All posts tagged "Corey Lewandowski"

CNN's justice correspondent singled out President Donald Trump's response to a new criminal probe targeting one of his longtime political allies.

CNN senior justice correspondent Evan Perez called the president's remarks "striking" on Thursday's episode of "The Lead with Jake Tapper," after Trump appeared to throw his weight behind the Justice Department's criminal investigation into Republican operative Corey Lewandowski.

"In fact, they've shut down investigations into people inside the administration," Perez said. "This is a remarkable one. And the president's comments there are striking."...

The Department of Homeland Security has replaced the contractor running its flagship self-deportation program following a prolonged corruption scandal, shifting the lucrative deal to a new company this week, The PunchUp reported on Friday.

Federal procurement records show DHS awarded the next phase of Project Homecoming, worth up to $2.062 billion over three years, to Virginia-based Response AI Solutions on Wednesday. The company replaces Salus Worldwide Solutions, founded by 60-year-old former State Department surgeon William Walters III, which had run the program since securing an initial $915 million contract in May 2025.

That original award came together through what a rival bidder called a rigged, lightning-fast process. CSI Aviation sued DHS that August, claiming it was unfairly shut out of competing for the deal. Court records from that lawsuit revealed DHS's own contracting officer and attorneys had internally flagged the Salus arrangement as creating an "appearance of impropriety," particularly since the company had no prior experience as a lead federal contractor. Internal records also showed the DHS division overseeing the contract was led by a former colleague of Walters's from his State Department days, who held off-site meetings at Salus's offices before the award went through and personally congratulated Walters afterward....

An ousted White House official is considering a campaign against a defiant GOP Senator to return to Trump's orbit, per a new report.

According to a New York Post exclusive, former advisor Corey Lewandowski is plotting to court President Donald Trump with a campaign that would pit rumored lover and former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem against Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD).

Thune has reportedly been a headache for Trump because of the stalled SAVE America Act, a proof-of-citizenship voting bill. Thune's seat will be up for election in 2028, when Trump will be out of the White House, but Lewandowski is reportedly plotting to return from "political exile" by pushing Noem for the Senate seat, The Post wrote. Thune told reporters earlier this week that his "assumption" is that he plans to run for re-election....

The unveiling of a bronze statue for a fired Trump Cabinet secretary is turning into an opportunity for online roasting.

Trump's former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem received a bronze statue in honor of her governorship of South Dakota, according to a post on X by CSPAN. Noem was ousted from the Trump administration earlier this year as her department dealt with the fallout of violent federal immigration enforcement and a scandal involving her husband, Bryon Noem (who wasn't at the unveiling ceremony).

Onlookers reacted to the unveiling of the statue, which depicts Noem with a cowboy hat and a horse, by recalling how Noem shot her dog, Cricket, her rumored affair with DHS advisor Corey Lewandowski, and more....

Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was spotted in Minnesota with Corey Lewandowski, sparking more rumors about her alleged romantic involvement with her former aide.

Noem and Lewandowski were caught riding bicycles together Tuesday at Lake Minnetonka in Wayzata, Minnesota, where they were seen stopping at a market and cafe called The Grocer's Table, TMZ reported. Noem was wearing a flannel shirt and a floppy straw hat.

Noem has denied having an intimate relationship with Lewandowski, even after she was pressed about it before congressional leaders under oath. She referred to the allegations as "tabloid garbage."...

Federal investigators have uncovered evidence that Corey Lewandowski may have improperly steered government deals, the Wall Street Journal reported.

According to a Friday article by The Wall Street Journal, sources familiar with the matter say Lewandowski, a former senior aide at the Department of Homeland Security, is the subject of an investigation into whether he used his influence to award government contracts.

Investigators led by DHS Inspector General Joseph Cuffari are considering a criminal referral to the Justice Department, the Journal reported, noting that the referral is not imminent. ...