Edition No. 105 · Mon 5 Oct 2026 · Story 6 of 30

Kristi Noem seethes after NY Times exposé on a plum contract DHS gave to a political donor

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Kristi Noem demanded a retraction of Times reporting on a DHS contract to a donor, and the Times said it stands by the story.

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