Democratic attorneys general pile on by suing to stop Planned Parenthood defunding

Democratic attorneys general sought Tuesday to block enforcement of the federal measure defunding Planned Parenthood, a day after a judge did exactly that in response to a separate lawsuit. The coalition of 22 Democratic attorneys general and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro filed a lawsuit asking for a preliminary injunction to prevent the Trump administration from stopping Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood under the budget reconciliation law’s “Defund Provision.” If that sounds familiar, it’s because U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani issued a preliminary injunction Monday halting the provision pending the outcome...