Trump taps aide Heidi Overton for FDA, pledges to speed new treatments

Overton is a deputy assistant to the president for domestic policy at the White House working on health issues.

Overton has been critical of abortion pills and, if confirmed, would be positioned to roll back FDA rules that made them more accessible.

Overton is a medical doctor and deputy director of the White House Domestic Policy Council who has worked on several of President Donald Trump's second-term health initiatives.

Trump nominated Overton to be the next commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration.

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Dr. Heidi Overton has been appointed by President Trump to lead the FDA, emphasizing faster cures and lower drug prices.

Dr. Heidi Overton, a top White House aide, has been picked to lead the Food and Drug Administration, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday. As a medical doctor and deputy director of the White House Domestic Policy Council who has worked on several of Trump’s second-term health initiatives, Overton has become a tr

“Heidi Overton is a far-right, anti-abortion extremist who has no business leading the FDA,” one Democratic senator said.

President Donald Trump tapped Dr. Heidi Overton to be his new Food and Drug Administration commissioner, he announced Wednesday on Truth Social.  Overton, a physician, is a top White House domestic policy adviser on health issues. If confirmed, she would take over an agency roiled by an exodus of top staff and viewed b

Dr. Overton is a fierce opponent of abortion rights and a supporter of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again agenda.

Trump taps White House adviser Overton to lead FDA  Reuters

President Trump announced he's nominating Dr. Heidi Overton, a deputy assistant to the president for domestic policy, to be the next head of the FDA.

President Donald Trump has picked Dr. Heidi Overton to lead the Food and Drug Administration

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 dev

Trump picks Dr. Heidi Overton, a top White House aide, to lead the Food and Drug Administration  AP News

President Donald Trump said he is nominating White House health policy adviser Dr. Heidi Overton, a strong anti-abortion advocate, to lead the Food and Drug Administration. Trump posted on Truth Social Wednesday afternoon that Overton “is SMART and RESPECTED by all!”  “Dr. Heidi has been a ROCKSTAR in my administration

Overton is a medical doctor with ties to the “Make America Healthy Again” movement

Trump Taps Dr. Heidi Overton to Lead FDA  WSJ