Layla A. Jones
Layla A. Jones is a reporter for TPM in Washington, D.C., with experience covering government and economic policy, race, culture, and history. She has written for the Philadelphia Inquirer, Billy Penn, WHYY, NPR, and the Philadelphia Tribune, and participated in the Knight-Bagehot Fellowship at Columbia University. She attended Temple University for undergrad.
NEWS
Trump’s Problematic Pick to Lead BLS Expected to Face Senate Hearing After All
The Senate HELP Committee will hold a hearing on E.J. Antoni's nomination sometime in September, according to a staffer for a member of the panel.
08.25.25 | 2:25 pm
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Public Broadcasting Cuts Are Already Putting Trump’s Supporters in Rural America at Risk
CPB announced it could no longer manage a federal severe weather grant program.
08.21.25 | 11:05 am
NEWS
NEWS
Courts Let Trump Strip Collective Bargaining Rights From Huge Number of Federal Workers
Around 379,000 civil servants, more than 2.6% of all unionized workers in America, lost collective bargaining rights.
08.12.25 | 11:05 am
FIVE POINTS
5 Points On the Court Cases That Could Undo Trump’s Tariffs
Courts will decide whether Trump has managed to wrest control of foreign trade policy powers from Congress and reposition that authority at the feet of the executive branch.
08.11.25 | 7:00 am
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