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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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U.S. President Donald Trump conducts a meeting with state and local officials to unveil his administration's long-awaited infrastructure plan in the State Dining Room at the White House February 12, 2018 in Washington, DC. The $1.5 trillion plan to repair and rebuild the nation's crumbling highways, bridges, railroads, airports, seaports and water systems is funded with $200 million in federal money with the remaining 80 percent coming from state and local governments. U.S. President Donald Trump conducts a meeting with state and local officials to unveil his administration's long-awaited infrastructure plan in the State Dining Room at the White House February 12, 2018 in Washington, DC. The $1.5 trillion plan to repair and rebuild the nation's crumbling highways, bridges, railroads, airports, seaports and water systems is funded with $200 million in federal money with the remaining 80 percent coming from state and local governments.
Trump Backpedals On ‘Nice And New And Smart!’ Strike: ‘Could Be Soon … Or Not!’
04.12.18 | 7:33 am
UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 03: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., left, and Speaker Paul D. Ryan, R-Wis., attend a bust unveiling ceremony for former Vice President Dick Cheney in the Capitol Visitor Center's Emancipation Hall, December 3, 2015. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 03: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., left, and Speaker Paul D. Ryan, R-Wis., attend a bust unveiling ceremony for former Vice President Dick Cheney in the Capitol Visitor Center's Emancipation Hall, December 3, 2015. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
McConnell On Ryan Retirement: ‘Our Work Together Is Far From Over’
04.11.18 | 10:55 am
Trump: ‘Nobody Can Question’ Paul Ryan’s ‘Legacy Of Achievement’
04.11.18 | 10:04 am
WaPo: Before Inauguration, Trump Asked Heitkamp To ‘Switch Parties’
04.11.18 | 10:04 am
on January 30, 2018 in Washington, DC. on January 30, 2018 in Washington, DC.
WATCH LIVE: Paul Ryan Holds 10 A.M. Press Conference Amid Retirement News
04.11.18 | 9:34 am
UNITED STATES - JANUARY 18: Scott Pruitt, President Trump's nominee to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, testifies during his Senate Environment and Public Works Committee confirmation hearing in Dirksen Building, January 18, 2017. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) (CQ Roll Call via AP Images) UNITED STATES - JANUARY 18: Scott Pruitt, President Trump's nominee to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, testifies during his Senate Environment and Public Works Committee confirmation hearing in Dirksen Building, January 18, 2017. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) (CQ Roll Call via AP Images)
Politico: EPA Ousted Staffer Who Signed Report That Weakened Pruitt’s Security Claims
04.11.18 | 9:20 am
CNN: Trump Lawyers Met With Special Counsel Team On Day Of Cohen Raid
04.11.18 | 8:19 am
on March 1, 2018 in Washington, DC. on March 1, 2018 in Washington, DC.
Trump Warns Russia: ‘Nice And New And Smart!’ Missiles Coming Toward Syria
04.11.18 | 7:49 am
White House: Trump ‘Certainly Believes He Has The Power’ To Fire Mueller
04.10.18 | 2:57 pm
on February 15, 2017 in Washington, DC. on February 15, 2017 in Washington, DC.
Schumer To Trump: ‘Don’t Even Think About’ Firing Mueller After Cohen Raid
04.10.18 | 11:27 am

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