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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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Krauthammer Tells Colleagues He Has Weeks To Live Due To Return Of Cancer
06.08.18 | 12:48 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump departs the White House June 8, 2018 in Washington, DC. Trump is traveling to Canada to attend the G7 summit before heading to Singapore on Saturday for a planned U.S.-North Korea summit. U.S. President Donald Trump departs the White House June 8, 2018 in Washington, DC. Trump is traveling to Canada to attend the G7 summit before heading to Singapore on Saturday for a planned U.S.-North Korea summit.
Trump Reviewing 3,000 Pardons, Including Muhammad Ali
06.08.18 | 9:51 am
U.S. President Donald Trump departs the White House June 8, 2018 in Washington, DC. Trump is traveling to Canada to attend the G7 summit before heading to Singapore on Saturday for a planned U.S.-North Korea summit. U.S. President Donald Trump departs the White House June 8, 2018 in Washington, DC. Trump is traveling to Canada to attend the G7 summit before heading to Singapore on Saturday for a planned U.S.-North Korea summit.
Trump On ‘Very Important Leaker’ Arrest: ‘It Could Be A Terrific Thing’
06.08.18 | 9:15 am
Happy Birthday: IG Report On Clinton Email Probe Coming June 14, Trump’s Birthday
06.08.18 | 8:37 am
U.S. President Donald Trump at his joint press conference with Prime Minister of Japan Shinzō Abe, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, June 7, 2018. (Photo by Cheriss May/NurPhoto) U.S. President Donald Trump at his joint press conference with Prime Minister of Japan Shinzō Abe, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, June 7, 2018. (Photo by Cheriss May/NurPhoto)
Trump’s Briefing Binder Full Of Positive News Clippings, ‘Slogans,’ Bullet Points
06.08.18 | 8:08 am
Former Senate Intel Staffer Indicted In Leak Case Involving NYT Reporter
06.08.18 | 7:03 am
Trump: I Don’t Have To Prepare Much For North Korea, ‘It’s About The Attitude’
06.07.18 | 1:36 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump leaves after he signed S. 2372, the VA Mission Act of 2018 at a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House, on Wednesday, June 6, 2018. (Photo by Cheriss May/NurPhoto) U.S. President Donald Trump leaves after he signed S. 2372, the VA Mission Act of 2018 at a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House, on Wednesday, June 6, 2018. (Photo by Cheriss May/NurPhoto)
Trump Ponders When People Will Start Thanking Him For Firing James Comey
06.07.18 | 11:36 am
Gaetz Enraged By Ryan’s Break On ‘Spygate,’ Suggests Need For New Leader
06.07.18 | 9:35 am
at The Recording Academy®'s annual GRAMMYs on the Hill® Advocacy Day, which brought more than 100 music creators from across the country to Washington, D.C. on April 6 to visit with lawmakers and bring music issues to the frontlines in hopes that Congress will better understand how these issues impact music creators nationwide. Bills discussed included the Fair Play Fair Pay Act, which seeks to reform music licensing for sound recordings in a logical, comprehensive way and close current corporate radio loopholes, as well as the Allocation for Music Producers Act (AMP Act), which includes producers in copyright law for the first time. For more information about The Academy's advocacy efforts, visit grammy.com/action, and follow the online conversation on Twitter @GRAMMYAdvocacy, #SupportMusic, and "like" GRAMMY Advocacy on Facebook. at The Recording Academy®'s annual GRAMMYs on the Hill® Advocacy Day, which brought more than 100 music creators from across the country to Washington, D.C. on April 6 to visit with lawmakers and bring music issues to the frontlines in hopes that Congress will better understand how these issues impact music creators nationwide. Bills discussed included the Fair Play Fair Pay Act, which seeks to reform music licensing for sound recordings in a logical, comprehensive way and close current corporate radio loopholes, as well as the Allocation for Music Producers Act (AMP Act), which includes producers in copyright law for the first time. For more information about The Academy's advocacy efforts, visit grammy.com/action, and follow the online conversation on Twitter @GRAMMYAdvocacy, #SupportMusic, and "like" GRAMMY Advocacy on Facebook.
Another GOPer Breaks With Trump On ‘Spygate,’ Suggests POTUS Wants ‘More Chaos’
06.07.18 | 8:36 am