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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 Demand Pence Refund Taxpayers For ‘Costly Publicity Stunt’ At NFL Game
10.20.17 | 12:00 pm
Report: Climate Change Resources Removed From EPA Website
10.20.17 | 10:30 am
Federal Judge Won’t Wipe Arpaio’s Criminal Record Clean
10.20.17 | 9:14 am
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan speaks during the 72nd Annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation dinner, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson) Speaker of the House Paul Ryan speaks during the 72nd Annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation dinner, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
Paul Ryan Roasts Trump, His Twitter Habits During Catholic Charity Dinner
10.20.17 | 8:06 am
John Kelly: It’s ‘Not A Negative Thing’ That Obama Didn’t Call When Son Died
10.19.17 | 3:49 pm
George W. Bush Takes Veiled Shots At Trump: ‘Bigotry Seems Emboldened’
10.19.17 | 12:36 pm
DNC Chairman Tom Perez speaks at a protest against Trump’s new Muslim travel ban in Lafayette Square outside the White House, Monday, March 6, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) DNC Chairman Tom Perez speaks at a protest against Trump’s new Muslim travel ban in Lafayette Square outside the White House, Monday, March 6, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
NBC News: Longtime DNC Officials Ousted Under Chairman Perez
10.19.17 | 11:05 am
Cassidy: We ‘Hope’ Communication Can Be ‘Better’ With Families Of The Fallen
10.19.17 | 9:37 am
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Secretary of State Rex Tillerson listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Trump: Fake News Is Even Worse Than Recent Poll Shows!
10.19.17 | 8:03 am
Energy Secretary Rick Perry listens to a statement by Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden, R-Ore., during a hearing about the electrical grid, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Energy Secretary Rick Perry listens to a statement by Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden, R-Ore., during a hearing about the electrical grid, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Rick Perry: Brouhaha Over Calls To Families Of Fallen Soldiers ‘Asinine’
10.18.17 | 3:16 pm