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Five states sue over Trump freezing $10 billion in childcare, family assistance funds

Jan 9, 2026

California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York filed a lawsuit in federal court in Manhattan after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday said it had restricted their access to the funds pending further review.

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