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HHS secretary Xavier Becerra tests positive for COVID-19 …

n this feb. 24, 2021, photo, Xavier Becerra testifies during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on his nomination to be secretary of Health and Human Services on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Joe Biden’s pick for health secretary is taking heat for his defense of abortion rights from a tag team of Republicans looking to define him —and the new administration— as out of the mainstream. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)

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Health chief Becerra warns of COVID funds shortage

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, is interviewed by the Associated Press, Thursday, March 17, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Ban on unexpected medical charges to take effect on Jan. …

Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra testifies at a hearing, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Biden administration Thursday finalized long-sought consumer protections against so-called ‘surprise’ medical bills. The ban on charges that hit insured patients at some of the most vulnerable moments will take effect Jan. 1. (Shawn Thew/Pool via AP)

HHS Sec. Xavier Becerra orders vaccines for department’s …

In this June 10, 2021, file photo Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on President Joe Biden's budget request, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

HHS Sec. Becerra tours Pomona shelter for migrant children, …

People at the Pomona Fairplex prepare for the arrival of 250 migrant children May 1, 2021, as the facility is expected to temporarily house the minors. (KTLA)

U.S. reports more than 40% drop in migrant kids at largest …

In this March 30, 2021 file photo Young unaccompanied migrants, from ages 3 to 9, watch television inside a playpen at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility, the main detention center for unaccompanied children in the Rio Grande Valley, in Donna, Texas. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills, Pool, File)

Reports of migrant children staying in buses overnight …

In this Sunday, March 14, 2021, file photo, migrant children and teenagers are processed after entering the site of a temporary holding facility south of Midland, Texas. The Biden administration is not requiring FBI fingerprint background checks of caregivers at its rapidly expanding network of emergency sites to hold thousands of immigrant teenagers. That alarms child welfare experts who say the waiver compromises safety. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP, File)

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U.S. restores transgender health protections in reversal …

In this Sunday, June 11, 2017 file photo, Equality March for Unity and Pride participants march past the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

California attorney general-designee Rob Bonta is …

Assemblyman Rob Bonta, shown in 2015, was nominated as California attorney general. (Los Angeles Times)

Biden taps VP Harris to lead response to border challenges …

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris meet with Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra (front R) and Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas (Front L) on March 24, 2021. (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

San Diego Convention Center to temporarily shelter …

The area around San Diego Convention Center is normally packed with visitors during Comic-Con week, but instead are empty on July 22, 2020, in San Diego, California. (Photo by Daniel Knighton/Getty Images)

California to set new window for assault weapon registration …

In this Aug. 15, 2012 file photo, three variations of the AR-15 assault rifle are displayed at the California Department of Justice in Sacramento. (Rich Pedroncelli/Associated Press)

California AG Xavier Becerra is confirmed as Biden’s …

Xavier Becerra testifies during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on his nomination to be secretary of Health and Human Services on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 24, 2021. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)

California AG Becerra challenges San Diego housing …

California Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra is seen in a file photo.(Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)