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Politics

Trump nominates policy aide Dr. Heidi Overton as next FDA commissioner

CBS News Politics · August 19, 2026 at 12:41 PM

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.

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