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Trump Suspends Funding for Los Angeles Homeless Agency

12 June 2026 at 03:05
The Trump administration cited misspending among the reasons for blocking funds to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. Mayor Karen Bass warned that “people will lose their lives.”

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Scott Turner, the housing secretary, said his agency would not fund what he called the “corrupt failure” of Los Angeles’s homelessness efforts.

Social Security Benefits Could Be Cut in 6 Years Unless Congress Acts

The trust fund for the program, which supports roughly 68 million Americans, is on schedule to be depleted in the next six years. Benefits could be cut on average by 22 percent.

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To avoid a benefit reduction, lawmakers would need to raise taxes or reduce checks.
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