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Trump Admin Withholds $1 Billion in Medicaid Payments to California, Minnesota Over ‘Suspected Fraud’

The Trump Administration has cited suspected fraud, but critics say the targeting of Democrat-led states is politically motivated.

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Trump Officials Withhold $1 Billion in Medicaid Funds From California and Minnesota Over Suspected Fraud NYTimes – US
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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said his agency is pausing $867.5 million in Medicaid payments to California and $199 million to Minnesota.

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Trump admin. halts $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California, Minnesota

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said his agency is pausing $867.5 million in Medicaid payments to California and $199 million to Minnesota.

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Trump Admin Withholds $1 Billion in Medicaid Payments to California, Minnesota Over ‘Suspected Fraud’

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Trump Officials Withhold $1 Billion in Medicaid Funds From California and Minnesota Over Suspected FraudNYTimes – US
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Trump Officials Withhold $1 Billion in Medicaid Funds From California and Minnesota Over Suspected Fraud

The administration accused California and Minnesota of fraudulent activity in their public health insurance programs.

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Christa Pike returns to prison after botched execution

Christa Pike, a Tennessee death-row inmate, was discharged from hospital and returned to prison more than a week after surviving a botched lethal-injection execution on 30 September, her attorneys said. The 50-year-old convicted murderer received two doses of lethal-injection drugs and was initially taken to hospital in critical condition. She is back in the prison where she has spent the last 30 years and will continue to receive medical care.

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Fort Hood survivors react to livestreamed execution plan

Survivors of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting are reacting to the Pentagon's decision to livestream the firing-squad execution of convicted shooter Nidal Hasan, scheduled for 3 December at Fort Hood. Alonzo Lunsford, who was shot several times, said he plans to attend in person and wants to "lock eyes" with Hasan. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and President Donald Trump have said the execution will be public, and legal experts say the path to challenge the livestream appears narrow.

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