On Friday, the US House Judiciary subcommittee on the Constitution held a hearing on DOMA and the administration’s decision to not defend the law. Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ), who chairs the subcommittee, called three witnesses to discuss the largely unprecedented move by the White House: Maggie Gallagher, chairman of the National Organization for Marriage; Rutgers law professor Carlos Ball; and Ed Whelan, president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center. Whelan testified that Obama’s decision was part of a “broader sabotage of DOMA” that put favoring a powerful political constituency over its legal duty. (CitizenLink)
Trump Administration May Halt Planned Parenthood Funding Over DEI Compliance
The Trump administration is reviewing grants to organizations like Planned Parenthood, potentially freezing $20 million in funding to the abortion giant, as part of an investigation into compliance with executive orders targeting DEI activism. Planned Parenthood’s president, Alexis McGill-Johnson, argued that such action would deprive women of essential health care.
