Nicole Lafond

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Nicole Lafond is TPM’s deputy editor, 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.

Where Things Stand: Easier To Coup Prime Badge
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On an election night where the President thought things were going well, Arizona quickly stood out as a sore spot.

Not only did Trump hope to win the state, it was his once-beloved Fox News that called Arizona for Biden first. Trump was reportedly irate and tried to pressure the cable news network to reverse the call.

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Where Things Stand: Hill Staffers And Members Linger In Fear Together Prime Badge
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) just made a stunning and pointed remark about the very real fears that House members are facing regarding security of the Capitol in the aftermath of the insurrection: “the enemy is within the House of Representatives.”

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Where Things Stand: The McConnell-Trump Judicial Scheme Is Already Harming Biden Prime Badge
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The Senate minority leader may be trying to distance himself from former President Trump now. But the damage has already been done.

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Where Things Stand: A Think Tank For Trumpism Prime Badge
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While the broader GOP weighs just how much distance to put between itself and Trump, some of the former president’s most loyal political allies are working to cement his ideological influence in politics.

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Where Things Stand: How Will Ohio Swing Post-Trump? Prime Badge
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News of Sen. Rob Portman’s (R-OH) retirement could be grounds for the latest reassessment of the historically-purple-but-lately-pretty-red state.

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Gov. Nikki Haley's attorney Butch Bowers addresses the S.C. House Ethics committee during day one of the committee's investigation into Gov. Nikki Haley at the Solomon Blatt Building in Columbia, South Carolina, Thursday, June 28, 2012. (C. Aluka Berry/The State/MCT) Where Things Stand: There’s A Reason Trump’s Impeachment Lawyer Sounds Familiar Prime Badge

Remember Mark Sanford? If you were a Golden Duke: Duke of Dukes voter this last time around, you most certainly will.

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Where Things Stand: The One Year Anniversary Of The First Reported US COVID Case Prime Badge
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One year ago today the CDC announced the first case of COVID-19 in the United States.

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Where Things Stand: It Begins Prime Badge
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Most of us weren’t going to believe it until we saw it.

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The Infamous Duke Cunningham Included In Trump Flurry Of 11th Hour Pardons
Where Things Stand: Almost There Prime Badge
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There are less than 24 hours left of the Trump administration. 

And the President is leaving behind a sicker, more divided and more violent nation than the one he inherited four long years ago. 

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