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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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on November 1, 2017 in Washington, DC. on November 1, 2017 in Washington, DC.
Graham: ‘Ridiculous’ That Trump Cited Cost As Rationale For Ending War Games
06.13.18 | 8:16 am
NYT Reviewing Work Of Reporter Who Dated Senate Intel Aide Arrested For Leaking
06.13.18 | 7:30 am
Trump’s Glowing Portrait Of Kim Jong Un: ‘Great Personality,’ ‘Funny Guy,’ ‘Talented’
06.12.18 | 3:09 pm
PORTLAND, ME - NOVEMBER 7: Sue Vittner, right, walks her completed ballot to the scanning booth at the Merrill Auditorium voting station Tuesday morning. Turnout at the station has been “pretty good,” according to Election Warden Carol . By 8:20 a.m., the site had processed ballots from 95 voters, which Morrissette estimated was already three times as many voters who cast ballots at the same station during the May election. (Staff photo by Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer) PORTLAND, ME - NOVEMBER 7: Sue Vittner, right, walks her completed ballot to the scanning booth at the Merrill Auditorium voting station Tuesday morning. Turnout at the station has been “pretty good,” according to Election Warden Carol . By 8:20 a.m., the site had processed ballots from 95 voters, which Morrissette estimated was already three times as many voters who cast ballots at the same station during the May election. (Staff photo by Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer)
TX Woman Sentenced To 5 Years For Inadvertent Illegal Vote Denied New Trial
06.12.18 | 11:51 am
Trump Defends Kim’s Brutal Regime: ‘He’s Doing What He’s Seen Done’
06.12.18 | 9:26 am
Senator Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks to supporters gathered at The Champions of Liberty Rally in Hebron, Ky., Friday, August 11, 2017. Sen Paul was joined at the fundraising event by Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, and U.S. Reps Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Jim Jordan, R-Ohio. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston) Senator Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks to supporters gathered at The Champions of Liberty Rally in Hebron, Ky., Friday, August 11, 2017. Sen Paul was joined at the fundraising event by Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, and U.S. Reps Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Jim Jordan, R-Ohio. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)
Paul Blasts Graham For Korean War Authorization: He’s ‘A Danger To The Country’
06.12.18 | 8:35 am
on June 4, 2018 in Washington, DC. on June 4, 2018 in Washington, DC.
Campaign-Era Comms Staffer Leaves As WH Ousts Jr Aides To Clean Up Leaks
06.12.18 | 7:53 am
on June 12, 2018 in Singapore. The historic meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been scheduled for June 12 in Singapore as both leaders arrived in the Southeast Asian city-state on Sunday ahead of the landmark summit. on June 12, 2018 in Singapore. The historic meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been scheduled for June 12 in Singapore as both leaders arrived in the Southeast Asian city-state on Sunday ahead of the landmark summit.
Trump Says He Trusts ‘Talented’ Kim: ‘I Know When Somebody Wants To Deal’
06.12.18 | 7:11 am
READ: Joint Statement From Trump, Kim Jong Un Committing To Denuclearization
06.12.18 | 6:28 am
NJ GOP House Candidate: ‘Diversity Is A Bunch Of Crap,’ ‘Un-American’
06.11.18 | 1:18 pm