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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.

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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.

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(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.

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U.S. Chief Border Patrol Agent, Gregory Bovino is seen after knocking on the door of a suspected undocumented immigrant while conducting an immigration enforcement operation in a neighborhood on December 6, 2025 in Kenner, Louisiana. Federal agents are conducting 'Operation Catahoula Crunch,' launched by the Department of Homeland Security as a part of an immigration crackdown on undocumented immigrants in the United States. (Photo by Ryan Murphy/Getty Images)

DHS: Nearly 18K ‘criminal illegal aliens’ arrested under Laken Riley Act

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) apprehended and arrested more than 17,500 criminal illegal aliens under the Laken Riley Act, as reported by the department this week.

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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.

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(background) A crude oil tanker is anchored on Lake Maracaibo near Maracaibo, Zulia state, Venezuela, on December 18, 2025. (Alejandro Paredes / AFP via Getty Images) / (R) footage of the declassified Saturday operation by the U.S. Coast Guard released by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem

U.S. Coast Guard pursues third Venezuelan oil tanker following Saturday seizure

The U.S. Coast Guard is pursuing a third oil tanker in international waters on Sunday as the Trump administration continues to enforce its blockade of all Venezuelan oil tankers under sanctions, according to reports from several outlets.

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