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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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President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting on tax policy with business leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting on tax policy with business leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Trump’s Twitter Account Deactivated For 11 Minutes By ‘Rogue Employee’
11.03.17 | 9:42 am
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Secretary of State Rex Tillerson listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Trump: ‘We Will See’ If Tillerson Sticks Around For ‘Duration’ Of Presidency
11.03.17 | 8:38 am
Trump: Don’t Worry About Vacant Posts, ‘I’m The Only One That Matters’
11.03.17 | 8:00 am
President Donald Trump listens during a meeting on tax policy with business leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) President Donald Trump listens during a meeting on tax policy with business leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Trump Says He Spoke With Grassley About Ending Visa Lottery Program
11.02.17 | 3:04 pm
Rick Perry Suggests Fossil Fuels Could Prevent Sexual Assault In South Africa
11.02.17 | 1:54 pm
Former FBI Director James Comey speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Former FBI Director James Comey speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Comey Takes Apparent Dig At Trump With New Book Title: ‘A Higher Loyalty’
11.02.17 | 11:24 am
Reports: NPR Staff Unhappy With How CEO Handled Allegations Against Editor
11.02.17 | 9:27 am
Democrat Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton addresses the Children's Defense Fund's Beat the Odds celebration at the Newseum in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) Democrat Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton addresses the Children's Defense Fund's Beat the Odds celebration at the Newseum in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Clinton: ‘Most Serious People’ Understand Dossier Funding Was Legal
11.02.17 | 7:54 am
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks during the daily press briefing, Friday, Oct. 27, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks during the daily press briefing, Friday, Oct. 27, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
WH: ‘Disgusting And Absurd To Suggest’ That Anyone In Admin Supports Slavery
11.01.17 | 4:05 pm
Top NPR Editor Resigns After Harassment Allegations Surface
11.01.17 | 1:03 pm
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