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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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Vice President Mike Pence waves as he arrives for the Indianapolis Ten Point Coalition luncheon Friday, Aug. 11, 2017, in Indianapolis. Pence is the keynote speaker at the luncheon. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) Vice President Mike Pence waves as he arrives for the Indianapolis Ten Point Coalition luncheon Friday, Aug. 11, 2017, in Indianapolis. Pence is the keynote speaker at the luncheon. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Pence Press Secretary Stepping Down To Do ‘Surrogate’ Work For VP And Trump
09.15.17 | 12:27 pm
Spicer: I Don’t See Trump Making A Deal That ‘Doesn’t Include The Wall’
09.15.17 | 11:03 am
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. speaks at her weekly press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. speaks at her weekly press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Pelosi During Sit-Down With Trump: ‘Do Women Get To Talk Around Here?’
09.15.17 | 9:37 am
President Donald Trump listens as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Tuesday, May 16, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) President Donald Trump listens as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Tuesday, May 16, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Lawyer Says Administration Considering Extending DACA Renewal Deadline
09.15.17 | 8:48 am
President Donald Trump is introduced to speak to U.S. military troops at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Saturday, May 27, 2017, in Sigonella, Italy. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) President Donald Trump is introduced to speak to U.S. military troops at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Saturday, May 27, 2017, in Sigonella, Italy. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Trump Signs Resolution Condemning White Supremacists Into Law
09.15.17 | 7:49 am
Joe Walsh: ‘Millions Of Voters Will Abandon Trump’ If There’s No Wall
09.14.17 | 2:04 pm
Schumer: We Have To Put ‘Meat On The Bones’ Of DACA Agreement With Trump
09.14.17 | 11:29 am
President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One for a trip to Florida to meet with first responders and people impacted by Hurricane Irma, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One for a trip to Florida to meet with first responders and people impacted by Hurricane Irma, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Breitbart Gives Trump Base ‘Amnesty Don’ Rallying Cry Against DACA
09.14.17 | 10:24 am
Clinton Jabs McConnell Over ‘Unpatriotic’ Threats During 2016
09.14.17 | 9:32 am
Sean Spicer, President Donald Trump's oft-beleaguered press secretary, stands in the doorway to the Palm Room at the White House in Washington during renovations to the West Wing, Friday, Aug. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Sean Spicer, President Donald Trump's oft-beleaguered press secretary, stands in the doorway to the Palm Room at the White House in Washington during renovations to the West Wing, Friday, Aug. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Sean Spicer: Scaramucci’s Disastrous New Yorker Interview ‘Proved My Point’
09.14.17 | 8:18 am