{
  "id": 1983871,
  "title": "Trump taps White House adviser Heidi Overton to lead FDA",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/trump-taps-white-house-adviser-heidi-overton-to-lead-fda",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-19T17:25:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6039089-trump-heidi-overton-fda-nominee/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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 by many...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}