Trump administration freezes billions in social services funding to five Democratic states
CNN••general
Key Points:
- The Trump administration is freezing $10 billion in federal funds for social services and child care programs in five Democratic-led states—California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York—citing unproven allegations of fraud.
- The funding cuts include over $7 billion from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, more than $2 billion from the Child Care and Development Fund, and approximately $870 million from the Social Services Block Grant.
- State officials from Colorado and Illinois reported they had not been formally notified of the funding freezes and criticized the move as politically motivated and confusing for families.
- The freeze follows a recent pause of child care funding in Minnesota amid a federal probe triggered by unsubstantiated fraud claims against Somali-run child care centers
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