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WOODLAWN, MARYLAND - MARCH 19: A sign in front of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services building on March 19, 2025 in Woodlawn, Maryland. Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is focusing on the Medicare and Medicaid payment infrastructure as a way to make cost-saving cuts in the system. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

Trump admin. halts child care payments nationwide until states provide evidence of legitimate spending

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that the Trump administration is freezing federal child care funding to every single U.S. state after introducing a freeze on Minnesota’s program — in response to ongoing allegations and evidence of widespread fraud.

(Background) U.S. President Donald Trump calls children as he participates in tracking Santa Claus' movements with the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Santa Tracker on Christmas Eve (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) / (L) U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) speaks during a press conference (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

Trump admin. looking into revoking citizenship for Somali Americans convicted of defrauding taxpayers

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced that the Trump administration is looking at revoking the citizenship of Somali Americans convicted of defrauding social services.

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Minn.: HHS freezes all child care payments amid ongoing widespread fraud allegations

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has officially frozen all federal child care payments to the state of Minnesota. The decision follows a series of widespread fraud investigations and allegations regarding millions in taxpayer funds being funneled to non-operational or fraudulent day care centers.

(L) A photograph of the missing 19-year-old Camila Mendoza Olmos Via X / (R) A screengrab from a dashcam video potentially showing Camila Mendoza Olmos days after disappearing from her home Via X

New dashcam video released of missing Texas teen as authorities warn she’s in ‘imminent danger’

A new dashcam video released by Texas authorities may assist investigators in locating a missing teenage girl who has been unaccounted for since Christmas Eve. Authorities believe the 19-year-old is “in imminent danger.”

(Background) South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) / (L) Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz listens during a hearing with the House Oversight and Accountability Committee (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Noem launches ‘massive investigation’ into Somali-linked Minneapolis childcare fraud

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem announced the start of a “massive investigation on childcare and other rampant fraud” in Minneapolis on Monday, in response to an independent journalist’s reporting on massive alleged fraud tied to Somali-owned businesses.

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 11: U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem testifies before the House Committee on Homeland Security in the Cannon House Office Building on December 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. The committee convened to hear testimony from top national security officials on potential worldwide threats. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

DHS offers $3K ‘Holiday Stipend’ to illegal aliens who voluntarily self-deport before the new year

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has increased its holiday-season incentive for illegal immigrants to voluntarily self-deport, temporarily tripling the payment to $3,000 for those who depart by December 31, 2025.