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Ella Nilsen

Ella Nilsen

Former White House Reporter

    Latest articles by Ella Nilsen

    Joe Biden will announce his running mate soon. Here’s who’s on the list.
    Explainers

    What we know about Biden’s possible vice presidential picks.

    By Ella Nilsen
    Explainers
    Senate Republicans’ dramatically smaller unemployment insurance proposal, explainedSenate Republicans’ dramatically smaller unemployment insurance proposal, explained
    Explainers

    It could cause massive delays for states trying to navigate the changes.

    By Li Zhou and Ella Nilsen
    How the coronavirus got Joe Biden to think much bigger
    A Biden presidency

    Biden knows there’s no pre-Trump “normal” to go back to.

    By Ella Nilsen
    Live results for the July 14 primaries
    Politics

    Voters in Alabama and Texas are casting their ballots in runoffs for House and Senate, and Maine voters are voting in the state’s primary.

    By Cameron Peters, Jane Coaston and 1 more
    Politics
    6 key Senate and House races to watch on Tuesday6 key Senate and House races to watch on Tuesday
    Politics

    Can Jeff Sessions survive his Alabama Senate runoff?

    By Ella Nilsen, Jane Coaston and 1 more
    Politics
    Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders joined forces to craft a bold, progressive agendaJoe Biden and Bernie Sanders joined forces to craft a bold, progressive agenda
    Politics

    Where Biden and Sanders’s policy-focused task forces go from here.

    By Ella Nilsen
    #MeToo
    What Ghislaine Maxwell’s arrest could mean for the Epstein caseWhat Ghislaine Maxwell’s arrest could mean for the Epstein case
    #MeToo

    Maxwell’s arrest is a chance for victims to get a measure of justice.

    By Ella Nilsen
    Politics
    Exclusive: Senate Democrats press AG Barr for answers about poll closures on Native American reservationsExclusive: Senate Democrats press AG Barr for answers about poll closures on Native American reservations
    Politics

    Senate Democrats are worried coronavirus could bring mass closures of Native American polling places.

    By Ella Nilsen
    Politics
    Jamaal Bowman on how Congress can dismantle institutional racismJamaal Bowman on how Congress can dismantle institutional racism
    Politics

    Bowman just defeated Rep. Eliot Engel in New York. Here’s what he wants to do next.

    By Ella Nilsen
    Politics
    Live results for the June 30 primariesLive results for the June 30 primaries
    Politics

    Voters in Colorado, Utah, and Oklahoma are casting their ballots.

    By Cameron Peters, Ella Nilsen and 1 more