White House to pause $259M in Minnesota Medicaid dollars in fraud crackdown

The Trump administration announced Wednesday it plans to halt $259 million in Medicaid payments to Minnesota over concerns about fraud in the state's social services programs, the latest chapter in the federal government's crackdown on the state.
The announcement comes one day after President Donald Trump's State of the Union address, where he zoomed in on fraud in Minnesota and announced Vice President JD Vance would be leading efforts to combat the issue. It also follows the wind-down of Operation Metro Surge, a immigration crackdown in the state initially prompted by allegations of fraud.