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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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Dems Request Thorough Review Of HHS Secretary Price’s Travel Expenditures
09.21.17 | 8:47 am
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price speaks during an event titled "The Next Pandemic" at the World Health Organization office in Beijing, China, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. Price says China has been an "incredible partner" in cracking down on synthetic opioids seen as fueling fast-rising overdose deaths in the United States(AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price speaks during an event titled "The Next Pandemic" at the World Health Organization office in Beijing, China, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. Price says China has been an "incredible partner" in cracking down on synthetic opioids seen as fueling fast-rising overdose deaths in the United States(AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
HHS: Price Uses Private Jets Because He’s Got A Lot Going On
09.20.17 | 3:29 pm
A detail of stained glass windows depicting two iconic Confederate generals that are being removed is seen at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. Cathedral authorities announced Wednesday that windows depicting generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson will be removed and stored pending a decision about their future. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) A detail of stained glass windows depicting two iconic Confederate generals that are being removed is seen at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. Cathedral authorities announced Wednesday that windows depicting generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson will be removed and stored pending a decision about their future. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Robert E. Lee’s Own Church Votes To Take His Name Off It
09.20.17 | 1:42 pm
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)
Report: No Big Five News Networks Want Spicer Because Of ‘Lack Of Credibility’
09.20.17 | 12:38 pm
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, testifies before a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on FY'18 budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, testifies before a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on FY'18 budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Politico: Tom Price Took Private Jet On Five Separate Official Trips Last Week
09.20.17 | 10:17 am
Hillary Clinton waves to the audience as she at the Warner Theatre in Washington, Monday, Sept. 18, 2017, for book tour event for her new book "What Happened" hosted by the Politics and Prose Bookstore. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Hillary Clinton waves to the audience as she at the Warner Theatre in Washington, Monday, Sept. 18, 2017, for book tour event for her new book "What Happened" hosted by the Politics and Prose Bookstore. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Clinton: ‘Nobody’s Talking About Contesting The Election, Including Me’
09.20.17 | 8:52 am
GOP State Lawmaker Shares Meme Encouraging Cars To Hit Protesters
09.20.17 | 7:48 am
McConnell Offers Only Praise For Graham-Cassidy Obamacare Repeal Bill
09.19.17 | 12:43 pm
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York makes a brief stop at an exhibit, "Then They Came for Me: Incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII and the Demise of Civil Liberties," chronicling the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II at the Alphawood Gallery, Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato) Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York makes a brief stop at an exhibit, "Then They Came for Me: Incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII and the Demise of Civil Liberties," chronicling the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II at the Alphawood Gallery, Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
Schumer: ‘Grossly Irresponsible’ To Vote On O’Care Repeal Without CBO Score
09.19.17 | 12:02 pm
Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's personal attorney, arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. Cohen is schedule to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee in a closed session. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's personal attorney, arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. Cohen is schedule to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee in a closed session. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
READ: Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen’s Statement To Senate Intel Committee
09.19.17 | 10:50 am