Overview
- The Republican-led House Oversight Committee is taking testimony from Minnesota state lawmakers today on alleged misuse of federal funds.
- HHS has restricted roughly $10 billion for social services and child care in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York pending documentation under expanded ACF verification measures.
- CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz has notified Gov. Tim Walz that Minnesota’s Medicaid billing will be audited with payment deferrals possible based on waste, fraud and abuse findings.
- The Department of Homeland Security has launched a large immigration enforcement operation in the Twin Cities, with about 2,000 agents deployed, according to law enforcement sources cited by CNN.
- Federal prosecutors report more than 90 defendants charged and over 60 convictions since 2021 in related fraud cases, and Walz has ended his reelection bid.