Trump Taps Dr. Heidi Overton to Lead FDA

Dr. Heidi Overton

President Trump has selected one of his top White House health aides, Dr. Heidi Overton, as his next choice to lead the Food and Drug Administration, people familiar with the matter said. Dr. Heidi Overton Overton, who helps lead the Domestic Policy Council, has guided many of the health policies of Trump’s second term and … Read more

Who is Dr. Heidi Overton? Trump picks top White House aide to lead FDA

President Trump nominates Dr. Heidi Overton to lead the FDA amid concerns from Democrats about her far-right views and anti-abortion stance (Bloomberg)

Dr. Heidi Overton, a top White House aide, has been picked to lead the Food and Drug Administration, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday. President Trump nominates Dr. Heidi Overton to lead the FDA amid concerns from Democrats about her far-right views and anti-abortion stance (Bloomberg) Overton is a medical doctor and deputy director of the … Read more

Who is Heidi Beirich? 5 things to know about the former SPLC official arrested in $1.2M donor-fraud case

Who is Heidi Beirich? 5 things to know about ex-SPLC official in $1.2M donor fraud. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Heidi Beirich, a former Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) official, was arrested in California on Wednesday, August 12, in a federal case tied to the nonprofit’s secret payments to informants inside extremist groups. Prosecutors accuse Beirich of helping oversee payments made with donor money and of taking part in a scheme involving false bank records … Read more