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NEW: DHS invoked the “national emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for a $220 million taxpayer-funded ad campaign.

We found that a firm with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly benefited from the deal.
Kristi Noem-Tied Firm Secretly Got Piece of $220 Million DHS Campaign
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for the taxpayer-funded campaign.
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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President Trump has tapped Paul Ingrassia, who withdrew his nomination for the Office of Special Counsel after racist remarks emerged, to become deputy general counsel of the General Services Administration.
Trump moves loyalist to GSA posting after previous nomination fell apart
Paul Ingrassia had withdrawn his nomination as head of Office of Special Counsel after racist remarks and other controversies.
wapo.st
November 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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On March 15, President Donald Trump’s administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a prison in El Salvador. Last week, the men were released as suddenly as they’d been taken away.

Now, their stories will begin to be told.

Starting here 👇
The Men Trump Deported to a Salvadoran Prison
On March 15, President Donald Trump’s administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Last week, the men were released as suddenly as they’d been…
www.propublica.org
July 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM