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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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Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., speaks during a hearing of the House Judiciary subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, in Washington, April 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., speaks during a hearing of the House Judiciary subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, in Washington, April 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
House Ethics Cmte. Request Records Of Alleged Misconduct By Sitting Members
12.01.17 | 12:08 pm
WATCH: Michael Flynn Arrives At Federal Courthouse In D.C.
12.01.17 | 10:35 am
** ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS, OCT. 25-26 ** Eric Massa, Democratic candidate for New York's 29th Congressional District, right, talks with Gene Simes, left, before accepting the endorsement of The Veterans of Foreign Wars Political Action Committee in Rochester, N.Y., Tuesday Oct. 14, 2008. A fiscal conservative and a former Republican, the 49-year-old Massa spent 24 years in the Navy, survived a battle with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in the late 1990s, and talks up his independent streak, a customary stance for challengers of all stripes in upstate New York. (AP Photo/David Duprey) ** ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS, OCT. 25-26 ** Eric Massa, Democratic candidate for New York's 29th Congressional District, right, talks with Gene Simes, left, before accepting the endorsement of The Veterans of Foreign Wars Political Action Committee in Rochester, N.Y., Tuesday Oct. 14, 2008. A fiscal conservative and a former Republican, the 49-year-old Massa spent 24 years in the Navy, survived a battle with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in the late 1990s, and talks up his independent streak, a customary stance for challengers of all stripes in upstate New York. (AP Photo/David Duprey)
Report: Congress Paid $100K To Settle Groping Claims Against Ex-Rep. Massa
12.01.17 | 10:00 am
Mick Mulvaney holds up his hand as he speaks during a news conference after his first day as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in Washington, Monday, Nov. 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Mick Mulvaney holds up his hand as he speaks during a news conference after his first day as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in Washington, Monday, Nov. 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Mulvaney Aims To Alter CFPB: Authority I Have ‘Should Frighten People’
12.01.17 | 8:41 am
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Bahrain’s Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Bahrain’s Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Trump Outraged By ‘Disgraceful Verdict’ In Murder Case Against Immigrant
12.01.17 | 7:57 am
In this July 26, 2017 photo, “A Prairie Home Companion” creator and former host Garrison Keillor talks at his St. Paul, Minn., office. Keillor is not spending his time in retirement baking Powdermilk Biscuits or drinking coffee down at the Chatterbox Cafe now that he has hung up his microphone as host of his popular public radio show “A Prairie Home Companion.” He turns 75 on Aug. 7 and boards a bus the next day for a 28-city “Prairie Home Love & Comedy Tour _ 2017,” which he vows will be his last. (AP Photo/Jeff Baenen) In this July 26, 2017 photo, “A Prairie Home Companion” creator and former host Garrison Keillor talks at his St. Paul, Minn., office. Keillor is not spending his time in retirement baking Powdermilk Biscuits or drinking coffee down at the Chatterbox Cafe now that he has hung up his microphone as host of his popular public radio show “A Prairie Home Companion.” He turns 75 on Aug. 7 and boards a bus the next day for a 28-city “Prairie Home Love & Comedy Tour _ 2017,” which he vows will be his last. (AP Photo/Jeff Baenen)
WaPo Ends Garrison Keillor Column For Violating ‘Transparency Standards’
11.30.17 | 3:31 pm
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson makes a statement at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) Secretary of State Rex Tillerson makes a statement at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
White House Plots Shakeup: Tillerson Out, Pompeo To State, Cotton To CIA
11.30.17 | 10:02 am
New Accuser Says Franken Groped Her During USO Tour In 2003
11.30.17 | 9:52 am
London Mayor: Any Official Trump Visit To Britain ‘Would Not Be Welcomed’
11.30.17 | 8:24 am
Trump Tells British PM To ‘Focus’ On Terrorism In UK, Not Criticize Him
11.30.17 | 7:48 am

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