The government suggests defunding the 988 suicide hotline for LGBTQ+ youth
A leaked budget proposal shows that the federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ+ youth through the 988 crisis line.
Health and Human Services
Lawsuit Argues 'Ticking Time Bomb' Could Invalidate Thousands Of Health Rules
In its final days, the Trump administration created a rule that could eliminate thousands of regulations created by the Department of Health and Human Services. A lawsuit is challenging the rule.
'It's a Minefield': Biden's Pick For Health Secretary Faces Abortion Politics
As California's attorney general, Xavier Becerra fought Trump-era restrictions on reproductive health. If confirmed, he'll navigate an even more difficult legal and political landscape.
U.S. Hospitals Surveyed Plea For More Federal Coordination Of Testing And Supplies
An office of the Department of Health and Human Services surveyed 323 U.S. hospitals and found shortages of "intravenous therapy poles, medical gas, linens and food." Many are still scrambling.
Administration Cuts Education And Legal Services For Unaccompanied Minors
The Office of Refugee Resettlement is telling migrant shelters to scale back on activities that are "not directly necessary for the protection of life and safety."
Third Child Dies In U.S. Government Custody Since December
The 16-year-old Guatemalan boy died at a hospital in Texas. Guatemala's government said he had an infection in the frontal lobe of his brain.
Foes Of Trump's Restrictions On Family Planning Clinics See Law On Their Side
In 1991, the Supreme Court upheld restrictions on family planning providers that are similar to rules proposed by the Trump Administration. But Trump critics say the legal landscape has changed.
Price Resigns From Trump Cabinet Amid Private Jet Investigations
HHS Secretary Tom Price, who earned a reputation in the House as a budget hawk critical of government waste, resigned Friday after President Trump criticized him for chartering private jet flights.
Communities Key To Fighting Opioid Crisis, HHS Secretary Says
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price is touring communities that have been hit hard by painkiller overdoses and heroin. He says, when it comes to opioid abuse, "We're losing as a nation."