Nicole LaFond

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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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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 19: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the National Federation of Independent Businesses 75th Anniversary Celebration on June 19, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chris Kleponis - Pool/Getty Images) WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 19: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the National Federation of Independent Businesses 75th Anniversary Celebration on June 19, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chris Kleponis - Pool/Getty Images)
Trump Lambastes Warner For ‘Near Drunken’ Dinner Joke About Mueller Probe
06.26.18 | 7:21 am
Virginia GOP Calls For Boycott Of Restaurant That Turned Away Sanders
06.25.18 | 2:26 pm
The Red Hen/Facebook The Red Hen/Facebook
Restaurant That Trump Called ‘Filthy’ Actually Has A Glowing Health Record
06.25.18 | 11:20 am
MARRIOTT MARQUIS HOTEL, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - 2018/04/29: Roseanne Barr interviewed by Dana Weiss during 7th Annual Jerusalem Post Conference at Marriott Marquis Hotel. (Photo by Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images) MARRIOTT MARQUIS HOTEL, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - 2018/04/29: Roseanne Barr interviewed by Dana Weiss during 7th Annual Jerusalem Post Conference at Marriott Marquis Hotel. (Photo by Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Roseanne Barr: ‘I’m Not Stupid For God’s Sake’
06.25.18 | 9:45 am
GOP Candidate Arrington Expected To Make Full Recovery Following Car Crash
06.25.18 | 8:44 am
Romney: ‘I Cannot Subscribe’ To Silence On Issues Of Trump’s Character
06.25.18 | 7:58 am
UNITED STATES - JUNE 20: Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., right, and Vice Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., conduct a Senate (Select) Intelligence Committee hearing in Hart Building titled “Policy Response to Russian Interference in the 2016 U.S. Elections,” on June 20, 2018. Michael Daniel, former White House Cybersecurity Coordinator and Special Assistant to President Obama, and Amb. Victoria Nuland, former Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, testified. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) UNITED STATES - JUNE 20: Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., right, and Vice Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., conduct a Senate (Select) Intelligence Committee hearing in Hart Building titled “Policy Response to Russian Interference in the 2016 U.S. Elections,” on June 20, 2018. Michael Daniel, former White House Cybersecurity Coordinator and Special Assistant to President Obama, and Amb. Victoria Nuland, former Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, testified. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Warner Lets Loose On Mueller Probe: ‘Buckle Up’ For ‘Wild’ Months Ahead
06.25.18 | 7:24 am
Defense Secretary James Mattis attends a news conference, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Defense Secretary James Mattis attends a news conference, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Trump Cools On ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis: Keeps Mattis Out Of Loop, Doesn’t Listen To Him
06.25.18 | 7:05 am
Trump: ‘It Is Not True’ That Immigrants Are ‘Better People’ Than Americans
06.22.18 | 3:03 pm
Sessions: Church Complaint Is ‘Painful,’ But I Have ‘A Lot’ Of ‘Critics’
06.22.18 | 10:54 am