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

By apnews.com · August 25, 2026 · 1 min read
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1 of 3 | Heidi Overton, deputy director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, speaks during a meeting to sign an executive order about vaccines, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington.

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