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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Bolton: If Iran Does Anything Negative, They’ll Pay Like Few ‘Have Ever Paid Before’
07.23.18 | 10:39 am
BEIJING, July 17, 2018 -- U.S. President Donald Trump (L) shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a joint press conference in Helsinki, Finland, on July 16, 2018. (Xinhua/Lehtikuva/Jussi Nukari) BEIJING, July 17, 2018 -- U.S. President Donald Trump (L) shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a joint press conference in Helsinki, Finland, on July 16, 2018. (Xinhua/Lehtikuva/Jussi Nukari)
Trump Attempts To Calm Fears: ‘I Gave Up NOTHING’ To Putin
07.23.18 | 9:13 am
UNITED STATES - JULY 17: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference at the Capitol Hill Club on July 17, 2018. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) UNITED STATES - JULY 17: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference at the Capitol Hill Club on July 17, 2018. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
GOP Lawmaker, Ex-FBI Agent: Trump Was ‘Manipulated By Vladimir Putin’
07.23.18 | 8:46 am
Kelly Advocated For Ousting Of Pruitt Loyalists In EPA
07.23.18 | 8:25 am
Trump Continues With Claims That Page FISA App Discredits Mueller Probe
07.23.18 | 7:56 am
Trump Directs His Ire At Coats, But Knows Consequences Of Ousting DNI
07.21.18 | 3:30 pm
Cohen Lawyer: Trump Suggestion That Tapes Were Illegal Is ‘Flawed’ Strategy
07.21.18 | 3:01 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at an event where he signed an executive order establishing a National Council for the American Worker. President Trump hosted leaders of the private sector to sign a “Pledge to America’s Workers” to create solutions to issues affecting the American labor force, and to create more than 500,000 opportunities for students and workers over the next 5 years. The event took place in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, July 19, 2018 (Photo by Cheriss May/NurPhoto) U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at an event where he signed an executive order establishing a National Council for the American Worker. President Trump hosted leaders of the private sector to sign a “Pledge to America’s Workers” to create solutions to issues affecting the American labor force, and to create more than 500,000 opportunities for students and workers over the next 5 years. The event took place in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, July 19, 2018 (Photo by Cheriss May/NurPhoto)
Trump Dumps Cohen: It’s ‘Perhaps Illegal’ For Lawyer To Record Client Calls
07.21.18 | 9:49 am
KALININGRAD, RUSSIA - JULY,20 (RUSSIA OUT) Russian President Vladimir Putin speeches during the Presidential Council Meeting in Kaliningrad Stadium in Kaliningrad, Russia, July,20,2018. Vladimir Putin is visiting Kaliningrad on Friday, to hold the Presidential Council on Sport and Physical Culture and to talk about the FIFA 2018 World Cup, that ended last week. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images) KALININGRAD, RUSSIA - JULY,20 (RUSSIA OUT) Russian President Vladimir Putin speeches during the Presidential Council Meeting in Kaliningrad Stadium in Kaliningrad, Russia, July,20,2018. Vladimir Putin is visiting Kaliningrad on Friday, to hold the Presidential Council on Sport and Physical Culture and to talk about the FIFA 2018 World Cup, that ended last week. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)
Diplomacy Groups: Putin Request To Interview Ambassadors Is ‘Absurd’
07.20.18 | 2:16 pm
Fox’s Kimberly Guilfoyle Leaving Network To Campaign With Boyfriend, Don Jr.
07.20.18 | 11:45 am