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Allegra Kirkland

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Allegra Kirkland is TPM's deputy editor for audience and strategy, based in New York. She returned to TPM after six years at Teen Vogue, where she served as the Politics Director, overseeing all aspects of the team's political coverage.
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on September 9, 2014 in Washington, DC. on September 9, 2014 in Washington, DC.
Tester A No On Kavanaugh: ‘Deep Concerns’ About Record, Assault Allegations
09.28.18 | 12:34 pm
Feinstein On ‘Belligerent’ Kavanaugh: ‘I Have Never Seen’ A Nominee Act Like That
09.28.18 | 10:25 am
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 27: Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the US Senate Judiciary Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill September 27, 2018 in Washington, DC.  Kavanaugh was called back to testify about claims by Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused him of sexually assaulting her during a party in 1982 when they were high school students in suburban Maryland.  (Photo by Saul Loeb-Pool/Getty Images) WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 27: Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the US Senate Judiciary Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill September 27, 2018 in Washington, DC.  Kavanaugh was called back to testify about claims by Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused him of sexually assaulting her during a party in 1982 when they were high school students in suburban Maryland.  (Photo by Saul Loeb-Pool/Getty Images)
Conservative Media Cheers Kavanaugh’s ‘Decency,’ ‘Emotion’ In Senate Testimony
09.27.18 | 5:55 pm
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 27: Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh takes the oath before the US Senate Judiciary Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill September 27, 2018 in Washington, DC. A professor at Palo Alto University and a research psychologist at the Stanford University School of Medicine, Ford has accused Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her during a party in 1982 when they were high school students in suburban Maryland.  (Photo by Saul Loeb-Pool/Getty Images) WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 27: Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh takes the oath before the US Senate Judiciary Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill September 27, 2018 in Washington, DC. A professor at Palo Alto University and a research psychologist at the Stanford University School of Medicine, Ford has accused Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her during a party in 1982 when they were high school students in suburban Maryland.  (Photo by Saul Loeb-Pool/Getty Images)
Kavanaugh: Yearbook Entries About Girls, Beer Make Me ‘Cringe’
09.27.18 | 4:13 pm
US President Donald Trump arrives to a press conference on September 26, 2018, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm / AFP)        (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images) US President Donald Trump arrives to a press conference on September 26, 2018, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm / AFP)        (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)
Trump Delays Rosenstein Chat: Doesn’t Want To ‘Interfere With’ Senate Hearing
09.27.18 | 2:16 pm
on July 24, 2018 in Washington, DC. on July 24, 2018 in Washington, DC.
Feinstein On Grassley Interruptions: ‘You Get To Expect Those Things Here’
09.27.18 | 1:32 pm
Trump Jr. Pokes Fun At Blasey Ford’s ‘Selective Fear Of Flying’
09.27.18 | 12:52 pm
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 27:  Christine Blasey Ford is sworn in prior to giving testimony before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill September 27, 2018 in Washington, DC. Blasey Ford, a professor at Palo Alto University and a research psychologist at the Stanford University School of Medicine, has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her during a party in 1982 when they were high school students in suburban Maryland. WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 27:  Christine Blasey Ford is sworn in prior to giving testimony before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill September 27, 2018 in Washington, DC. Blasey Ford, a professor at Palo Alto University and a research psychologist at the Stanford University School of Medicine, has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her during a party in 1982 when they were high school students in suburban Maryland.
Far-Right Twitter Mocks Blasey Ford For ‘Fake Crying,’ ‘Lying’ About Her Story
09.27.18 | 12:28 pm
Christine Blasey Ford, the woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her at a party 36 years ago, testifies during his US Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, September 27, 2018. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / POOL / AFP)        (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) Christine Blasey Ford, the woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her at a party 36 years ago, testifies during his US Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, September 27, 2018. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / POOL / AFP)        (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
Ford: This Could ‘Absolutely Not’ Be Case Of Mistaken Identity
09.27.18 | 11:19 am
No Rosenstein Meeting On Trump’s Thursday Schedule
09.27.18 | 9:58 am
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