Vice President JD Vance says the Trump administration will “temporarily halt” some Medicaid funding to the state of Minnesota over fraud concerns. It's part of what he described Wednesday as an aggressive crackdown on misuse of public funds. Medicaid is the U.S. health care safety net for low-income Americans. As of late 2025, nearly 70 million people were enrolled nationwide.

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Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, speaks during a Senate Judiciary Border Security and Immigration Subcommittee hearing to examine fraud in Minnesota on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)