A judge has blocked new requirements for teen pregnancy prevention grantees. The case is a victory for Planned Parenthood affiliates who sued President Donald Trump's administration over policy guidance issued in July. The administration was calling for the education programs they and other grantees run to steer clear of "radical indoctrination" and "gender ideology." A federal judge rejected the policy document, finding that it was too vague and that it was "motivated solely by political concerns." The grantees include some Planned Parenthood affiliates and dozens of other groups. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declined to comment on the ruling.

A federal judge says Planned Parenthood clinics nationwide must continue to be reimbursed for Medicaid funding. The judged ruled Monday as the nation's largest abortion provider fights President Donald Trump's administration over efforts to defund the organization in his signature tax legislation. The new order replaces a previous edict that initially granted a preliminary injunction. That injunction specifically blocked the government from cutting Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood members that didn't provide abortion care or didn't meet a threshold of at least $800,000 in Medicaid reimbursements in a given year.

Planned Parenthood's political and advocacy arms will spend $40 million ahead of November's elections to bolster the campaigns of President Joe Biden and leading congressional Democrats. The organization is betting that voters angry at Republican-led efforts to further restrict access to abortion can be the difference in key races around the country. The political entities of the nation's leading reproductive health care provider and abortion rights advocacy organization shared the announcement with The Associated Press prior to its official release Monday. The effort will initially target eight states: Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Montana, New Hampshire and New York.