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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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on January 11, 2018 in Washington, DC. on January 11, 2018 in Washington, DC.
Today’s Agenda: If At First You Don’t Succeed… Prime Badge
11.07.19 | 8:26 am
Trump Tried To Force Barr To Hold Presser Saying POTUS Didn’t Break Law On Ukraine Call
11.07.19 | 7:58 am
UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 28: House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Reps. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., right, Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., and Jamie Raskin, D-Md., conduct a news conference in Capitol Visitor Center where Charles Kupperman, a deputy to John Bolton, did not show up for a deposition as part of the House's impeachment inquiry on Monday, October 28, 2019. Gordon Sondland, U.S. ambassador to the European Union, was inside the deposition reviewing transcripts at the time. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 28: House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Reps. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., right, Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., and Jamie Raskin, D-Md., conduct a news conference in Capitol Visitor Center where Charles Kupperman, a deputy to John Bolton, did not show up for a deposition as part of the House's impeachment inquiry on Monday, October 28, 2019. Gordon Sondland, U.S. ambassador to the European Union, was inside the deposition reviewing transcripts at the time. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
House Withdraws Impeachment Subpoena To Ex-NSC Aide
11.06.19 | 3:44 pm
Graham’s Latest Talking Point: Trump Admin Is Too Inept To Pull Off Quid Pro Quo
11.06.19 | 2:39 pm
Whistleblower’s Lawyers Won’t Confirm Or Deny Any Names Floated By Trump Supporters
11.06.19 | 11:23 am
Today’s Agenda: Democrat Pulls Off Upset In Kentucky Governor’s Race Prime Badge
11.06.19 | 9:21 am
Republicans Are Going To Toss Gordon Sondland Under The Bus
11.06.19 | 8:51 am
(L-R)  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Ambassador George Mitchell deliver opening remarks before the first day of direct trilateral negotiations about a Middle East peace plan in the Benjamin Franklin Room at the Department of State September 2, 2010 in Washington, DC. With the support and endorsement of President Barack Obama, the negotiations run a risk of falling apart as they did under the guidance of presidents Bill Clinton in 2000 and George W. Bush in 2007. (L-R)  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Ambassador George Mitchell deliver opening remarks before the first day of direct trilateral negotiations about a Middle East peace plan in the Benjamin Franklin Room at the Department of State September 2, 2010 in Washington, DC. With the support and endorsement of President Barack Obama, the negotiations run a risk of falling apart as they did under the guidance of presidents Bill Clinton in 2000 and George W. Bush in 2007.
State Dept Official Will Tell Congress Politics Were Behind Decision To Stall Military Aid
11.06.19 | 8:11 am
What Is The Point Of Knowing The Whistleblower’s Identity Now?
11.05.19 | 4:01 pm
House Requests Deposition From Mick Mulvaney
11.05.19 | 1:17 pm
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