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Childcare Funding Under Fire | Washington DC News
Civil rights groups are suing the Department of Health and Human Services to stop cuts to child care and family aid — and to access secret communications between government officials and right-wing influencer Nick Shirley, whose misleading 2025 video about Minnesota childcare centers allegedly influenced Trump-era funding restrictions. Though a $10 billion freeze was later reversed after a judge blocked it, the fallout underscores how social media rhetoric can derail vital public services — especially after Trump’s recent immigration crackdown targeting Somali communities in Minnesota. Thank…
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