/tags/xavier-becerra Xavier Becerra en-US Copyright Thu, 18 Mar 2021 17:47:30 GMT /news-partners/2021-03-18/senate-confirms-xavier-becerra-to-head-health-and-human-services Becerra faced significant GOP opposition ever since he was nominated, with critics arguing he didn't have sufficient health care experience to run the department. Thu, 18 Mar 2021 17:47:30 GMT /news-partners/2021-03-18/senate-confirms-xavier-becerra-to-head-health-and-human-services Barbara Sprunt /news-partners/2021-02-26/top-positions-in-biden-administration-unfilled-as-nominees-await-confirmation Nearly two dozen of the president's nominees await confirmation in the deeply divided Senate. Fri, 26 Feb 2021 10:00:12 GMT /news-partners/2021-02-26/top-positions-in-biden-administration-unfilled-as-nominees-await-confirmation Alana Wise, Alana Wise /news-partners/2020-12-06/biden-picks-california-attorney-general-xavier-becerra-for-top-health-post The state official and former congressman would enter the job with a historic public health crisis raging. In his current role, Becerra has fought Trump efforts to dismantle the Affordable Care Act. Mon, 07 Dec 2020 00:57:58 GMT /news-partners/2020-12-06/biden-picks-california-attorney-general-xavier-becerra-for-top-health-post Franco Ordoñez, Tamara Keith