Episode 815: New ProPublica Reporting Suggests DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Failed to Disclose $80,000 Payment from a Dark Money Group to Her LLC

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for July 3, 2025

New ProPublica Reporting Suggests DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Failed to Disclose $80,000 Payment from a Dark Money Political Group to Her LLC
ProPublica is reporting an alleged $80,000 disclosure omission by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in her federal executive branch disclosure form, an ethics violation. Noem appears to have received a 2023 commission for fundraising for a dark money nonprofit group.

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:

ProPublica - Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations
Office of Government Ethics - Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Report
Federal Election Commission - AMERICAN RESOLVE PAC INC.
ProPublica - American Resolve Policy Fund, Springfield, VA EIN: 93-2286963
South Dakota Searchlight - (2022) Ethics panel dismisses airplane complaint against Noem, citing no definition of ‘state business’
Business Insider - Kristi Noem took the $50K 'exotic sports car' of Rolex watches on her trip to a Salvadoran prison

Groups Taking Action:

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), Public Citizen

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U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your State

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