Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith shared leaked audio of Acting Attorney General and AG nominee Todd Blanche revealing plans to restrict abortion access nationwide. Smith says the effort could target abortion medication even in states where abortion rights are protected, contradicting the administration’s stated position that abortion policy should be left to the states. The Justice Department pushed back, saying Blanche’s comments were taken out of context and referred specifically to mail-order abortion drugs rather than a broader expansion of federal authority over states.
