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Ella Nilsen

Ella Nilsen

Former White House Reporter

    Latest articles by Ella Nilsen

    Politics
    Pelosi isn’t ready to impeach TrumpPelosi isn’t ready to impeach Trump
    Politics

    Pelosi on impeaching Trump: “He’s just not worth it.”

    By Ella Nilsen
    Explainers
    Democrats’ major investigation into White House security clearances, explainedDemocrats’ major investigation into White House security clearances, explained
    Explainers

    House Democrats want to know how Jared Kushner and dozens of other White House officials got top-secret security clearances after their applications were rejected.

    By Ella Nilsen
    Politics
    House Democrats just passed a slate of significant reforms to get money out of politicsHouse Democrats just passed a slate of significant reforms to get money out of politics
    Politics

    Democrats passed their sweeping anti-corruption bill known as HR 1. It’s already doomed in the Senate.

    By Ella Nilsen
    Politics
    The House easily passed Democrats’ anti-hate resolution, with some Republicans dissentingThe House easily passed Democrats’ anti-hate resolution, with some Republicans dissenting
    Politics

    Democrats passed the resolution at the end of a fraught week. It came after Rep. Ilhan Omar’s comments last weekend.

    By Ella Nilsen
    Politics
    Progressives want to go further than tuition-free college — here’s their proposal to make it debt-freeProgressives want to go further than tuition-free college — here’s their proposal to make it debt-free
    Politics

    Why Sen. Brian Schatz thinks the time is ripe for his debt-free college plan.

    By Ella Nilsen
    Pramila Jayapal is Congress’s activist insider
    Explainers

    Here’s how Jayapal plans to make Democratic leadership take progressives seriously.

    By Ella Nilsen
    Politics
    The Democratic National Committee has voted down a ban on corporate PAC donationsThe Democratic National Committee has voted down a ban on corporate PAC donations
    Politics

    The DNC isn’t ready to give up corporate PAC money.

    By Ella Nilsen
    Politics
    Mitch McConnell’s dark secret: he used to support campaign finance reformMitch McConnell’s dark secret: he used to support campaign finance reform
    Politics

    McConnell called money in politics a “cancer” in a 1973 op-ed. Then he ran for Senate.

    By Ella Nilsen
    Politics
    The DNC just said how it will pick candidates to be in presidential debatesThe DNC just said how it will pick candidates to be in presidential debates
    Politics

    The DNC is preparing for an onslaught of presidential candidates.

    By Ella Nilsen
    Politics
    House Democrats are getting radio silence from Trump’s White HouseHouse Democrats are getting radio silence from Trump’s White House
    Politics

    The lack of White House communication is killing hopes of bipartisan ideas on infrastructure and drug pricing.

    By Ella Nilsen