attorney general

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A California native, Becerra served as California's attorney general and as the nation's health secretary under President Joe Biden.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

This solved two critical problems for Blanche: His boss gets to claim victory while the acting attorney general can legally evade judicial accountability.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

His only previous statewide race was his 2018 bid for attorney general.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

The attorney general faults OpenAI for failing to put in place stricter rules to verify users' ages, invoking legal statutes on deception and negligence.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

He was incredulous to learn that the attorney general had investigated Household and then been prevented, by a state judge, from releasing the results of his investigation.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis