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View of the merchant tanker Bella 1 in the North Atlantic Ocean (via: U.S. European Command; X)

U.S. seizes 2 more ‘ghost fleet’ oil tankers linked to Venezuela

The United States has seized two additional oil tankers linked to Venezuela in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean.

(L-Top) Google street view of Hampton Inn in Lakeville. / (L-bottom) NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 04: The Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan stands where United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot on December 04, 2024 in New York City. Brian Thompson was shot and killed before 7:00 AM this morning outside the Hilton Hotel, just before he was set to attend the company's annual investors' meeting. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) / (R) GARY, INDIANA - OCTOBER 30: Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons (C) speaks during a press conference with U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about ongoing immigration enforcement efforts in Chicago and its suburbs on October 30, 2025, in Gary, Indiana. Noem discussed new limits on commercial driver's licenses for non-citizens as part of the broader Operation Midway Blitz enforcement effort, a federal initiative by President Donald Trump's administration, across the Chicago region. (Photo by Jamie Kelter Davis/Getty Images)

Hilton terminates franchise agreement with Hampton Inn in Lakeville, following hotel’s refusal to house ICE and DHS personnel

Hilton has terminated its franchise agreement with the independently owned Hampton Inn in Lakeville, Minnesota, after the hotel refused to house federal immigration agents. The property has been removed from Hilton’s systems and is no longer permitted to operate under the brand name.

(Background) A protester holds an sign as she marches through frigid conditions, with temperatures near 10 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 12 Celsius), in a neighborhood in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on December 20, 2025, where many Somali, Latino and Hispanic immigrants live and work, during the "MN Love Our Immigrant Neighbors - ICE Out of MN!" rally calling for the removal of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement from Minnesota. (Photo by Kerem YUCEL / AFP via Getty Images) / (R) Google street view of Hilton-owned Inn.

DHS: Hilton Hotels have engaged in ‘coordinated campaign in Minneapolis to refuse service to DHS law enforcement’

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) publicly accused Hilton Hotels of engaging in a “coordinated campaign” to refuse service to DHS law enforcement officers, specifically by canceling hotel reservations in the Minneapolis area that were booked using official government emails.

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.

(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.