Top Biden Administration Official Violated Federal Law: Special Counsel

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, next to the White House, in Washington, on Aug. 3, 2022. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

A member of President Joe Biden’s Cabinet violated a federal law when he endorsed Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), according to a new watchdog report.

Health Secretary Xavier Becerra, formerly California’s attorney general, violated a law called the Hatch Act on Sept. 15, 2022, the Office of Special Counsel stated on April 18.