SCROLL NEWS / DISCOVERY
Search headlines
Find the stories shaping the conversation.
Results for " heidi overton " 14 found 🔀 AI-powered Shuffle
Political Pulse: Overton grilled on Capitol Hill & debate over debates in governor’s race
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A New Mexico doctor nominated by President Trump to lead the FDA faced questions on Capitol Hill during her confirmation hearing this week. Senators grilled Heidi Overton o…
Trump FDA pick repeatedly sidesteps Sanders' universal healthcare demands in heated clash
Bernie Sanders pressed Trump FDA nominee Dr. Heidi Overton on whether healthcare is a human right, growing frustrated as she declined a yes-or-no answer.
Trump FDA pick tests Collins on abortion
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is in the middle of a fight over a Trump health nominee, presenting a key test of her commitment to being an abortion-rights Republican. Dr. Heidi Overton, Presi…
Susan Collins can stand up for science by voting against FDA nominee
If the senator values the general health of Mainers, she must reject Dr. Heidi Overton’s nomination.
Trump's pick for FDA faces scrutiny after cyclospora outbreak
Heidi Overton has been tapped to lead the Food and Drug Administration. But some worry she will pick loyalty to Trump over science.
Why the White House and a MAHA influencer are fighting on social media
Influential MAHA activists are channeling their anger over pesticides at Heidi Overton, a top aide the president picked to lead the FDA.
In a 2023 interview, Trump’s FDA new pick laid out a vision for "conservative-based" science
In a 2023 podcast interview, Heidi Overton called for the creation of "alternative systems" for publishing research that backed conservative policy
Contrasting legal decisions on gender-affirming care
Heidi Overton's rise under Trump, inside a 5-year-old brain organoid, and other health news from Morning Rounds
Senate Health Panel Chairman Voices Strong Reservations About F.D.A. Nominee
Senator Bill Cassidy said Dr. Heidi Overton’s role in President Trump’s executive order on vaccines last week was “almost disqualifying.”
Trump nominates anti-abortion White House aide as next FDA commissioner
If confirmed by the Senate, Heidi Overton, MD, PhD, would replace Marty Makary, MD, who resigned in May. Overton, who is associated with the America First Policy Institute, is an outspoken opponent of the abortion drug mifepristone.
Trump picks White House aide Dr. Heidi Overton to lead FDA
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 officially taps Dr. Heidi Overton, a White House health aide, to lead FDA
“Heidi Overton is a far-right, anti-abortion extremist who has no business leading the FDA,” one Democratic senator said.
Trump to Nominate Heidi Overton, a Top Domestic Policy Aide, for F.D.A. Commissioner
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.