The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has officially frozen all federal child care payments to the state of Minnesota. The decision follows a series of widespread fraud investigations and allegations regarding millions in taxpayer funds being funneled to non-operational or fraudulent day care centers.

Brian Cole Jr., the Virginia man accused of planting pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Republican National Committee (RNC) and Democratic National Committee (DNC) on January 5, 2021 — the night before the January 6th Capitol protest — appeared in federal court for a detention hearing to determine whether he should remain in jail pending trial.