsen