{
  "id": 2033337,
  "title": "Cassidy criticizes Trump's FDA pick, says her role in vaccine order is 'almost disqualifying'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/cassidy-criticizes-trumps-fda-pick-says-her-role-in-vaccine-order-is",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-19T22:06:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/6039997-bill-cassidy-heidi-overton-fda-vaccines/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), who chairs the Senate Health Committee, laid out his concerns over President Trump’s choice to tap Dr. Heidi Overton to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), saying her involvement in the administration’s recent vaccine order is “almost disqualifying.” “While I respect Dr. Overton’s experience as a physician, I have strong...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}