Layla A. Jones is a reporter for TPM in Washington, D.C., with experience covering government and economic policy, race, culture, and history. She has written for the Philadelphia Inquirer, Billy Penn, WHYY, NPR, and the Philadelphia Tribune, and participated in the Knight-Bagehot Fellowship at Columbia University. She attended Temple University for undergrad.
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02.04.26 | 10:30 am
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01.27.26 | 6:06 pm
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Trump Is Now Framing His Blue State Retribution Campaign as Some Sort Of Deliverance
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