Minnesota

• Five states sue over Trump freezing $10 billion in childcare, family assistance funds - By Nate Raymond Jan 8 (Reuters) - Five Democratic-led states sued U.S.
• The ICE Shooting Came During an Operation Focused on Somali Immigrants - Federal immigration officials have stepped up enforcement activity in Minnesota amid a fraud scandal there that includes many people of Somali origin.
• Renee Good, Victim in Minneapolis ICE Shooting, Remembered for Her Kindness - Renee Good, 37, a resident of Minneapolis, was mourned on Wednesday as a cherished member of the community.
• Tim Walz Says He Ended Minnesota Governor Run to Shield Residents From Trump - “I don’t think any governor in history has had to fight a war against the federal government every single day,” Gov. Walz said after ending his re-election bid.
• Tim Walz’s 17 Months in Politics Before Ending His Re-election Bid - Mr. Walz drew national notice when Kamala Harris chose him as her running mate. A fraud scandal derailed his bid for re-election as Minnesota’s governor.
• Health Dept. to Freeze $10 Billion in Funding to 5 Democratic States - The funding pause could jeopardize child care and other programs that serve hundreds of thousands of households in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York.
• Trump’s Post About Slain Minnesota Lawmaker Dismays Her Children - The son and daughter of Melissa and Mark Hortman have asked the president to remove a social media post promoting a conspiracy theory about the assassination.
• Health Dept. Pauses Child Care Funding to Minnesota, Citing State’s Fraud Scandal - The pause affects a funding stream that provides $185 million in annual aid to the state’s day care centers, as federal investigations into fraud in Minnesota’s social services programs continue.
• Fox’s Jessica Tarlov Says There’s ‘No Way’ a YouTuber Uncovered More Than $100 Million of Fraud in Minnesota ‘On His Own’ - Fox News co-host Jessica Tarlov expressed skepticism over a single YouTuber managing to uncover more than "$100 million worth of fraud on his own" in Minnesota.
• Homeland Security says a fraud investigation is underway in Minneapolis - Federal Homeland Security officials were conducting a fraud investigation on Monday in Minneapolis, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said. Noem posted a video on the social platform X showing DHS officers going into an