Xavier Becerra

President Donald Trump on Tuesday let his hand do the talking when asked about an incendiary remark the day before

Trump invites Iran to 'take out' Los Angeles and San Diego

Leaders in California have condemned President Trump following comments he made during a midterms election rally in Nebraska

Trump faced backlash after calling a hypothetical attack by Iran on San Diego or Los Angeles a ‘very small price to pay’

California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton's ad likening voting Republican to a lesbian tryst has been criticised as creepy

Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton visits patrons at Victorio’s Ristorante in North Hollywood, where they held a watch party for the CNN debate between candidates Democrat Xavier Becerra and Hilton on Wednesday night

Viewers at Victorio’s Ristorante in North Hollywood attend a watch party Wednesday night for the CNN debate between gubernatorial candidates Democrat Xavier Becerra, left, and Republican Steve Hilton

The campaigns are unfolding amid a major reshuffling in both chambers

The last time Democrats won an Iowa Senate election was 18 years ago, when incumbent Senator Tom Harkin beat his Republican opponent, Christopher Reed

The Trump administration has begun an intensive, weekslong hunt for noncitizens among the nation’s registered voters, despite no evidence of widespread voter fraud

The spot kicks off a statewide TV and digital campaign slated to run through Election Day

Stephen Colbert blasts Paramount for kowtowing to Trump's FCC over Talarico interview

CNN News Central's Kate Bolduan gets the latest reporting from CNN Medical Correspondent Meg Tirrell about Dr. Heidi Overton who President Trump is expected to nominate as FDA Commissioner

The poll was commissioned by the Latino Working Class Project, a research initiative founded by Latino vote expert Mike Madrid, and conducted by David Binder Research

Now, the California energy world is buzzing about the proposal

Those forces will clash under the bright lights at POLITICO’s Sacramento Summit at 3 p.m. ET today

Stephen Colbert blasts Paramount for kowtowing to Trump's FCC over Talarico interview

Party loyalty remains strong, with 93% of Democrats supporting Becerra and 90% of Republicans favoring Hilton

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Despite Democrats’ six-point advantage in the generic ballot over Republicans, per the RealClear Polling average, their favorability rating is nearly 20 points underwater

Republican Steve Hilton finished ahead of many high-spending Democrats in the governor’s race to advance to the November election facing Democrat Xavier Becerra

This week, the former Fox News host and British Conservative Party policy wonk has repeatedly identified the majority of Californians who think the state is on the wrong track as a bloc he can win

Steyer’s fervently progressive platform and enormous spending galvanized powerful industry opponents but couldn’t consolidate the left, even as he sought to harness populist energy and rage against the billionaire class

Former Fox News host Steve Hilton will face former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra in the November gubernatorial election

But the Federal Vacancies Reform Act generally caps such temporary leaders at 210 days

His opponent remains undecided between Republican Steve Hilton and billionaire Democrat Tom Steyer in the nonpartisan primary

The rankings could still change significantly, and residents may have to wait weeks to learn who will face off in November

Behind him are the two top Democratic candidates, former Biden official Xavier Becerra at 25% and billionaire Tom Steyer at 20%

California’s heavy reliance on mail-in voting and lengthy ballot verification process frequently delays definitive outcomes in tightly contested elections

Primary elections across six states on Tuesday night offered a glimpse into the evolving political landscape, with a premier U.S. Senate race taking shape in Iowa and a rare setback for President Trump’s endorsement record

Primary elections across six states on Tuesday night offered a glimpse into the evolving political landscape, with a premier U.S. Senate race taking shape in Iowa and a rare setback for President Trump’s endorsement record

Xavier Becerra has not run on any major policy swerves (except for backing away from Newsom’s electric vehicle ambitions), but temperamentally, he’s 180 degrees from the incumbent

Former Fox News host Steve Hilton’s bid to become California governor has received a high-profile boost from President Donald Trump—but new data suggests the Republican candidate still faces a steep climb as voters head to the polls

Polls also have Becerra leading though they show a tighter race for second than betting odds would appear to suggest

At a weekly whip meeting, Becerra rose to thank leadership for backing the compromise

Becerra’s position represents a significant departure from one of Newsom’s most ambitious policies during his tenure as governor

Alex Padilla, Democratic leaders began to panic over a nightmare scenario: so many Democrats splitting the vote that both leading Republicans, former Fox News host Steve Hilton and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, could advance from the top-two primary on June 2 — raising the once-unthinkable prospect of a GOP governor in deep-blue California

The Berkeley survey suggests the former Health secretary is edging out billionaire climate activist Tom Steyer ahead of Tuesday’s top-two primary

The former reality star’s dark visions of Los Angeles are resonating in a heated mayoral race, even if they’re far from the truth

The former hedge fund executive, who built his fortune at Farallon Capital before pivoting to climate advocacy and Democratic politics, is running in the crowded 2026 race for California governor to succeed term‑limited Governor Gavin Newsom

The Public Policy Institute of California poll, conducted May 14-18, had a margin of error of +/- 3.2 percentage points

ABC7 Eyewitness News caught up with the former U.S. Health and Human Services secretary Tuesday between campaign stops in San Francisco, where Becerra acknowledged the momentum his campaign has gained in recent weeks after months of lagging behind better-funded opponents

In Georgia, Republican healthcare executive Rick Jackson has spent about $83 million on advertising in his primary race for governor, which is headed for a June runoff, ranking him second

But that spending has also trickled down to statehouse campaigns, where the oil industry and environmental groups are battling for influence over Sacramento lawmakers