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Lawmakers are anticipated to question her on key policy areas, including vaccines and the abortion pill mifepristone. The agency itself has faced scrutiny regarding its political influence."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreements in coverage"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"One digest states that Dr. Heidi Overton has described mifepristone as 'dangerous to women'. Another digest reports that while serving as a White House aide, Overton worked to reduce the recommended number of vaccines for children."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the digests mention Dr. Heidi Overton's specific role as Deputy Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, as shown in a photo caption from one centre-rated outlet."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"Jerusalem Post","url":"https://jpost.com/american-politics/article-909581","headline":"Senate panel questions Trump FDA nominee Heidi Overton on vaccines, abortion pill, agency morale","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-24T12:34:56.473Z"},{"sourceName":"The Record","url":"https://troyrecord.com/2026/09/24/senate-hearing-fda-nominee-heidi-overton","headline":"Senators to question FDA nominee about her views on abortion pill and vaccines","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-24T11:49:44.000Z"},{"sourceName":"WTVB","url":"https://wtvbam.com/2026/09/24/trumps-fda-pick-to-face-vaccine-abortion-pill-questions-at-us-senate-hearing","headline":"Trump’s FDA pick to face vaccine, abortion pill questions at US Senate hearing","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-24T10:20:08.909Z"},{"sourceName":"regionalmedianews.com","url":"https://regionalmedianews.com/news/national/health/senators-to-question-fda-nominee-about-her-views-on-abortion-pill-and-vaccines","headline":"Senators to question FDA nominee about her views on abortion pill and vaccines - Regional Media News","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-24T10:11:41.000Z"},{"sourceName":"The Hill","url":"https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/6107415-collins-overton-fda-testimony","headline":"Trump FDA pick tests Collins on abortion","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-24T10:00:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"The Washington Post","url":"https://washingtonpost.com/health/2026/09/24/trumps-fda-pick-face-scrutiny-vaccines-abortion-pill","headline":"Trump’s FDA pick to face scrutiny on vaccines, abortion pill","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-24T09:39:53.014Z"},{"sourceName":"The Independent","url":"https://independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/senate-heidi-overton-fda-confirmation-b3055619.html","headline":"Anti-vax ally of RFK Jr. faces Senate showdown in bid to run FDA","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-24T09:33:02.000Z"},{"sourceName":"The Independent (US)","url":"https://the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/senate-heidi-overton-fda-confirmation-b3055619.html","headline":"Anti-vax ally of RFK Jr. faces Senate showdown in bid to run FDA","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-24T09:33:02.000Z"},{"sourceName":"BizToc","url":"https://biztoc.com/x/c5884ce40b70a70a","headline":"Abortion Pills, Vaccines and Food Safety: F.D.A. 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