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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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Former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore speaks at a campaign rally, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, in Fairhope Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore speaks at a campaign rally, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, in Fairhope Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Moore Files Lawsuit Hours Before State Expected To Declare Jones Winner

12.28.17 | 8:25 am

Report: Intel Panels Interviewed Figure Who Attended Key Trump Tower Meeting

12.27.17 | 9:56 am

Former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn leaves federal court in Washington, Friday, Dec. 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn leaves federal court in Washington, Friday, Dec. 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Flynn’s Brother To Trump: It’s ‘About Time You Pardon General Flynn’

12.27.17 | 8:43 am

Obama Talks Social Media Dangers With Prince Harry In 1st Post-WH Interview

12.27.17 | 7:59 am

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, walks to the chamber as Republicans in the House and Senate plan to pass the sweeping $1.5 trillion GOP tax bill on party-line votes, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, walks to the chamber as Republicans in the House and Senate plan to pass the sweeping $1.5 trillion GOP tax bill on party-line votes, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Hatch Spox: We’re Very In On The Joke, Okay?

12.26.17 | 2:26 pm

President Donald Trump delivers a speech on national security, Monday, Dec. 18, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

President Donald Trump delivers a speech on national security, Monday, Dec. 18, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump Re-Ups Claims That Dossier Is ‘Bogus,’ Citing ‘Fox And Friends’ Report

12.26.17 | 11:33 am

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, signs the final version of the GOP tax bill during an enrollment ceremony at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, signs the final version of the GOP tax bill during an enrollment ceremony at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Hatch Fooled By Newspaper Editorial Calling For His Retirement

12.26.17 | 9:43 am

Flake Won’t Rule Out Potential Presidential Bid In 2020

12.26.17 | 8:12 am

Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., joined at left by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., makes a statement as the Republican-controlled panel crafts a bill to expand gun owners' rights, the first gun legislation since mass shootings in Las Vegas and Texas killed more than 80 people, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017. Rep. Nadler, whose district includes parts of Manhattan and the Bronx in New York, becomes the ranking member on the Judiciary Committee, a position which was vacated by Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., amid a congressional investigation of sexual harassment. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., joined at left by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., makes a statement as the Republican-controlled panel crafts a bill to expand gun owners' rights, the first gun legislation since mass shootings in Las Vegas and Texas killed more than 80 people, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017. Rep. Nadler, whose district includes parts of Manhattan and the Bronx in New York, becomes the ranking member on the Judiciary Committee, a position which was vacated by Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., amid a congressional investigation of sexual harassment. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Dems Request Review Of DOJ Release Of Anti-Trump Texts Between FBI Agents

12.15.17 | 10:29 am

President Donald Trump pauses as he speaks to reporters during an event on federal regulations in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

President Donald Trump pauses as he speaks to reporters during an event on federal regulations in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump Dumps Roy Moore: He Should ‘Certainly’ Concede To Doug Jones

12.15.17 | 9:59 am

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