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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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U.S. President Donald Trump recognizes White Senior Advisor Jared Kushner, at the 2019 White House Prison Reform Summit and First Step Act celebration. Hosted in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., On Monday, April 1, 2019. (Photo by Cheriss May/NurPhoto) U.S. President Donald Trump recognizes White Senior Advisor Jared Kushner, at the 2019 White House Prison Reform Summit and First Step Act celebration. Hosted in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., On Monday, April 1, 2019. (Photo by Cheriss May/NurPhoto)
With Biden Jabs, Trump Defies Kushner’s 2020 Strategy To Avoid Primary Meddling
05.02.19 | 7:46 am
Graham Rushes To Barr’s Defense After Mazie Hirono’s Withering Questions
05.01.19 | 2:26 pm
Barr Bends Over Backward To Defend Trump Over His ‘Flipping’ Remarks
05.01.19 | 1:54 pm
Barr Says Report Was ‘My Baby’ After Getting It: Releasing It Was My Decision
05.01.19 | 12:15 pm
Barr Reveals New Details Of Meeting With Mueller About Obstruction Case
05.01.19 | 11:25 am
As He Chairs A Hearing On Mueller Report, Graham Admits He Hasn’t Read Whole Thing
05.01.19 | 10:17 am
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 27: President Donald Trump stops to talk to the media about the shooting in a California Mosque as he makes his way to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House as he travels to Green Bay Wisconsin for a campaign rally on April 27, 2019 in Washington, DC. The President was traveling on the night of the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington. (Photo by Pete Marovich/Getty Images) WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 27: President Donald Trump stops to talk to the media about the shooting in a California Mosque as he makes his way to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House as he travels to Green Bay Wisconsin for a campaign rally on April 27, 2019 in Washington, DC. The President was traveling on the night of the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington. (Photo by Pete Marovich/Getty Images)
Trump Tweets Point To GOP’s ‘Investigate The Investigators’ Approach At Barr Hearing
05.01.19 | 9:30 am
Republican Senatorial candidate Roy Moore concedes defeat against his Democratic opponent Doug Jones at his election night party in the RSA Activity Center on December 12, 2017 in Montgomery, Alabama. Mr. Moore lost the special election to replace Attorney General Jeff Sessions in the U.S. Senate. Republican Senatorial candidate Roy Moore concedes defeat against his Democratic opponent Doug Jones at his election night party in the RSA Activity Center on December 12, 2017 in Montgomery, Alabama. Mr. Moore lost the special election to replace Attorney General Jeff Sessions in the U.S. Senate.
Roy Moore ‘Seriously Considering’ Senate Bid Because Of Kavanaugh’s Survival
05.01.19 | 8:47 am
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House Dems: Mueller Willing To Testify, DOJ Won’t Set A Date
05.01.19 | 8:13 am
Assange Sentenced To 50 Weeks In British Prison For Jumping Bail
05.01.19 | 7:31 am