CNBC · Finance · 2026-08-19
Trump picks Heidi Overton, a top White House aide, to lead the Food and Drug Administration
The new FDA commissioner, a medical doctor and deputy director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, will have to balance a raft of competing priorities. Trump picks Heidi Overton, a top White House aide, to lead the Food and Drug Administration
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