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Politics● LowSep 24 · Sep 24, 2026, 1:57 PM

Watch live: Trump’s pick to lead FDA faces Senate confirmation hearing

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hill · North America

Dr. Heidi Overton, President Trump’s pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), will testify before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) on Thursday as she seeks confirmation to lead the agency. Overton, a White House domestic policy aide and preventive medicine physician, is expected to face questions about vaccines,…

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