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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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Jordan Doubles Down That Abuse Reports Are Attacks From Left: I Find It ‘Suspect’
07.19.18 | 12:29 pm
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 17: U.S. President Donald Trump talks the media about his meeting with RussianÊVladimir Putin in Helsinki, in the Cabinet Room on July 17, 2018 in Washington, DC. President Trump was holding a meeting with House members of the Ways and Means Committee. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 17: U.S. President Donald Trump talks the media about his meeting with RussianÊVladimir Putin in Helsinki, in the Cabinet Room on July 17, 2018 in Washington, DC. President Trump was holding a meeting with House members of the Ways and Means Committee. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Trump Rips Media, The ‘Real Enemy Of The People,’ Who Want ‘War’ With Russia
07.19.18 | 10:01 am
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, July 18, 2018 in Washington, DC. Photo by Olivier Douliery/ Abaca Press U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, July 18, 2018 in Washington, DC. Photo by Olivier Douliery/ Abaca Press
Russia Brags Of ‘Verbal Agreements’ With Trump, US Unsure What They Were
07.19.18 | 8:41 am
He’s Always Known: Trump Was Told In Jan 2017 That Putin Was Behind Attacks
07.19.18 | 7:52 am
‘He’s In Charge Of The Country’: Trump Claims He Holds Putin Personally Responsible
07.19.18 | 7:25 am
White House: Trump Was Just Saying ‘No’ To More Questions, Not Russia Threat!
07.18.18 | 2:50 pm
on July 2, 2018 in Washington, DC. on July 2, 2018 in Washington, DC.
WATCH LIVE: White House Press Briefing At 2:15 PM ET
07.18.18 | 1:43 pm
Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway (r), attends President Trump's event celebrating the Republican tax cut plan in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Friday, June 29, 2018. (Photo by Cheriss May/NurPhoto) Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway (r), attends President Trump's event celebrating the Republican tax cut plan in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Friday, June 29, 2018. (Photo by Cheriss May/NurPhoto)
WH Doubles Down On Slip-Of-Tongue Defense: He Was Saying ‘Wouldn’t’
07.18.18 | 10:28 am
Rep. Joe Kennedy, D-Mass., speaks in support of transgender members of the military, Wednesday, July 26, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington, after President Donald Trump said Wednesday he wants transgender people barred from serving in the U.S. military "in any capacity," citing "tremendous medical costs and disruption." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Rep. Joe Kennedy, D-Mass., speaks in support of transgender members of the military, Wednesday, July 26, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington, after President Donald Trump said Wednesday he wants transgender people barred from serving in the U.S. military "in any capacity," citing "tremendous medical costs and disruption." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Dems Want Interpreter From Trump-Putin Meeting To Testify Before Congress
07.18.18 | 8:34 am
on March 19, 2013 in Washington, DC. on March 19, 2013 in Washington, DC.
Rohrabacher Criticizes ‘Bogus’ Indictment Of Butina For Conspiring Against US 
07.18.18 | 8:09 am