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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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Today’s Agenda: Lewandowski Has The Floor

09.17.19 | 8:17 am

CLEVELAND, OH - JULY 18: on the first day of the Republican National Convention on July 18, 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. An estimated 50,000 people are expected in Cleveland, including hundreds of protesters and members of the media. The four-day Republican National Convention kicks off on July 18. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)

CLEVELAND, OH - JULY 18: on the first day of the Republican National Convention on July 18, 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. An estimated 50,000 people are expected in Cleveland, including hundreds of protesters and members of the media. The four-day Republican National Convention kicks off on July 18. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)

WH Blocks Testimony Of Two Witnesses, But It’s Letting Lewandowski Talk

09.17.19 | 8:02 am

House Oversight Opens Probe Into Elaine Chao’s Alleged Use Of Office To Benefit Family

09.16.19 | 3:36 pm

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a campaign rally at the American Airlines Center on September 14, 2015 in Dallas, Texas. More than 20,000 tickets have been distributed for the event.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a campaign rally at the American Airlines Center on September 14, 2015 in Dallas, Texas. More than 20,000 tickets have been distributed for the event.

Here Are All The Times Trump Said He’d Meet With Iran Without Preconditions

09.16.19 | 11:41 am

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 6: Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the third day of his Supreme Court confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill September 6, 2018 in Washington, DC. Kavanaugh was nominated by President Donald Trump to fill the vacancy on the court left by retiring Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 6: Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the third day of his Supreme Court confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill September 6, 2018 in Washington, DC. Kavanaugh was nominated by President Donald Trump to fill the vacancy on the court left by retiring Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Trump Revels In NYT’s Revision Of New Kavanaugh Allegation Story

09.16.19 | 9:18 am

Today’s Agenda: Kavanaugh Controversy

09.16.19 | 8:32 am

on December 5, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois.

on December 5, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois.

Trump Kicks Off Week Suggesting House Judiciary Probe Obama Book, Netflix Deals

09.16.19 | 7:46 am

at Apple Store Soho on February 9, 2015 in New York City.

at Apple Store Soho on February 9, 2015 in New York City.

Why Is Trump Spending His Weekend Ambushing MSNBC’s Joy Reid?

09.14.19 | 4:34 pm

DHS Investigates Hand Drawn Swastika Found In DC Headquarters

09.14.19 | 1:38 pm

U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh speaks to constituents during a town hall at Harper College in the Wojcik Conference Center in Palatine, Illinois, Monday, August 8, 2011. The new congressman's emergence as a national advocate of fiscal responsibility has capped a remarkable and unlikely journey for a North Barrington, Illinois, native who has struggled with financial problems and legal disputes and has dramatically shifted some political positions along the way. (Heather Charles/Chicago Tribune/MCT)

U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh speaks to constituents during a town hall at Harper College in the Wojcik Conference Center in Palatine, Illinois, Monday, August 8, 2011. The new congressman's emergence as a national advocate of fiscal responsibility has capped a remarkable and unlikely journey for a North Barrington, Illinois, native who has struggled with financial problems and legal disputes and has dramatically shifted some political positions along the way. (Heather Charles/Chicago Tribune/MCT)

Trump’s 2020 Primary Challengers Pen Joint Op-Ed: ‘Only The Weak Fear Competition’

09.14.19 | 10:49 am

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