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Meet Trump’s pick to regulate your food and medicine

Meet Trump’s pick to regulate your food and medicine

Apple News Today
Aug 20, 2026 15 min
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<p>President Trump nominated White House aide Dr. Heidi Overton to lead the FDA, which has lacked a permanent leader for months. The <a href="https://apple.news/A8pRnlBOySfSoYLXhP-lK3w">Washington Post</a>&rsquo;s Rachel Roubein explains why some senators are already raising doubts.</p> <p>Trump paused steep tariffs on Canadian imports hours before they were set to take effect. The <a href="https://apple.news/AbfLD6OjFSSOAd2j4nFee8Q">Wall Street Journal</a>&rsquo;s Gavin Bade breaks down what happened.</p> <p>The U.S. is casting a shadow over Brazil&rsquo;s presidential race. <a href="https://apple.news/Ag4VMZrGPTS6N8HjeV-QFTQ">Reuters</a>&rsquo;s Manuela Andreoni discusses how incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Trump ally Fl&aacute;vio Bolsonaro are gearing up for a tight contest.</p> <p>Plus, U.S. national public debt <a href="https://apple.news/A2rzPKFB0Quq6tsOLpnft_w">topped</a> $40 trillion for the first time, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are <a href="https://apple.news/AxMz4V0hGQI2SnaK68MwGuw">moving</a> back to the U.K., and how a goose&rsquo;s honks <a href="https://apple.news/AUf_E1sbESASLsw75U2zr5w">saved</a> a Texas family&rsquo;s barn from burning down.</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Cecilia Lei.</p>

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