WHAT WE'RE WATCHING
🛑 Trump admin. freezes Minnesota childcare funds. The Trump administration halted all federal childcare payments to Minnesota following serious allegations that millions in taxpayer funds were funneled to fraudulent daycare centers. Federal officials also imposed new verification rules to receive funds and ordered audits as investigators assess the scope of the fraud.
🏘️ Foreign-born renters drive housing surge. A new Housing and Urban Development analysis found that 67 percent of the increase in rental demand between 2022 and 2024 came from foreign-born residents, driving housing costs to record highs. Analysts warn that unchecked immigration is distorting the market because housing supply cannot keep up with demand.
📡 US embassies told to track migrant crimes. The Trump administration directed embassies across the Western Hemisphere to document human rights abuses tied to mass migration. The move pressures foreign governments to tighten their borders and expose trafficking and forced labor linked to migration networks.
💸 Nashville shooter used student aid for guns. Newly released FBI records show Covenant School shooter Audrey Hale used federal student grant money to buy firearms used in the 2023 attack that killed six. Hale’s parents told police she was unemployed but qualified for Pell Grants as a student.
HOAX TRACKER
CBS chief legal correspondent calls out media’s fake narrative
Much of the left-leaning media has pushed claims that the Supreme Court is corrupt and acting on President Trump’s behalf. However, CBS’ Jan Crawford rejected that framing live on air, calling it over-reported, patently false, and dangerous, and warning that labeling disagreement as corruption undermines public trust in the rule of law.
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QUICK AND IMPORTANT
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Actor George Clooney, along with his wife and children, acquired French citizenship, citing the country's privacy laws that protect them from paparazzi.
BIAS SPOTTER
How left and right outlets frame Trump freezing funds to Minnesota
_LEFT_
Defending Somali reputations: NPR noted that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) "has urged people not to blame an entire community for the actions of a relative few" as Trump has used the allegations to promote calls to ban Somali refugees. NPR
Long-standing investigations: The Guardian noted that "despite claims by conservatives on social media that the allegations of fraud were ignored until now, there have been years of fraud investigations" that began under the Biden administration. The Guardian
_RIGHT_
Money spigot turned off: The New York Post noted that the Trump administration froze all $185 million in annual childcare payments to Minnesota and now requires "a receipt or photo evidence" for similar payments nationwide. New York Post
Targeting fraud in other states: Breitbart positioned the funding freeze as a necessary action to combat "mass fraud by Somali-owned daycare centers" and pressure other states to investigate similar issues. Breitbart
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_THE DAILY DEBATE_
📊 Politically speaking, how are you feeling about 2026?
POLLS RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY
Do you approve of how ICE is handling deportations?
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ✅ Approve (2,003)
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ ❌ Disapprove (39)
🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🤷♂️ Somewhere in the middle (123)
✅ Approve: “Absolutely! Try to imagine if sanctuary state/local governments would work with ICE, how many more illegals could be removed!” — Scott
❌ Disapprove: “The joy this headship finds in such cruelty is appalling. As even the Obama administration showed, one can be more both humane and more effective.” — Ryan
🤷♂️ Somewhere in the middle: “I approve, I just want more.” — Kim
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Today’s newsletter was written by Brandon Goldman, Anthony Constantini, and Ariel David. We scoured 100s of sources to bring you stories and insights you won’t find in the mainstream media.
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