The Washington Post editorial board slammed Obama-appointed US District Judge Indira Talwani’s decision to block an “act of Congress” by issuing a preliminary injunction to revoke Congress’ decision to divert Medicaid funds away from abortion providers like Planned Parenthood .

The Post editorial argued on Tuesday that, while some of the Trump administration’s attempts to strip federal funding from disfavored programs rightly face scrutiny for bypassing Congress, the Republican effort to cut Medicaid funding for abortion care was passed “fair and square” through the legislative process.

“Allocating public money is Congress’ core competency. Yet US District Judge Indira Talwani not only countermanded Congress’ spending choice in a preliminary injunction, she also refused to stay her r

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