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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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Flake Won’t Rule Out Potential Presidential Bid In 2020

12.26.17 | 8:12 am

Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., joined at left by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., makes a statement as the Republican-controlled panel crafts a bill to expand gun owners' rights, the first gun legislation since mass shootings in Las Vegas and Texas killed more than 80 people, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017. Rep. Nadler, whose district includes parts of Manhattan and the Bronx in New York, becomes the ranking member on the Judiciary Committee, a position which was vacated by Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., amid a congressional investigation of sexual harassment. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., joined at left by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., makes a statement as the Republican-controlled panel crafts a bill to expand gun owners' rights, the first gun legislation since mass shootings in Las Vegas and Texas killed more than 80 people, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017. Rep. Nadler, whose district includes parts of Manhattan and the Bronx in New York, becomes the ranking member on the Judiciary Committee, a position which was vacated by Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., amid a congressional investigation of sexual harassment. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Dems Request Review Of DOJ Release Of Anti-Trump Texts Between FBI Agents

12.15.17 | 10:29 am

President Donald Trump pauses as he speaks to reporters during an event on federal regulations in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

President Donald Trump pauses as he speaks to reporters during an event on federal regulations in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump Dumps Roy Moore: He Should ‘Certainly’ Concede To Doug Jones

12.15.17 | 9:59 am

CIA Director Mike Pompeo speaks during the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) National Security Summit in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

CIA Director Mike Pompeo speaks during the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) National Security Summit in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

WaPo: Pompeo No Longer Top Choice To Replace Tillerson At State Department

12.15.17 | 8:30 am

WSJ: Mueller Requested Docs From Trump Campaign Data Firm

12.15.17 | 7:33 am

White House: Roy Moore Concession ‘Should Have Already Taken Place’

12.14.17 | 2:30 pm

Blake Farenthold Won’t Seek Reelection Amid Claims Of Harassment

12.14.17 | 10:33 am

Omarosa Denies She Was ‘Escorted’ From WH, Calls Reports 100% False

12.14.17 | 9:52 am

Ex-Staffer: Farenthold Was Verbally Abusive, Sexually Demeaning To Staff

12.14.17 | 8:24 am

FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2016, file photo, then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is joined by Joe Arpaio, the then sheriff of metro Phoenix, during a news conference in Marshalltown, Iowa. The former Phoenix-area sheriff who was pardoned by President Donald Trump from his federal contempt-of-court conviction in an immigration case is experiencing a wobbly return to the public speaking circuit.In Las Vegas, security concerns prompted event planners to move Arpaio’s scheduled weekend appearance to an undisclosed location away from the casino-lined Strip tourist district. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2016, file photo, then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is joined by Joe Arpaio, the then sheriff of metro Phoenix, during a news conference in Marshalltown, Iowa. The former Phoenix-area sheriff who was pardoned by President Donald Trump from his federal contempt-of-court conviction in an immigration case is experiencing a wobbly return to the public speaking circuit.In Las Vegas, security concerns prompted event planners to move Arpaio’s scheduled weekend appearance to an undisclosed location away from the casino-lined Strip tourist district. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

DOJ Will Fight Court Ruling, Support Arpaio In Wiping Conviction From Record

12.13.17 | 1:13 pm

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