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Heidi Overton, a doctor and White House adviser, is expected to be President Trump's pick to lead the FDA.
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Heidi Overton, a doctor and White House adviser, is expected to be President Trump's pick to lead the FDA.
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President Trump has decided to nominate White House aide Heidi Overton to lead the Food and Drug Administration, according to a senior administration official. Why it matters: The agency was left in turmoil after the exit of former commissioner Marty Makary earlier this year, threatening the stability of U.S. drug development. Between the lines: Overton, currently deputy director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, was one of several candidates that the White House had been considering for weeks. Though other top FDA positions still don't have permanent leadership, the senior admini...
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AIPROPX has consolidated 3 reports from 3 outlets into a single canonical entry on “STAT+: Trump expected to pick White House adviser Heidi Overton to lead FDA.” The covered outlets are based across 2 regions — Other and US.
The earliest report in this entry came from Axios (Aug 19, 2026, 00:38 UTC); the most recent came from washingtonpost.com (Aug 19, 2026, 06:52 UTC).
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