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Nicole LaFond is TPM’s deputy editor for news, based in New York. She has also worked as the special projects editor and as a senior newswriter for TPM. She has a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University and previously covered education in central Illinois.
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08.02.17 | 12:07 pm
Attorney General Jeff Sessions addresses the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives during a    conference, Tuesday, August 1, 2017, in Atlanta. President Trump recently used a speech before law enforcement to encourage them to be "rough" on suspects. (John Amis/Special) Attorney General Jeff Sessions addresses the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives during a    conference, Tuesday, August 1, 2017, in Atlanta. President Trump recently used a speech before law enforcement to encourage them to be "rough" on suspects. (John Amis/Special)
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08.02.17 | 10:21 am
President Trump, front left, gestures as former boys scouts, Ryan Zinke, left, Secretary of Interior, Rick Perry, Secretary of Energy,  center, and Tom Price Secretary of Health and Human Services, right,  at the 2017 National Boy Scout Jamboree at the Summit in Glen Jean,W. Va., Monday, July 24, 2017.  (AP Photo/Steve Helber) President Trump, front left, gestures as former boys scouts, Ryan Zinke, left, Secretary of Interior, Rick Perry, Secretary of Energy,  center, and Tom Price Secretary of Health and Human Services, right,  at the 2017 National Boy Scout Jamboree at the Summit in Glen Jean,W. Va., Monday, July 24, 2017.  (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Boy Scouts Unaware Of Thank You Call Trump Said He Received After Jamboree
08.02.17 | 8:18 am
USCGC Alder makes its way through the Grand River channel with USCGC Mackinaw not far behind for Coast Guard Festival on Monday, July 31, 2017 in Grand Haven, Mich. (Kaytie Boomer | MLive.com) (Kaytie Boomer | MLive.com) USCGC Alder makes its way through the Grand River channel with USCGC Mackinaw not far behind for Coast Guard Festival on Monday, July 31, 2017 in Grand Haven, Mich. (Kaytie Boomer | MLive.com) (Kaytie Boomer | MLive.com)
Coast Guard Breaks With Trump, Vows To Protect Transgender Service Members
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08.01.17 | 8:33 am
Eric Trump, the son of President Donald Trump, arrives for  a Make America Great Again rally, Tuesday, July 25, 2017, at the Covelli Centre in Youngstown, Ohio (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Eric Trump, the son of President Donald Trump, arrives for  a Make America Great Again rally, Tuesday, July 25, 2017, at the Covelli Centre in Youngstown, Ohio (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Eric Trump: I Want Somebody To Start Fighting For My Father
08.01.17 | 7:26 am
Energy Secretary Rick Perry speaks during a news conference, Tuesday, July 18, 2017, at the National Press Club in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Energy Secretary Rick Perry speaks during a news conference, Tuesday, July 18, 2017, at the National Press Club in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Rick Perry Backs Trump On Transgender Ban: ‘I Totally Support The President’
07.31.17 | 2:55 pm
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