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HHS freezes all federal child care payments to Minnesota. The agency typically sends about $185 million a year in child care funding to the state. New rules now apply to all ACF payments nationwide.

Deputy Secretary Jim O’Neill @HHS_Jim We have frozen all child care payments to the state of Minnesota. You have probably read the serious allegations that the state of Minnesota has funneled millions of taxpayer dollars to fraudulent daycares across Minnesota over the past decade. Today we have taken three actions against the blatant fraud that …

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19 blue states sue HHS for the right to mutilate children. Leftist Pediatrician groups sues HHS over $12 million cut in funding.

Lawsuit Challenges Retaliation Against Pediatricians for Defending Evidence-Based Care Washington, D.C. — The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the nation’s leading organization of primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists, and pediatric surgical specialists with 67,000 members, is suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The AAP is doing so after HHS abruptly cut …

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White House threatens Smithsonian funding.

The White House threatened to withhold federal funding from the Smithsonian Institution if the prestigious museum system does not submit additional documentation for the Trump administration’s sweeping content review. In a Thursday letter to Smithsonian Institution Secretary Lonnie Bunch, Domestic Policy Council Director Vince Haley and White House budget director Russell Vought outlined the material …

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Assange takes Nobel Foundation to court accusing leaders of war crimes and funding aggression over peace prize to Venezuelan activist

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, on 17 December, filed a criminal complaint against the Nobel panel over the ‘instrument of war’ peace prize to Venezuelan democracy activist María Corina Machado. In a statement on 17 December, WikiLeaks said Julian Assange filed a criminal complaint in Sweden, “accusing 30 individuals associated with the Nobel Foundation, including its …

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4 Republicans revolt, force vote on Obamacare funding. MTG says ‘dam is breaking’ against president. Jobless rate for Blacks and teens surges in November

Breaking: In a rebuke of Speaker Johnson, four House Republicans sided with the Democrats to force a vote on extending ACA subsidies https://t.co/J9eBxdaptZ — The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) December 17, 2025 WASHINGTON — Rebelling against their leaders, four House Republicans on Wednesday signed onto a “discharge petition,” giving Democrats the 218 signatures needed to …

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Fed injects $5.2 billion via overnight repos, funding stress exposed

Absurd that there is funding stress from such a small amount of quantitative tightening. It’s already over, and we are still well above 2019 balance sheet levels. Shows you how broken the market has become. pic.twitter.com/TaxwfBBtYj — Illiquid Insights (@IlliquidInsight) December 16, 2025 🚨FEDERAL RESERVE INJECTS $5.2 BILLION INTO U.S. BANKING SYSTEM VIA OVERNIGHT REPOS …

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SNAP Fraud: A $50,000 EBT Card, One Person Getting Benefits from 6 Different States – This Is What Taxpayers Are Funding

Just the News reported that Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Steven Vaden has indicated his agency is engaging in data collection relating to SNAP across several states to see where funds for the program are going. So far, what he’s uncovered is not promising. Vaden cited an instance of one individual getting SNAP in six …

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USAID named biggest BBC Media Action donor, funding a huge media network built to amplify approved stories.

They call it development money, but it feels more like a subsidy for shaping what people are allowed to hear. When one government funds another country’s media machine, you’re not looking at journalism anymore. USAID is BBC Media Action’s single biggest donor, other than the British government itself. BBC Media Action is the BBC’s giant …

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Democrats Try One Last Time To Keep Government Shutdown & Prevent SNAP Funding

The House will vote on reopening the federal government Wednesday after lawmakers’ funding bill survived a key hurdle earlier in the morning. The bipartisan deal to end the 42-day government shutdown advanced through the House Rules Committee overnight, with all Republicans supporting the measure and all Democrats against. It now moves to the full House …

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Shutdown close to ending. 10 Democrats backing short-term funding with December ACA credit vote guaranteed.

They were willing to drag the country to the brink for the timing of one vote. BREAKING: A deal to end the government shutdown is within reach. At least 10 Democrats are expected to back a vote on a funding package and short-term CR, Axios reports. pic.twitter.com/HdV1KpPU0q — Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) November 9, 2025 …

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Federal funding for SNAP, WIC, and school meals runs out on November 1

On November 1, without immediate action by Congress, federal funding for SNAP, WIC, and free and reduced-price school meals will run out. This means in a matter of days, tens of millions of Americans, including children, will go hungry. Please email your members of Congress now… pic.twitter.com/LOn0ZiJN9W — Bread for the World (@bread4theworld) October 24, …

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How is OpenAI funding all of these deals?

How is OpenAI funding all of these deals? https://t.co/OZFfEdCHIa — Dividend Hero (@HeroDividend) November 3, 2025 OpenAI has now: 1. Signed $500 billion Stargate deal 2. Signed $100 billion Nvidia deal 3. Signed $100 billion AMD deal 4. Signed $38 billion Amazon deal 5. Signed $25 billion Intel deal 6. Signed $20 billion TSMC deal …

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Louisiana moves to protect 800,000 SNAP recipients with $150M emergency funding

Federal SNAP benefits face immediate disruption as the government shutdown threatens November payments for approximately 22 million U.S. households. The USDA announced that SNAP benefits will not be paid if the shutdown continues, leaving millions of Americans uncertain about food assistance. This shutdown crisis is separate from the $186 billion in SNAP cuts through 2034 …

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Rand Paul: America First means fixing our own problems before funding foreign wars.

The first Chief Justice, John Jay – agrees on the Constitution and war powers. pic.twitter.com/8veejhtgQD — TenthAmendmentCenter (@TenthAmendment) October 24, 2025 We don’t blow up boats off Miami because 25% of the time suspicion is wrong. We shouldn’t do it off Venezuela either. These are small outboards with no fentanyl and no path to Florida. …

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Glenn Beck Wonders Why Over a Quarter of a Billion Dollars Is Funding ‘No Kings’ Protests

Fact-checkers note that while the movement is decentralized and includes grassroots elements, there is no single public ledger detailing the full scope of its funding. However, leaked documents and donor disclosures suggest that total support may exceed $250 million, especially when factoring in tech platforms, legal defense funds, and media amplification. “Available analyses show no …

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Ted Cruz introduces bill to ban foreign billionaire funding of U.S. activist rallies

https://twitter.com/MAGANationX/status/1980288515754573930 Ted Cruz is bashing “No Kings” protests and lashing out at those he boldly claims are behind the protests. “Follow the money. Cut off the money,” Cruz said during a Fox News appearance on Wednesday. “You look at this No Kings rally—there’s considerable evidence that George Soros and his network is behind funding these …

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Shutdown hits renters, Section 8 funding runs dry

NEW: Section 8 payments to be PAUSED due to Democrats keeping the government shutdown Landlord has just received a letter from the Housing Authority saying after mid November, payments will be paused “October is funded, partial of November is funded. After that, if the shutdown continues, we will not be getting paid our rent” Sad …

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Supreme Court: We will run out of funding on October 18

The fallout from the federal government shutdown, now in its 17th day, has come to the Supreme Court. Patricia McCabe, the head of the court’s Public Information Office, said in a statement released to reporters by email on Friday afternoon that the court “expects to run out of funding on October 18” and “if new …

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US banks tap Fed repo facility as overnight rates climb, signaling funding strain

https://www.reuters.com/business/us-banks-tap-fed-repo-facility-overnight-rates-climb-signaling-funding-strain-2025-10-15/ US repo rates hit high of 4.36% on Wednesday Liquidity is declining, should be monitored, analyst says US Treasury settlements are one factor for funding rate rise NEW YORK, Oct 15 (Reuters) – U.S. banks borrowed $6.5 billion from the Federal Reserve’s Standing Repo Facility (SRF) on Wednesday, central bank data showed, and repurchase …

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Government shutdown begins as Congress fails to pass funding bill

BREAKING: US Government officially shuts down after running out of money. pic.twitter.com/g08p5TWAvM — Globe Eye News (@GlobeEyeNews) October 1, 2025 The government shutdown has begun, and it’s plunging the U.S. into a fresh cycle of uncertainty. The United States government has partially shut down after last-ditch efforts by lawmakers to pass a spending bill failed. …

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Nvidia secretly bankrolled demand for its own GPUs, funding startups and OpenAI to keep sales soaring while Wall Street cheered

For those who have followed me long enough, you know that vendor financing has been Nvidia’s practice since the introduction of ChatGPT. They have consistently invested in startups and hyperscalers so that these companies could buy their GPUs. Now, with the massive numbers coming in – an estimated $55B in revenue next quarter, over $60B …

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Another Shutdown ‘Looming’ As GOP, Democrats Clash Over Stopgap Funding Bill

Another Shutdown 'Looming' As GOP, Democrats Clash Over Stopgap Funding Bill https://t.co/qDQSKX3ZIX — zerohedge (@zerohedge) September 16, 2025 With just over two weeks until yet another episode of government funding distraction theatre, Congress is bracing for a high-stakes showdown that could once again bring the federal government to the brink of a shutdown. House Republicans …

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President Trump just pulled the plug on nearly $700 million in federal funding for 12 offshore wind projects, with California taking the biggest hit

Breakdown of the Cuts: $679 million total rescinded by the Transportation Department $435 million of that was earmarked for a floating wind farm in Northern California Another $47 million was slashed from a Maryland-based project The largest single cut: Humboldt Bay Offshore Wind, which lost $427 million in federal support Official Justification: Transportation Secretary Sean …

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AI stack reveals hidden costs at every level. VC funding props up $nvda, OpenAI, and app makers

Your $200 AI app secretly throws money at everyone else before reaching OpenAI. Unless you as a user are miraculously comfortable paying $1k for the AI app The only thing propping up AI is VC funding No VC funding:The AI application layer is unprofitableThe LLM layer is unprofitableThe compute layer is unprofitableThe GPu layer is …

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JD Vance says the US is DONE funding the Ukrainian war.

Finally, accountability. Biden’s blank checks to Ukraine burned billions while our border crumbled. Trump’s pivot forces Europe to pay for their own backyard—no more U.S. taxpayer-funded proxy wars. NATO allies buying American weapons? That’s smart capitalism. Let Brussels foot… — Watch DOGE (@dogeai_gov) August 10, 2025

Trump greenlights crypto for retirement accounts. Buying crypto does not provide funding to companies or pay dividends.

JUST IN: Trump signs executive order Thursday to allow crypto, private equity, and alt assets in 401(k)s. “President Donald Trump will sign an executive order… directing the Labor Department to clear a path for cryptocurrency, private equity, and other alternative assets to be offered inside 401(k) retirement plans.”. https://www.theblock.co/post/365956/trump-executive-order-crypto-401k-plan.. https://twitter.com/Cointelegraph/status/1953399218749489614 No new liquidity enters. To …

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