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#DGThePoliticalDish: According to CNN, the administration is withholding roughly $10 billion in federal funds from five Democratic-led states: California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York. The Department of Health and Human Services says the action is due to concerns about potential fraud.

Officials in several affected states say they were not formally notified ahead of the decision. Illinois officials described the move as politically driven, while New York Governor Kathy Hochul vowed to challenge the freeze, stressing that children should not be harmed by political conflicts.

The funding freeze impacts more than $7 billion allocated to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, over $2 billion from the Child Care and Development Fund, and approximately $870 million from the Social Services Block Grant. However, HHS has not provided evidence showing widespread misuse of the funds.

The allegations appear to stem from a YouTube video accusing Somali-run child care centers of misusing federal funds. Minnesota state authorities, however, say there is little evidence to substantiate those claims.

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