Menthol cigarettes are popular among Black and Latino smokers, and a Biden administration official cited civil rights as a reason the ban is being dropped. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
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The California company iHealth is one of 12 U.S. manufacturers getting an investment from the federal government to provide free tests by mail to people ahead of the winter COVID season. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra says doctors who are balking at the rules of the No Surprises Act aren't looking out for patients. "I don't think when someone is overcharging that it's going to hurt the overcharger to now have to [accept] a fair price," Becerra says. The Congressional Budget Office estimates the Biden team's rules would push insurance premiums down by 0.5% to 1%. Bryan R. Smith/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A doctor stands at a walk-up coronavirus testing site at West County Health Center in San Pablo, Calif., in April 2020. Pandemic burnout has affected thousands of health care workers. Jessica Christian/Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images hide caption
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced Tuesday that the two Sacramento police officers who killed Stephon Clark last year will not face criminal charges. Becerra is seen here during a press conference last year. Stephen Lam/Getty Images hide caption
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra was tapped to give the Spanish language response to the president's State of the Union address by top congressional Democratic leaders. Reed Saxon/AP hide caption
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, announces his department's involvement in an investigation into the killing of Stephon Clark by two Sacramento Police officers. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption
Clinton's possible vice president picks. Getty Images; Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption