FDA Nominee Draws Ire Of MAHA Activists Who Fear She'll Sidestep Their Interests

FDA Nominee Draws Ire Of MAHA Activists Who Fear She'll Sidestep Their Interests People in the Make America Healthy Again movement point to Heidi Overton's role in President Donald Trump's executive order to spur production of a pesticide as a red flag that should sink her confirmation, The Washington Post reported. The White House says that Overton played only a bit role at the end of the process and that she “pushed as many MAHA-minded edits as possible." https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/thursday-august-27-2026/