Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee of California has always stood apart. She was the first Black student to integrate her Southern ...

During more than two decades in Congress, the Democrat has been the only Black woman elected to the House from parts of the ...

Congresswoman Bara Lee has spent more than half her life in politics, and her career has come to a stop for now.

As the political landscape in Oakland shifts, California Rep. Barbara Lee has announced her consideration for a run for mayor ...

Following a tense vote on the House floor to re-elect U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson as Speaker, the Louisiana Republican swore in ...

The longtime lawmaker has held numerous private meetings with city officials about the issues affecting Oakland, from the ...

Ad Policy (Richard Shotwell / Invision / AP) This article appears in the December 2024 issue, with the headline “Q&A: Barbara Lee ... s on casework in the district, which I pride myself ...

After an upsetting loss for a seat in the Senate, Rep. Barbara Lee is retiring from Congress. But this will not stop her from continuing to work in public service. She joins Jonathan Capehart to ...

the women of California’s 12th district can. In this charming conversation, newly-elected Democrat, Lateefah Simon, joins the indomitable veteran Barbara Lee, whose congressional seat Simon will ...

Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee of California was the only lawmaker to vote against authorizing the use of military force against those responsible for the Sept. 11 attacks.

Barbara Lee has always stood ... right thing for the country, for your district, for the world, then you have to do it, and be damned everything else," Lee told The Associated Press during a ...