The Trump administration told a Texas judge to throw out a case from three states seeking to restrict access to the abortion medication mifepristone. The Department of Justice argued the three Republican-led states—Idaho,

The filing over the regulation of mifepristone indicates an emerging pattern: An effort to preserve executive power.

Trump told Time magazine in December he would not restrict access to abortion medication. On the campaign trail, the Republican said abortion is an issue for the states and stressed that he appointed justices to the Supreme Court who were in the majority when striking down the national right to abortion in 2022.