Deepa Shivaram
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Vance says they'll withhold $259 million in Medicaid funding from Minnesota.
He said this could extend to other states, too.
It's unclear, though, if there is legal authority to temporarily halt these funds.
The administration has been accusing Somali Americans in Minnesota of pillaging billions of dollars from taxpayers.
Almost 100 defendants, many of Somali descent, are facing federal charges.
Deepa Shivaram, NPR News, the White House.
Trump chided Democratic lawmakers for not applauding along with their Republican colleagues.
But Trump did get applause from across the aisle when he mentioned support for a bill that would ban members of Congress from insider trading.
He also said that next year, people whose employers do not offer a match for retirement contributions...
Other parts of Trump's speech were more divisive, particularly on the issue of immigration and border security.
At one point, the president accused Democrats of, quote, destroying the country.
Deepa Shivaram, NPR News, Washington.
Trump spoke about a range of issues related to high costs and claimed Americans are paying less thanks to his actions.
In fact, we're winning so much that we really don't know what to do about it.
He was also adamant about his tariff plans and called the recent Supreme Court ruling striking them down, quote, disappointing.
The president also offered several awards to guests in the crowd.
men's Olympic hockey team, who recently won gold against Canada, and he said he'd award the country's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to their goalie.