U.S. President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attend a Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission event, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 22, 2025.
Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters
The Trump administration on Tuesday night said it was freezing $10 billion in federal funds for certain child care and family assistance programs in five states because of “serious concerns about widespread fraud” in state-administered programs.
All five states targeted by the freeze — California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York — are led by Democrats.
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