Loose Change: Biden taps California AG Becerra to lead HHS

President-elect Joe Biden has announced he will nominate California Attorney General (AG) Xavier Becerra (D) to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), tapping an official who has initiated several lawsuits against Trump administration efforts to undo Obama-era greenhouse gas regulations. In a story about the pick, the New York Times notes that Becerra “has been at the forefront of legal efforts on health care,” leading a 20-state coalition against Republican efforts to dismantle the Affordable Care...