Nicole LaFond

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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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at Los Angeles Convention Center on October 21, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. at Los Angeles Convention Center on October 21, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.
Protesters Surround Carlson’s Home, Chant ‘We Know Where You Sleep At Night!’
11.08.18 | 11:28 am
speaks onstage during Politicon 2018 at Los Angeles Convention Center on October 20, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. speaks onstage during Politicon 2018 at Los Angeles Convention Center on October 20, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.
Chris Christie Being Considered For Attorney General
11.08.18 | 10:21 am
‘Out Of Line’: WH Correspondents Association Blasts Acosta Ban
11.08.18 | 9:21 am
on September 12, 2018 in Washington, DC. on September 12, 2018 in Washington, DC.
He’s (Maybe) Running: Sessions Mulls Bid For Former Senate Seat In 2020
11.08.18 | 8:39 am
Trump Thanks Police, Touts Response Time In California Bar Mass Shooting
11.08.18 | 8:19 am
WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 29: (L-R) Department of Justice Chief of Staff Matt Whitaker, the FBI's Kristi Johnson and U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions participate in a round table event with the Joint Interagency Task Force - South (JIATF-S) foreign liaison officers and at the Department of Justice Kennedy building August 29, 2018 in Washington, DC. Based in Key West, Florida, the JIATF-S is tasked with stopping the flow of illicit drugs with the cooperation of other agencies and international partners, including Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Honduras, Mexico, the Netherlands, Panama, Peru, Spain, Trinidad and Tobago and the United Kingdom. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 29: (L-R) Department of Justice Chief of Staff Matt Whitaker, the FBI's Kristi Johnson and U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions participate in a round table event with the Joint Interagency Task Force - South (JIATF-S) foreign liaison officers and at the Department of Justice Kennedy building August 29, 2018 in Washington, DC. Based in Key West, Florida, the JIATF-S is tasked with stopping the flow of illicit drugs with the cooperation of other agencies and international partners, including Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Honduras, Mexico, the Netherlands, Panama, Peru, Spain, Trinidad and Tobago and the United Kingdom. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Whitaker Met With Trump In Oval Office Multiple Times As Sessions Chief Of Staff
11.08.18 | 8:13 am
Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler of New York speaks, standing with Democratic members of the Judiciary Committee, during a press conference on Capitol Hill to introduce Bill H.R. 5476, the “Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Protection Act”. On Thursday, April 12, 2018 in Washington DC, United States. (Photo by Cheriss May/NurPhoto) Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler of New York speaks, standing with Democratic members of the Judiciary Committee, during a press conference on Capitol Hill to introduce Bill H.R. 5476, the “Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Protection Act”. On Thursday, April 12, 2018 in Washington DC, United States. (Photo by Cheriss May/NurPhoto)
Dems Request Admin, DOJ Officials Preserve Docs Related To Sessions Exit
11.08.18 | 7:48 am
McConnell: I ‘Look Forward’ To Working With Sessions In ‘Any Future Endeavors’
11.07.18 | 3:32 pm
Retiring Rep Blasts Trump For Mocking GOPers Who Lost: ‘Angers Me To My Core’
11.07.18 | 2:30 pm
Trump: ‘I Have Never Used Racist Remarks’
11.07.18 | 1:21 pm