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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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at Del Frisco's Grille on April 2, 2018 in New York City. at Del Frisco's Grille on April 2, 2018 in New York City.
Hannity: Appearing On Stage With Trump ‘Was NOT Planned!’ But I Was Honored
11.06.18 | 1:04 pm
Giuliani Mocks McCaskill: ‘Vote Against Her Crazy Dems … And Her’
11.06.18 | 12:33 pm
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 09: House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) questions Massachusetts Institute of Technology Economics professor Jonathan Gruber about his work on the Affordable Care Act during a hearing in the Rayburn House Office building on Capitol Hill December 9, 2014 in Washington, DC. Gruber, who was a consultant paid by the authors of the Affordable Care Act and the Massachusetts universal health care program, called voters stupid and said that Obamacare would not have passed if lawmakers had really known what was inside the legislation during an academic conference earlier this year.  (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 09: House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) questions Massachusetts Institute of Technology Economics professor Jonathan Gruber about his work on the Affordable Care Act during a hearing in the Rayburn House Office building on Capitol Hill December 9, 2014 in Washington, DC. Gruber, who was a consultant paid by the authors of the Affordable Care Act and the Massachusetts universal health care program, called voters stupid and said that Obamacare would not have passed if lawmakers had really known what was inside the legislation during an academic conference earlier this year.  (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Retiring Rep. Issa Calls It Early: There Will Be A Dem Representing My District
11.06.18 | 11:46 am
Former McCain Aide Encourages Voters To ‘Resist,’ Vote For Democrats
11.06.18 | 10:34 am
Eric Trump: Obama Is ‘Taking Credit For A Lot’ Of My Dad’s ‘Accomplishments’
11.06.18 | 10:20 am
Fox’s Geraldo Also Went To Trump Rally, Claims It Was ‘Strictly A Private’ Meet-Up
11.06.18 | 9:00 am
Trump ‘Hated’ Original Clincher Ad, Pressed Aides For Anti-Immigrant One
11.06.18 | 8:50 am
on June 21, 2017 in Washington, DC. on June 21, 2017 in Washington, DC.
Trump Aides Prep For Mueller Report That Could Materialize This Week
11.06.18 | 8:02 am
Pence Predicts GOP Will ‘Expand Our Majority’ In Senate, Hold The House
11.06.18 | 7:36 am
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Las Vegas Convention Center on September 20, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Trump is in town to support the re-election campaign for U.S. Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV) as well as Nevada Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Laxalt and candidate for Nevada's 3rd House District Danny Tarkanian and 4th House District Cresent Hardy. U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Las Vegas Convention Center on September 20, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Trump is in town to support the re-election campaign for U.S. Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV) as well as Nevada Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Laxalt and candidate for Nevada's 3rd House District Danny Tarkanian and 4th House District Cresent Hardy.
Hannity Says He’s Only ‘Covering’ Trump Rally: ‘I Will Not Be On Stage Campaigning’
11.05.18 | 11:33 am
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