On the evening of January 6, local time, the US government said it would freeze more than $10 billion in federal funding for some child care and family assistance projects in the five states due to concerns about “serious and widespread fraud issues” related projects managed by various states. The five states that have been frozen this time are California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York. These states are all governed by the Democratic Party.

On the evening of January 6, local time, the US government said it would freeze more than $10 billion in federal funding for some child care and family assistance projects in the five states due to concerns about “serious and widespread fraud issues” related projects managed by various states. The five states that have been frozen this time are California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York. These states are all governed by the Democratic Party.