That one time when Kristi Noem funneled $143 million of taxpayers’ dollars to her pals for a bloated DHS ad campaign using the ‘Border emergency’ as justification. We knew Noem loved the camera, we saw her elaborate costumes and her political stunts always conveniently captured on film and blasted everywhere online, but what we didn’t know until a ProPublica investigation revealed it, was that Noem was doing it all on the taxpayer dime, and enriching her friends in the process. From ProPublica:

Trump, Mamdani have friendly Oval Office meeting

President Donald Trump's meeting at the White House with New York City's Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani struck a surprisingly friendly tone. Though Trump criticized Mamdani repeatedly during the campaign he was full of praise for Mamdani on Friday. #zohranmamdani #trump #ovaloffice #nyc