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Ella Nilsen

Ella Nilsen

Former White House Reporter

    Latest articles by Ella Nilsen

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    How the Kochs are using Mike Pence to shape Trump’s White HouseHow the Kochs are using Mike Pence to shape Trump’s White House
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    Three key takeaways from the New Yorker’s Pence profile.

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    Vox Sentences: Deal or no dealVox Sentences: Deal or no deal
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    Trump deals his biggest blow yet to Obamacare and gives Congress the opportunity to kill the Iran nuclear deal; India’s supreme court passes a law to protect child brides.

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    Vox Sentences: Trump: UNESCO? UNES-no!Vox Sentences: Trump: UNESCO? UNES-no!
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    Trump deals a blow to the Affordable Care Act without help from Congress; an American and Canadian couple is freed from Taliban captivity; the US pulls out of UNESCO.

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    Vox Sentences: Fentanyl’s impact on overdose deaths is stunningVox Sentences: Fentanyl’s impact on overdose deaths is stunning
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    Spain asks Catalonia whether it actually plans to secede; the synthetic opioid fentanyl is now killing more people than any other drug; LSU is the setting of the latest suspected death from fraternity hazing.

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    Vox Sentences: Raging wildfires have consumed 2,000 homes and businesses in CaliforniaVox Sentences: Raging wildfires have consumed 2,000 homes and businesses in California
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    A deadly wildfire is raging in California’s wine country; high-profile actresses level new accusations at Harvey Weinstein; Kenya’s opposition leader drops out of the presidential election rerun.

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    Vox Sentences: Madagascar has the plagueVox Sentences: Madagascar has the plague
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    EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt will roll back President Obama’s signature climate achievement; Trump unveils his DACA deal wish list; Madagascar is suffering an outbreak of the plague.

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    Vox Sentences: There’s always another hurricaneVox Sentences: There’s always another hurricane
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    Several women accuse Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein of repeated sexual harassment over the years; the Gulf Coast braces for another possible hurricane; the Trump administration rolls back the Obama birth-control mandate.

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    Vox Sentences: “A high-tech game of Frogger”Vox Sentences: “A high-tech game of Frogger”
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    Jeff Sessions doesn’t think federal anti-discrimination law should protect transgender employees; three Green Berets were killed in Niger; two senators are urging the government to put a stop to space pollution.

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    Vox Sentences: If you had a Yahoo account in 2013, we have bad news for youVox Sentences: If you had a Yahoo account in 2013, we have bad news for you
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    Investigators are still searching for clues in the Las Vegas shooting; Yahoo’s 2013 hack was about three times bigger than previously thought; the FDA approves a new medication to treat hepatitis C.

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    Vox Sentences: Gerrymandering has its day in courtVox Sentences: Gerrymandering has its day in court
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    The US Supreme Court hears arguments on a landmark gerrymandering case; Palestine’s two rival factions sit down for new talks; GM and Ford make big announcements about electric cars.

    By Ella Nilsen