Ella Nilsen
Former White House Reporter
Latest articles by Ella Nilsen
Biden’s new plan takes an expansive view of infrastructure.
A new budget reconciliation gambit shows how limited Democrats’ other options are.
Biden’s massive infrastructure plan is also a climate plan.
Winner: A return to normalcy. Loser: Americans still worried about the Covid-19 pandemic.
The party in power historically loses control of at least one chamber of Congress in the midterms. Can a popular stimulus law help Democrats win?
Biden’s Cabinet is on pace to be confirmed faster than Trump’s or Obama’s.
Biden wants to move quickly toward a clean energy economy. Unions are worried about what it means for workers.
Biden marked a grim anniversary but has hope for the future in his first primetime address.
Its chances aren’t looking good in the Senate, with the big hurdle of the filibuster.
Sen. Joe Manchin is a winner in the stimulus bill. Losers: deficit hawks, and people hoping for a $15 minimum wage.