‘Not another Trump sycophant’: Democrats blast Trump’s nomination of Heidi Overton for FDA chief – live

The abortion opponent stood next to the president as he made false claims about vaccines last weekTrump nominates abortion opponent Heidi Overton to be head of FDASign up for the US Breaking News emailThose unfamiliar with Alaska politics are likely raising an eyebrow at some repeated names.No, we’re not talking about Dan S Sullivan and Dan J Sullivan, two Republicans with the same name running for US Senate – an issue that went to the state supreme court earlier this summer. We’re talking about the Begiches. Nick Begich III, a Republican, is currently leading the race to represent Alaska in the US House of Representatives for a second term while Tom Begich, a Democrat, is advancing to the general election for governor in November. Continue reading...