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22 Democratic-led states sue Trump administration over Planned

Parenthood funding cuts

By SOPHIE AUSTIN blocked and deemed un-
Associated Press/Report for constitutional.
America The cuts threaten health
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) care access for many low-
— More than 20 mostly income Americans, Califor-
Democratic-led states nia Attorney General Rob
sued the Trump administra- Bonta said at a news con-
tion Tuesday over its efforts ference.
to cut Medicaid payments “This attack isn’t just about
to the nation’s largest abor- abortion,” the Democrat
tion provider Planned Par- said. “It’s about denying
enthood. vulnerable communities
The move comes in re- access to care they rely on
sponse to the package of every day.”
tax breaks and spending But the U.S. Department of
cuts Trump signed earlier Health and Human Servic-
this month. A portion of the es, named a defendant in
new cuts are focused on the suit, defended the pro-
services such as cancer vision.
screenings and tests, birth “States should not be
control and treatment for forced to fund organiza-
sexually transmitted infec- tions that have chosen
tions by ending Medicaid political advocacy over
reimbursements for a year California Attorney General Rob Bonta speaks at a news conference at the San Francisco Public patient care,” spokesper-
for major providers of fam- Library’s Bernal Heights branch in San Francisco, Dec. 4, 2024. Associated Press son Andrew G. Nixon said
ily planning services. in an email. “It is a shame
The cuts apply to groups fected a major medical District Court for Massachu- hood for advocating for that these democrat at-
that received more than provider in Maine. setts that the provision’s abortion access, violating torney generals seek to
$800,000 from Medicaid in California, New York, Con- language is unclear about the free speech clause of undermine state flex-
2023. The goal was to tar- necticut, other states and which groups it applies to. the First Amendment. ibility and disregard long-
get Planned Parenthood, Washington, D.C. argue in They also say it retaliates The states are asking that standing concerns about
but the legislation also af- a complaint filed in the U.S. against Planned Parent- the portion of the law be accountability.”q

Georgia Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene won’t run for

governor in 2026

By JEFF AMY and discussing state issues.
Associated Press Greene said she would focus on the
ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. Rep. Marjorie Tay- northwest Georgia congressional seat
lor Greene announced Tuesday that that she has held since 2020 but left open
she won’t run for governor in Georgia in the door for a future run.
2026, putting an end to her flirtation with “One day, I might just without the blessing
the race in a long social media post say- from the good ole boys club or the out-
ing she is turned off by a political “good of-state consulting leeches or even with-
ole boy” system and alleging that it was out the blessing of my favorite president,”
endangering Republican control of the Greene wrote. “One day, I might just run
state. Greene chose earlier not to run purely out of the blessing of the wonderful
for Senate under pressure from Republi- people of Georgia, my family and friends,
cans who feared she would hand a sec- but it won’t be in 2026.
ond term to Democratic incumbent Jon Gov. Brian Kemp is ineligible to run again
Ossoff. But she told reporters she might due to term limits, but other Republicans
instead run for governor during a June are already in the race, including Attor-
Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene, R-Ga., presides over a
House Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Feb. 12, 2025, in appearance at the Georgia Republican ney General Chris Carr and Lt. Gov. Burt
Washington. Party convention in Dalton, where she Jones. Secretary of State Brad Raffens-
Associated Press wore a “Make Georgia Great Again” hat perger hasn’t ruled out a run.q