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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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WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 01: (AFP OUT) Senior Advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump, Jared Kushner attends a meeting with inner city pastors in the Cabinet Room of the White House on August 1, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Oliver Contreras - Pool/Getty Images) WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 01: (AFP OUT) Senior Advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump, Jared Kushner attends a meeting with inner city pastors in the Cabinet Room of the White House on August 1, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Oliver Contreras - Pool/Getty Images)
Kushner Courting GOP Mega Donors Who Trump Alienated During Campaign
09.24.18 | 10:18 am
Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the third day of his Supreme Court confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill September 6, 2018 in Washington, DC. Kavanaugh was nominated by President Donald Trump to fill the vacancy on the court left by retiring Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy. Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the third day of his Supreme Court confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill September 6, 2018 in Washington, DC. Kavanaugh was nominated by President Donald Trump to fill the vacancy on the court left by retiring Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy.
Kavanaugh Will Share His 1982 Summer Calendar To Bolster Claim He Didn’t Attend Party
09.24.18 | 8:47 am
Attorney Michael Avenatti speaks during a news conference with Battle Born Progress, a progressive communications organization, on August 31, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Avenatti is representing adult film actress/director Stormy Daniels in her cases against U.S. President Donald Trump and his former attorney Michael Cohen. Attorney Michael Avenatti speaks during a news conference with Battle Born Progress, a progressive communications organization, on August 31, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Avenatti is representing adult film actress/director Stormy Daniels in her cases against U.S. President Donald Trump and his former attorney Michael Cohen.
Avenatti Claims To Represent A Third Woman With ‘Credible’ Info On Kavanaugh
09.24.18 | 8:07 am
on July 24, 2018 in Washington, DC. on July 24, 2018 in Washington, DC.
Feinstein Calls For Postponement Of ‘Any Further Proceedings’ On Kavanaugh
09.24.18 | 7:37 am
Ed Whelan Is Our Duke Of The Week
09.22.18 | 9:00 am
Rosenstein Combats NYT Piece: ‘There Is No Basis To Invoke The 25th Amendment’
09.21.18 | 2:26 pm
Andrew McCabe Lawyer Responds To Bombshell NYT Story
09.21.18 | 2:08 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Las Vegas Convention Center on September 20, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Trump is in town to support the re-election campaign for U.S. Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV) as well as Nevada Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Laxalt and candidate for Nevada's 3rd House District Danny Tarkanian and 4th House District Cresent Hardy. U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Las Vegas Convention Center on September 20, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Trump is in town to support the re-election campaign for U.S. Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV) as well as Nevada Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Laxalt and candidate for Nevada's 3rd House District Danny Tarkanian and 4th House District Cresent Hardy.
Trump Returns To Form By Lobbing Grenades At Kavanaugh Accuser Blasey Ford
09.21.18 | 10:45 am
DeSantis Already Spent Money From Donor Who Used N-Word, Won’t Return It
09.21.18 | 9:42 am
Report: Russia Hatched Plan To Help Assange Escape London Last Year
09.21.18 | 9:24 am
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