Trump administration halting $10 billion in social service funding to 5 Democratic states
CBS News••general
Key Points:
- The Trump administration plans to freeze billions of dollars in federal funding for social services programs in five Democrat-led states—Minnesota, New York, California, Illinois, and Colorado—citing allegations of fraud.
- The funding freeze affects $7 billion for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, nearly $2.4 billion for the Child Care Development Fund, and about $870 million for social services grants benefiting children.
- The move follows revelations of large-scale fraud in Minnesota's public assistance programs, including a $250 million COVID-era scam involving a nonprofit and ongoing investigations into housing and child care programs.
- While President Trump has criticized Minnesota and California leaders for corruption and claimed fraud investigations are underway, no evidence of widespread fraud has been presented for California,
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