Nicole LaFond
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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Trump Admin’s Laziness Is Messing Up Its Effort to Deploy the National Guard to Portland
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10.27.25 | 5:45 pm
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Trump and Vance Hit Unexpected Snag in Indiana
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10.23.25 | 5:56 pm
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Oral Arguments Reveal Dangerous Haziness Around National Guard Powers
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10.22.25 | 6:30 pm
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Some GOPers Are Queasy About Trump Lawlessly Moving Money Around During Shutdown
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10.21.25 | 6:15 pm
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Donald Trump, ‘No Kings,’ and the ‘3.5 Percent Rule’
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10.20.25 | 6:03 pm
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The Trump Admin’s Very Telling Decisions About Which Gov’t Programs to Fund
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10.16.25 | 6:09 pm
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Charlie Kirk’s Show Is Now the Trump Admin’s Forum for Detailing How It Wants To Target the Left
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10.15.25 | 6:26 pm
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Trump’s Midcycle Gerrymandering Disease Spreads to North Carolina
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10.14.25 | 5:16 pm