The Needle: Dems Want to Question Ed Martin, Elon Eventually Leaving, and HHS Cuts Queer and Trans Youth Crisis Line

The Needle: Dems Want to Question Ed Martin, Elon Eventually Leaving, and HHS Cuts Queer and Trans Youth Crisis Line

Edifying: Senate Democrats are calling for a confirmation hearing for email deleter and Acting U.S. Attorney for D.C. Ed Martin—a rare request indicative of Martin’s controversial nomination. Martin sent a letter last week, for example, to the Illinois-based scientific journal CHEST asking questions about its editorial practices. The letter is seen by Constitutional experts as an attack on the journal’s First Amendment rights. “I cannot imagine …

RFK Jr. Reportedly Wants to Defund the National Suicide Hotline for LGBTQ+ Youth

The Washington Post obtained a leaked draft of the Health and Human Services (HHS) budget.

HHS to retire 988 crisis lifeline for LGBTQ youth

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is planning to retire the national 988 crisis lifeline for LGBTQ youth on Oct. 1, according to a preliminary budget document obtained by the Washington Post. Introduced during the Biden-Harris administration in 2022, the hotline connects callers with counselors who are trained to work with this population, who are four times likelier to attempt suicide than their cisgender or heterosexual counterp…

Trump Administration To Defund Suicide Hotline For LGBTQ+ Youth Starting In October

The Advocate reports that the Trump Administration has proposed eliminating funding for a crucial suicide hotline dedicated to LGBTQ+ youth. Read more at the Advocate