Gov. Newsom to Select New California AG Following Becerra’s Confirmation as HHS Secretary

March 18, 2021 3:35 pm

The U.S. Senate confirmed California Attorney General Xavier Becerra Thursday as President Joe Biden’s health secretary, to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in a narrow 50-49 vote. Among one of the last of President Biden’s nominees to...

Attorney General Becerra Files 9 Last Minute Lawsuits Against the Trump Administration

January 20, 2021 2:31 amJanuary 21, 2021 5:30 pm

On Tuesday, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed nine lawsuits against the Trump Administration, less than 24 hours before the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. The filings on Tuesday bring the total number of lawsuits by Becerra, who is President-elect...

AG Xavier Becerra Named As Biden HHS Secretary

December 7, 2020 3:05 pm

On Monday, presumed President-elect Joe Biden picked California Attorney General Xavier Becerra as the next Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), a move that would leave open a key Constitutional office in California. Becerra, who also served in the...