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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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‘Gift For Kids Or The Trump Voter?’ Fox Highlights ‘Build The Wall’ Lego Knockoff Set
11.14.18 | 12:52 pm
Homan On Report Trump Wants Him As DHS Sec: We’ll ‘See What Happens’
11.14.18 | 11:22 am
First Lady Melania Trump delivers remarks at a conference on Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, in Philadelphia, PA, on October 17, 2018. (Photo by Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto) First Lady Melania Trump delivers remarks at a conference on Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, in Philadelphia, PA, on October 17, 2018. (Photo by Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto)
FLOTUS-Ricardel Feud Dates Back To Tension Over Plane Seats On Trip To Africa
11.14.18 | 9:31 am
Pelosi Launches Speakership Charm Offensive, Schmoozes Members-Elect
11.14.18 | 8:34 am
Trump Considering Former ICE Director To Replace Nielsen At DHS
11.14.18 | 8:11 am
Feinstein Asks Judiciary Committee To Hold Hearings With Sessions, Whitaker
11.13.18 | 12:12 pm
Wisconsin Authorities Probing Male Students’ Nazi Salute Prom Photo
11.13.18 | 11:13 am
UNITED STATES - July 23: Matt Whitaker (R) Iowa is interviewed at Roll Call office in Washington, D.C. (Photo By Douglas Graham/CQ Roll Call) UNITED STATES - July 23: Matt Whitaker (R) Iowa is interviewed at Roll Call office in Washington, D.C. (Photo By Douglas Graham/CQ Roll Call)
Maryland Challenging Whitaker’s Legitimacy As Attorney General
11.13.18 | 10:09 am
TIMES SQUARE, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - 2018/11/08: Thousands of New Yorkers joined a coalition of grassroots organizations in New York City in a massive demonstration in Times Square to denounce new acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker may have a conflict of interest and must not oversee the investigation led by Special Counsel Robert Mueller into Russian interference in the 2016 election and related crimes by Trump campaign officials and associates. (Photo by Erik McGregor/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images) TIMES SQUARE, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - 2018/11/08: Thousands of New Yorkers joined a coalition of grassroots organizations in New York City in a massive demonstration in Times Square to denounce new acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker may have a conflict of interest and must not oversee the investigation led by Special Counsel Robert Mueller into Russian interference in the 2016 election and related crimes by Trump campaign officials and associates. (Photo by Erik McGregor/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Whitaker Talking With Ethics Officials About Possible Recusal From Mueller Probe
11.13.18 | 9:25 am
WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES - 2018/08/20: Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, at the Salute to Heroes of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection in the East Room of the White House on August 20, 2018. (Photo by Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES - 2018/08/20: Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, at the Salute to Heroes of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection in the East Room of the White House on August 20, 2018. (Photo by Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Trump Continues Post-Midterm House Cleaning, May Oust Nielsen This Week
11.13.18 | 8:42 am