The Trump administration on Tuesday froze all federal child care payments to Minnesota, an extraordinary escalation triggered by a viral right-wing video alleging widespread fraud — and one that state officials and Democrats are denouncing as politically motivated collective punishment. In a statement and video posted to X, senior officials …
Read More »Trump Nods Off, Cabinet Drifts as Meeting Ends With Anti-Somali Rant and New Questions on Boat Strike
What began Tuesday as a meandering, unfocused Cabinet meeting marked by a dozing president, rambling speeches and even a senior official’s doodles abruptly transformed into a combustible exchange as President Donald Trump declared he did not want Somalis in the United States and his defense secretary struggled to defend a …
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