Xavier Becerra led President Joe Biden’s health agency during the pandemic but kept a low profile. He has risen to lead in polls ahead of California’s gubernatorial primary.

Becerra's lawyers say a last-minute ad aired by Steyer's campaign is "false and defamatory"; Steyer's campaign said they welcomed a lawsuit.

As Becerra’s gubernatorial campaign touts his decades of experience, he’s drawn criticism for his tenure at the Department of Health and Human Services.

Multiple Biden officials took aim at ex-HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra in a Politico report as he becomes the leading Democratic in the California gubernatorial race.

Xavier Becerra, who served as the Health Secretary under former President Joe Biden, vowed to scrap Gov. Gavin Newsom‘s (D-CA) High Speed Rail project in its current iteration ahead of California Democratic Governor Primaries.

A trio of former Biden White House officials running for governor in 2026 are striking a delicate balance, pointing to their experience in the administration without leaning too aggressively into thei

Watch our interview with Xavier Becerra, one in a series of California gubernatorial candidate video interviews we’re publishing.

Among Democratic professionals in California, the prevailing sentiment about the governor’s race is a depressed shrug and a question: How did we end up with Becerra and Tom Steyer as Newsom’s most