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The Housing Department has launched an investigation into Boston’s affordable housing program for prioritizing marginalized communities.

A coalition of 20 states accuses HUD of unlawfully slashing permanent housing funds and imposing discriminatory new conditions, cuts which could force tens of thousands back onto the streets.

On Sept. 30, Public Citizen filed a complaint with the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, alleging HUD violated the Hatch Act by blaming Democrats for the shutdown. Here's what to know about the law.

The nonprofits’ lawsuit argues that restrictions placed on federal funds have completely hindered their ability to do “life-saving work.”  

HUD’s proposed changes for subsidized housing would largely affect working families with children and income below their state’s median. 

Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Robert C. Weaver became the first Black member of a presidential cabinet on this day in 1966.

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Ben Carson is putting a new spin on Donald Trump's infamous presidential campaign slogan. The HUD secretary wants to make, and keep, America segregated again, according to the agency's latest proposed rule.

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The former doctor is blaming everyone but himself.

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The former doctor's mistakes will affect millions of people.

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HUD event planner Lynne Patton used Twitter to publicly mock the physical appearance of White House correspondent April Ryan.

The Senate voted 58-41 to confirm Ben Carson, a former neurosurgeon and presidential candidate, as the leader of HUD.

Carson, like Betsy DeVos, was nominated to head an agency where he holds no actual past job experience.