Ella Nilsen
Former White House Reporter
Latest articles by Ella Nilsen
“It’s every bit as dire, but just a little more complicated to explain.”
Hundreds of thousands of gallons of crude oil spill out of the Keystone pipeline in South Dakota; Mugabe’s days in office appear limited; the Trump administration lifts a ban on importing elephant hunting trophies from certain African countries.
And thinks the Republican tax plan is bad for America.
Sen. Al Franken is accused of sexual assault; the FCC relaxes longstanding media ownership regulations; Cambodia moves toward one-party rule.
Police raise the death toll in yesterday’s California shooting; Australian voters clear the way for same-sex marriage legalization; scientists may have discovered a planet that can support life ... and it’s only 66 trillion miles away.
Biden’s new book shows how close he came to running, and how the death of his son made him reconsider.
Biden isn’t ruling out a presidential campaign.
Republican senators are still trying to repeal Obamacare through their tax reform bill; the US is panned during climate talks in Bonn; tensions between Zimbabwe’s military and president escalate.
A devastating earthquake strikes the border of Iran and Iraq; Trump nominates a new health and human services secretary; thousands of neo-Nazis march in Poland.
Senate Republicans release a tax plan that may clash with the House’s tax reform vision; Obamacare has a very good week; tensions between Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, and Iran reach a boiling point.