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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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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson answers a question from the media on North Korea, while meeting with the Holy See Secretary for Relations with States Paul Gallagher, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Secretary of State Rex Tillerson answers a question from the media on North Korea, while meeting with the Holy See Secretary for Relations with States Paul Gallagher, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
NBC: Mattis, Pence And Kelly Talked Tillerson Out Of Resigning This Summer
10.04.17 | 8:23 am
NBC: Vegas Suspect Wired $100,000 To Girlfriend’s Home Country Last Week
10.03.17 | 1:30 pm
San Juan Mayor To Attend Briefing With Trump Despite President’s Attacks
10.03.17 | 11:11 am
Report: Jared and Ivanka Had Third Private Email That Received WH Emails
10.03.17 | 9:45 am
Former White House strategist Steve Bannon speaks at a rally for U.S. Senate hopeful Roy Moore, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017, in Fairhope, Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) Former White House strategist Steve Bannon speaks at a rally for U.S. Senate hopeful Roy Moore, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017, in Fairhope, Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Bannon: It’d Be The ‘End Of Everything’ If Trump Turned Left On Gun Control
10.03.17 | 8:22 am
President Donald Trump talks to media as he walks across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, to Marine One for the short trip to Andrews Air Force Base en route to Bedminster, N.J.. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) President Donald Trump talks to media as he walks across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, to Marine One for the short trip to Andrews Air Force Base en route to Bedminster, N.J.. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Continuing His San Juan Tirade, Trump Thanks Puerto Rico, Virgin Island Govs
09.30.17 | 5:59 pm
After Trump Attacks Her Leadership, San Juan Mayor: The Goal Is ‘Saving Lives’
09.30.17 | 10:32 am
Schiff Mocks Price: He Committed ‘Unpardonable Sin’ Of Not Owning Jet
09.30.17 | 10:11 am
President Donald Trump speaks to the National Association of Manufactures at the Mandarin Oriental hotel, Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) President Donald Trump speaks to the National Association of Manufactures at the Mandarin Oriental hotel, Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
After Criticizing Puerto Rico Leadership, Trump Pivots, Calls Out ‘Fake News’
09.30.17 | 9:28 am
GOPers Introduce Bill To Permanently Waive Jones Act For Puerto Rico
09.28.17 | 2:19 pm