The less obvious, but equally deserving, option is Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra.Facing Congress, Becerra continued to defend the forced masking of children during the pandemic.

Xavier Becerra, who served as Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary, had long been rumored likely to jump into the race, even if Biden won reelection. If elected, he would ...

Former Biden administration official Xavier Becerra announced Wednesday that he’s running to be California’s next governor – and that he won’t step aside if Kamala Harris enters the race.

California HHS nominee Xavier Becerra oversaw Newsom's COVID lockdowns struck down by courts Republicans have said they oppose Becerra’s nomination for a number of other reasons, including his ...

President Biden is standing behind a pair of Cabinet picks facing uphill battles —including Neera Tanden, his nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, and Xavier Becerra, his pick ...

More than 100 conservatives voiced opposition to President Biden’s nominee for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra, calling him an “extremist” who would ...

FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2019, file photo, then California Attorney General Xavier Becerra speaks during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File) ...

President-elect Joe Biden has picked California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to be his health secretary, putting a defender of the Affordable Care Act in a leading role to oversee his ...

WASHINGTON California Attorney General Xavier Becerra won Senate confirmation to join President Joe Biden’s cabinet on Thursday, securing a mostly party-line vote to serve as secretary of Health ...

Xavier Becerra was picked for Biden's Cabinet because he seemed the technocrat to fit the time. The GOP sees him as something else: a ripe target.

"This morning in Sacramento, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra tested positive for COVID-19 after taking an antigen test," an HHS spokesperson said in a statement Monday.

SACRAMENTO — In Xavier Becerra, President-elect Joe Biden is getting a team player, savvy politician and competent manager — who excels at being in the right place at the right time.