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FDA’s top drug regulator ousted amid agency upheaval

Upheaval among the top ranks of the Food and Drug Administration continued late Friday when Tracey Beth Høeg, the agency’s top drug regulator, was ousted. Høeg had served as acting director of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) since December, and was the fi.

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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated politics brief. The source report from The Hill says: Upheaval among the top ranks of the Food and Drug Administration continued late Friday when Tracey Beth Høeg, the agency’s top drug regulator, was ousted. Høeg had served as acting director of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) since December, and was the fi.

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  • Primary source: The Hill
  • Published: May 18, 2026, 3:31 PM UTC
  • Coverage area: Politics
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