The Trump administration is freezing $10 billion in funds for social services and child care in five Democratic-led states, according to a Department of Health and Human Services official, with the agency suggesting without evidence that the funding has been used fraudulently. The news comes just days after the Trump administration paused federal funding of child care programs in Minnesota amid a deepening federal probe into allegations of fraud involving social services. “Under the Trump Administration, we are ensuring that federal taxpayer dollars are being used for legitimate purposes. “This is yet another politically-motivated action by the Trump Administration that confuses families and leaves states with more questions than answers,” the department added in a statement to CNN. In the wake of the viral video, the Trump administration froze federal funding for child care in the state and said it was deploying 2,000 federal agents as part of an immigration crackdown.

Source: CNN January 06, 2026 14:41 UTC