A group of more than 20 states are suing the Trump administration over efforts to cut Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood

A federal judge in Massachusetts on Monday ordered the federal government to continue Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood affiliates, writing the health organization was likely to prevail in a dispute over President Trump's tax-and-spending law.

Utah Sen. Mike Lee challenged the ruling, questioning the constitutional basis for judicial intervention in congressional legislation.