The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is halting all child care payments to Minnesota, amid a sweeping federal investigation into allegations of fraud within the state’s social services programs. Citing a video released Friday by independent journalist Nick Shirley detailing his investigation into day care centers and other businesses, HHS Deputy Secretary Jim……
The Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday it is halting all child care payments to Minnesota, as the Trump administration focuses renewed attention on a years-old fraud scandal in the North Star State. “We have halted all child care payments to the state of Minnesota,” HHS Deputy Secretary Jim O’Neill wrote. Source link
Iowa Democrats are looking to capture a key state Senate seat in a special election on Tuesday. Democrat Renee Hardman and Republican Lucas Loftin are competing for the seat in the Des Moines-area 16th District. The seat had become vacant following the October death of its previous occupant, State Senator Claire Selsey (D). If Republicans…
Israeli President Isaac Herzog issued a statement denying President Trump’s claim that the two had a conversation in which Herzog said that a pardon for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was “on the way.” Trump has ridiculed the allegations against the Israeli prime minister and told Herzog during a visit to Israel in October… Source…
Iran threatened a “harsh and regrettable” response to any aggressive US action on Monday, following President Trump’s warning to Tehran and Hamas. Trump, who met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Florida on Monday to try to advance a ceasefire agreement in Gaza, said Iran “could behave badly” and made unspecified threats… Source link
Democratic strategist David Axelrod says President Trump’s focus on lavish renovations at the White House and the Kennedy Center could hurt Republicans on the ballot in the 2026 midterms. In an interview on CNN’s “Erin Burnett Outfront,” the former Obama administration official compared Trump to 18th-century French Queen Marie Antoinette, who was known for royal…
A federal judge in California ruled Monday that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) can share Medicaid data with immigration enforcement officials, but he placed limits on what data the agencies can share and what can be used. A group of 20 Democratic attorneys general sued the Trump administration in July… Source link
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday criticized record US arms sales to Taiwan, as his country conducts military exercises around the island. On December 17, the Trump administration announced an arms sale to Taiwan worth more than $11 billion, which was approved by the State Department. “In response to continued provocation… Source link
Pop singer Chapelle Rhone on Monday walked back her previous praise of French actress and model Brigitte Bardot following her death after learning about her political views. “Holy s— I didn’t know all those crazy people— Ms. Bardot was supported,” Roan wrote on her Instagram Story after deleting a post dedicated to the late. Source…
Shorter commute strengthens pay equity efforts. Source link
