As they take office in DC, new Bay Area representatives pledge to bring bold solutions and protect their diverse constituencies
Following a tense vote on the House floor to re-elect U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson as speaker, the Louisiana Republican swore in ...
Former congresswoman Barbara Lee reflects on career, talks future
Congresswoman Bara Lee has spent more than half her life in politics, and her career has come to a stop for now.
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Rep. Barbara Lee exits Congress as a renegade herself, a nod to her mentor, Shirley Chisholm
FILE—Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., joined at left by Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., is surrounded by reporters after she lost ...
Rep. Barbara Lee, Mentored by Shirley Chisholm, Now Also Role Model As She Leaves Congress
During more than two decades in Congress, the Democrat has been the only Black woman elected to the House from parts of the ...
With a nod to her mentor Shirley Chisholm, Rep. Barbara Lee exits Congress a renegade herself
Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee of California was the only lawmaker to vote against authorizing the use of military force against ...
‘Unfinished business’: lawmakers push Biden to exonerate civil rights leader Marcus Garvey
Members of Congress sent a letter urging President Biden to exonerate the late civil rights leader Marcus Garvey. The plea is ...
Members of Congress urge Biden to exonerate Marcus Garvey following recent executive pardons and commutations
The letter to President Joe Biden, dated just before the Christmas holiday, calls on the president to continue his efforts [… ...
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Congress also approved boosts to Social Security payments and disaster aid
Congress and President Joe Biden averted a federal shutdown this weekend, funding the government until the early days of Donald Trump’s second stint in the White House. Several provisions were ...
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Congress narrowly averts government shutdown — and rejects Trump’s debt ceiling commands
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