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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Trump Threatens Elon With Monster of His Own Making
INSIDE: DOJ's new denaturalization crusade ... Musk fights Trump bill ... Noem pads her salary
07.01.25 | 10:28 am
DeSantis And Trump Bury Hatchet To Join Hands On Sick Immigrant Detainees Stunt
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06.30.25 | 6:09 pm
Trump Can’t Decide If Migrant Farm Worker Industry Is a Worthy Sacrifice for His Mass Deportation Agenda
INSIDE: Lisa Murkowski's whale boat pork ... Bondi targets Jan. 6 prosecutors ... Orbán's oops
06.30.25 | 10:36 am
House GOP Wants To Gut Legislative Agency That Advocates For Their Own Constitutional Authority
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06.26.25 | 5:30 pm
Senate Parliamentarian Won’t Let Republicans Carry Water For Trump Judiciary Defiance
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06.23.25 | 7:14 pm
