Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley Grills Trump’s Acting AG Over Sitting On Biden’s Abortion Pill Rules
- Missouri Senator Josh Hawley questioned acting Attorney General Todd Blanche about the Trump administration maintaining Biden-era FDA abortion pill policies that removed in-person prescription requirements in 2021 and 2023 during Blanche's confirmation hearing.
- Hawley highlighted conflicts with pro-life state laws like Missouri's and ongoing lawsuits against the federal government over these FDA rules.
- Blanche stated the Justice Department is not defending Biden's policies but is allowing the FDA to conduct a safety review to support policy changes that can withstand court challenges, emphasizing a commitment to protecting unborn life and working with states.
- Hawley raised concerns about forced abortions using mailed pills, and Blanche agreed to consider resource allocation and sharing concerns to assist states in prosecuting such crimes.
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ussanews.com‘We Are Not Defending What Biden Did’: Blanche Answers Hawley On Abortion Pills
By Fred Lucas, The Daily Signal | July 15, 2026 Sen. Josh Hawley questioned attorney general nominee Todd Blanche about why the Justice Department is in court opposite states that are challenging the abortion pill policy of President Joe Biden’s administration. Louisiana led a lawsuit last year challenging a Biden administration rule allowing abortion drugs to be sent to women by mail without seeing a doctor in-person. However, President Donald …
‘You trying to make money off this, unbelievable’: Hawley publicly shames Biden’s pardon attorney
A fiery Senate hearing erupted as Sen. Josh Hawley sharply confronted a former Biden administration pardon attorney, accusing the witness of profiting from public service and declaring, "Your judgment is terrible." Hawley also exclaimed, "You trying to make money off this, unbelievable," during the tense exchange.The confrontation centered on presidential pardons, ethics, post-government employment, and accountability, as Hawley pressed the witn…
Sen. Josh Hawley urges Trump AG pick to stop beating around bush on key social issue
By: Faith Miller, DCNF Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley questioned acting Attorney General Todd Blanche over the Trump administration not changing some Biden-era abortion policies at Wednesday’s […]
"The Trump administration works together to protect the lives of the unborn and to work with states to ensure that we do so in the best possible way." With these words, he tried to reassure the acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, to the provida, who asked for time to comply with bureaucratic periods and be able to repeal the telematic dispensation of the abortion pill with regulations that can survive the courts. Set aside by Senator Josh Haw…
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