
Ella Nilsen
Former White House Reporter
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Three key takeaways from the New Yorker’s Pence profile.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.