Nicole LaFond

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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House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jim Jordan (R-OH) listens before a hearing on ÒOversight of the Department of Justice: Political Interference and Threats to Prosecutorial IndependenceÓ on Capitol Hill in Washington DC on June 24th, 2020. House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jim Jordan (R-OH) listens before a hearing on ÒOversight of the Department of Justice: Political Interference and Threats to Prosecutorial IndependenceÓ on Capitol Hill in Washington DC on June 24th, 2020.
Where Things Stand: ‘Spying!’ Prime Badge
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07.28.20 | 12:40 pm
Where Things Stand: A Hint At Why He’s Been More COVID Behaved Lately Prime Badge
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Where Things Stand: He Chose To Cancel The Convention? Prime Badge
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Where Things Stand: It’s Not Hard To Predict What This Will Be About Prime Badge
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Where Things Stand: More Critic Silencing? Prime Badge
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07.21.20 | 12:29 pm
Where Things Stand: Congress Back In Session Today, Expectations Low Prime Badge
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Where Things Stand: One Of The Darkest Remarks Yet Prime Badge
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Where Things Stand: Fauci Unbothered, Living His Best Life Prime Badge
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WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 14: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press in the Rose Garden at the White House on July 14, 2020 in Washington, DC. President Trump spoke on several topics including Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, the stock market and relations with China as the coronavirus continues to spread in the U.S., with nearly 3.4 million confirmed cases. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 14: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press in the Rose Garden at the White House on July 14, 2020 in Washington, DC. President Trump spoke on several topics including Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, the stock market and relations with China as the coronavirus continues to spread in the U.S., with nearly 3.4 million confirmed cases. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Where Things Stand: We’ll Probably See More Of Last Night’s Unhinged Behavior Prime Badge
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