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Ella Nilsen

Ella Nilsen

Former White House Reporter

    Latest articles by Ella Nilsen

    Politics
    Democrats have subpoenaed the White House in the next phase of their impeachment inquiryDemocrats have subpoenaed the White House in the next phase of their impeachment inquiry
    Politics

    “We’re not fooling around here.”

    By Ella Nilsen
    Politics
    Warren and Sanders raise significantly more money than Biden in third quarterWarren and Sanders raise significantly more money than Biden in third quarter
    Politics

    Warren and Sanders’ grassroots fundraising strategy is paying off.

    By Ella Nilsen
    Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy
    Elizabeth Warren’s new remedy for corruption: a tax on lobbyingElizabeth Warren’s new remedy for corruption: a tax on lobbying
    Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy

    Warren’s new plan to tax lobbying, explained.

    By Tara Golshan and Ella Nilsen
    Politics
    Elizabeth Warren’s week of good polling shows she might have a path to the Democratic nominationElizabeth Warren’s week of good polling shows she might have a path to the Democratic nomination
    Politics

    It rests on winning Iowa and New Hampshire.

    By Ella Nilsen
    Here are House Democrats’ next steps on impeachment
    Politics

    Democrats’ impeachment investigations are ramping up, with the intelligence committee leading the charge.

    By Ella Nilsen
    Politics
    Poll: the Green New Deal is popular in swing House districtsPoll: the Green New Deal is popular in swing House districts
    Politics

    Some Democrats worry the Green New Deal is a political liability. A new poll says otherwise.

    By Ella Nilsen
    Nancy Pelosi announces a formal impeachment inquiry into President Trump
    Politics

    “The president must be held accountable. No one is above the law,” Pelosi said.

    By Li Zhou and Ella Nilsen
    Politics
    A wave of moderate House Democrats are suddenly eager for an impeachment investigationA wave of moderate House Democrats are suddenly eager for an impeachment investigation
    Politics

    Democrats’ impeachment dam appears to be breaking.

    By Ella Nilsen
    Politics
    Sanders’s top staffers are making a pointed case against WarrenSanders’s top staffers are making a pointed case against Warren
    Politics

    The Sanders campaign says Biden is its top priority. But some staffers are going after Warren.

    By Tara Golshan and Ella Nilsen
    Climate
    Greta Thunberg is not alone in her climate activismGreta Thunberg is not alone in her climate activism
    Climate

    As she tours Washington, Thunberg proves she isn’t a lone voice but a messenger for a growing movement.

    By Ella Nilsen

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