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Federal judge blocks Trump from cutting childcare funds to Democratic states over fraud concerns

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17 hours ago

A federal judge Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from stopping subsidies on childcare programs in five states, including Minnesota, amid allegations of fraud.U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian, a Biden appointee, didn’t rule on the legality of the funding freeze, but said the states had met the legal threshold to maintain the "status quo" on funding for at least two weeks while arguments continue.On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said it would withhold funds for programs in five Democratic states over fraud concerns.The programs include the...

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