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HHS freezes $10 billion in child-care funding for 5 Democratic states, alleging fraudulent programs
The Department of Health and Human Services is freezing $10 billion in federal funds in five Democrat-run states over allegations of fraudulent child-care programming, an HHS official confirmed to ABC News. The HHS official confirmed that the five states are California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York.
The Trump administration froze federal childcare funding to the state in the wake of a viral video from a conservative influencer alleging daycare fraud.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is pausing all child care payments to Minnesota, amid a sweeping federal probe into allegations of fraud within the state’s social services
Federal funding for Minnesota child care centers ballooned from $85 million in 2015 to $185 million in 2025 — even as total enrollment was cut in half.