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Ella Nilsen

Ella Nilsen

Former White House Reporter

    Latest articles by Ella Nilsen

    A wild card in the 2020 primaries: New Hampshire’s independent voters
    Explainers

    Why presidential candidates are spending so much time courting New Hampshire’s independent voters.

    By Ella Nilsen
    Bernie Sanders’s path to the 2020 Democratic nomination, explained
    Politics

    Sanders’s political revolution looks different — and more diverse — than it did in 2016.

    By Ella Nilsen
    Politics
    Top 2020 candidates are stuck in Washington because of the impeachment trialTop 2020 candidates are stuck in Washington because of the impeachment trial
    Politics

    Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and Amy Klobuchar are eyeing alternate ways to campaign while they’re in the Capitol.

    By Li Zhou and Ella Nilsen
    Explainers
    Elizabeth Warren’s ambitious plan to bypass Congress and erase America’s student debt, explainedElizabeth Warren’s ambitious plan to bypass Congress and erase America’s student debt, explained
    Explainers

    Can Warren wipe away student debt for 42 million Americans without approval from Congress?

    By Ella Nilsen
    Politics
    The escalating conflict between Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, explainedThe escalating conflict between Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, explained
    Politics

    Sanders and Warren say they are friends. Now there are new tensions between them.

    By Ella Nilsen
    Politics
    Cory Booker has dropped out of the 2020 race for presidentCory Booker has dropped out of the 2020 race for president
    Politics

    Booker’s exit means a once-diverse field is getting whiter.

    By Ella Nilsen
    Politics
    Less than one-third of Iowa and New Hampshire voters have settled on a candidateLess than one-third of Iowa and New Hampshire voters have settled on a candidate
    Politics

    In the final stretch of the 2020 primary race, things are just getting started.

    By Ella Nilsen
    Amy Klobuchar is tempting some Biden supporters in New Hampshire to change their minds
    Politics

    “Progressive but practical”: Klobuchar is going hard on electability.

    By Ella Nilsen
    Politics
    Trump’s conflict with Iran exposed the real difference between Biden and SandersTrump’s conflict with Iran exposed the real difference between Biden and Sanders
    Politics

    Sanders wants a new Democratic vision for foreign policy. Biden is running on a return to normalcy.

    By Ella Nilsen
    Politics
    Bernie Sanders posted a massive $34.5 million fourth quarter fundraising haulBernie Sanders posted a massive $34.5 million fourth quarter fundraising haul
    Politics

    Sanders’s impressive end-of-year fundraising haul was powered by 1.8 million individual donations.

    By Ella Nilsen