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Ella Nilsen

Ella Nilsen

Former White House Reporter

    Latest articles by Ella Nilsen

    Politics
    A new generation of Black progressives has been elected to CongressA new generation of Black progressives has been elected to Congress
    Politics

    Here’s what they want to do next.

    By Ella Nilsen
    Politics
    Republican Kelly Loeffler and Democrat Raphael Warnock advance to Georgia Senate runoffRepublican Kelly Loeffler and Democrat Raphael Warnock advance to Georgia Senate runoff
    Politics

    After a close matchup, neither candidate garnered more than 50 percent of the vote.

    By Jerusalem Demsas and Ella Nilsen
    Politics
    John Hickenlooper just clinched a key Senate seat for Democrats in ColoradoJohn Hickenlooper just clinched a key Senate seat for Democrats in Colorado
    Politics

    Hickenlooper has flipped a must-win Colorado Senate seat blue.

    By Ella Nilsen
    Explainers
    How Maine’s unique ranked-choice voting system could impact its pivotal Senate raceHow Maine’s unique ranked-choice voting system could impact its pivotal Senate race
    Explainers

    There’s an additional wrinkle in the Maine Senate race: ranked-choice voting.

    By Ella Nilsen
    8 lessons from the voters who could decide the 2020 election
    Features

    Vox talked to dozens of voters ahead of the 2020 election. Here’s what we learned.

    By Li Zhou, Dylan Scott and 2 more
    Democrats’ path to a Senate majority, explained
    Explainers

    Democrats could win back the Senate. A 60-vote supermajority is looking out of reach.

    By Ella Nilsen
    Georgia’s two super-competitive Senate races, explained
    The stakes of the Senate, explained

    There’s a chance both of Georgia’s Senate races could be decided next year.

    By Ella Nilsen
    Suburban women have had their lives upended by Covid-19. Trump might pay the price.
    Explainers

    How Trump organized a grassroots army of suburban women against him.

    By Ella Nilsen
    Climate
    Trump might be surprised to learn most Americans want more wind and solarTrump might be surprised to learn most Americans want more wind and solar
    Climate

    Biden wants to transition away from the oil industry. So do a growing number of Americans.

    By Ella Nilsen
    Politics
    CNN’s debate fact-check laid out a “bombardment of dishonesty” from TrumpCNN’s debate fact-check laid out a “bombardment of dishonesty” from Trump
    Politics

    A CNN fact-check of the second debate found Trump made far more false claims than Biden.

    By Ella Nilsen