The cuts to several states come amid an escalating fraud fallout fueled by a dubious YouTube investigation of Minnesota day cares.

The Trump administration on Monday said it had slashed billions in social services funds to a handful of blue states as part of its escalating response to new and unproven fraud allegations in Minnesota.

The Department of Health and Human Services will freeze $10 billion worth of federal grants to California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York, an HHS official told HuffPost, confirming news first reported by The New York Post.

It’s not clear whether the freeze was inspired by specific fraud allegations or solely for political reasons. Officials did not immediately provide a public explanation.

  • Auli@lemmy.ca
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    And if nobody does anything then yes he has the authority. Didn’t someone in your government just say might makes right about taking over Greenland.

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      That’s going to be tough, some pretty serious weather and not much there until you “drill baby drill”

      Canada on the other hand has lots of nice places to live and work. If he invades Canada, I’ll bet he gets lots of volunteers …. To march across the border and petition for asylum

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      That’s not what authority is.

      And don’t pretend the inane drivel that comes out of steven miller’s mouth constitutes valid legal rationale.