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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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Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, signs the final version of the GOP tax bill during an enrollment ceremony at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, signs the final version of the GOP tax bill during an enrollment ceremony at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Hatch Fooled By Newspaper Editorial Calling For His Retirement

12.26.17 | 9:43 am

Flake Won’t Rule Out Potential Presidential Bid In 2020

12.26.17 | 8:12 am

Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., joined at left by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., makes a statement as the Republican-controlled panel crafts a bill to expand gun owners' rights, the first gun legislation since mass shootings in Las Vegas and Texas killed more than 80 people, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017. Rep. Nadler, whose district includes parts of Manhattan and the Bronx in New York, becomes the ranking member on the Judiciary Committee, a position which was vacated by Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., amid a congressional investigation of sexual harassment. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., joined at left by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., makes a statement as the Republican-controlled panel crafts a bill to expand gun owners' rights, the first gun legislation since mass shootings in Las Vegas and Texas killed more than 80 people, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017. Rep. Nadler, whose district includes parts of Manhattan and the Bronx in New York, becomes the ranking member on the Judiciary Committee, a position which was vacated by Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., amid a congressional investigation of sexual harassment. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Dems Request Review Of DOJ Release Of Anti-Trump Texts Between FBI Agents

12.15.17 | 10:29 am

President Donald Trump pauses as he speaks to reporters during an event on federal regulations in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

President Donald Trump pauses as he speaks to reporters during an event on federal regulations in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump Dumps Roy Moore: He Should ‘Certainly’ Concede To Doug Jones

12.15.17 | 9:59 am

CIA Director Mike Pompeo speaks during the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) National Security Summit in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

CIA Director Mike Pompeo speaks during the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) National Security Summit in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

WaPo: Pompeo No Longer Top Choice To Replace Tillerson At State Department

12.15.17 | 8:30 am

WSJ: Mueller Requested Docs From Trump Campaign Data Firm

12.15.17 | 7:33 am

White House: Roy Moore Concession ‘Should Have Already Taken Place’

12.14.17 | 2:30 pm

Blake Farenthold Won’t Seek Reelection Amid Claims Of Harassment

12.14.17 | 10:33 am

Omarosa Denies She Was ‘Escorted’ From WH, Calls Reports 100% False

12.14.17 | 9:52 am

Ex-Staffer: Farenthold Was Verbally Abusive, Sexually Demeaning To Staff

12.14.17 | 8:24 am

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