What to know about Dr. Heidi Overton, Trump's pick to lead the FDA

Dr. Heidi Overton is currently working as a White House policy aide. If confirmed, she would lead an agency of 18,000 staffers who study and regulate food, drugs, medical devices, tobacco and more.

US national debt hits $40 trillion, Trump picks Dr. Heidi Overton to lead FDA  AP News

The White House health aide has guided health policies in the president’s second term, including his executive order to pare back childhood vaccines.

Dr. Heidi Overton, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration, has upset certain hardcore activists in the Make America Healthy Again movement, threatening the strength of the coalition heading into the 2026 midterm elections.  Trump on Wednesday called Overton, a longtime ally and current W

President Donald Trump has nominated White House aide Dr. Heidi Overton to lead the Food and Drug Administration, drawing anger from Democrats.

Dr. Heidi Overton is 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.

If confirmed by the Senate, Overton will become the next head of the agency responsible for overseeing the safety and effectiveness of products including food, drugs and medical devices.

President Trump has tapped one of his top White House health policy aides, Dr. Heidi Overton, to lead the Food and Drug Administration. Overton has been a strong supporter of the president's health agenda, including efforts to overhaul the childhood vaccine schedule, changes that have drawn sharp criticism from medical

Trump picks White House ally Overton to lead embattled FDA  Reuters

If she wins confirmation as FDA commissioner, Heidi Overton will face plenty of big challenges.

Overton was present when Trump signed the executive order directing federal agencies to change childhood vaccination schedules.

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

Democratic lawmakers quickly and forcefully denounced Trump’s pick online

Former think tank policy officer Heidi Overton to lead FDA in a controversial push to reshape US health regulations.

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

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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

She opposes abortion, is wary of peptides, supports limiting vaccines, vexes MAHA.

President Donald Trump is expected to nominate physician Dr. Heidi Overton, a White House aide, to be his new FDA commissioner.

Trump Taps Dr. Heidi Overton to Lead FDA  WSJ

Trump expected to pick Dr. Heidi Overton to lead FDA  CNN