A New York Times reporter went to South Dakota to report on Kristi Noem's husband. Then the story broke.

Gossip about the marriage of former Homeland Security boss Kristi Noem and her husband Bryon Noem, seen here listening to her speak to a Senate committee in 2025, has become a national news story.

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• New York Times reporter Shawn McCreesh thought there might be a good story to tell about Kristi Noem's husband, Bryon.
• That's why McCreesh was already in South Dakota when the Daily Mail ran its bombshell about the Noems.
• That gave McCreesh...