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

Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., stands beside a portrait of her friend and mentor, Shirley Chisolm, the first Black woman elected to Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP ...

Former U.S. representative Barbara Lee on Monday filed paperwork with the city of Oakland, a sign that she may be planning a ...

Former U.S. representative Barbara Lee filed paperwork with the city of Oakland on Monday in a sign that she plans a potential run for the mayor's office.

Lee, who has not pulled papers for the top city office, did not immediately confirm she’s running and close representatives ...

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

Former East Bay Congresswoman Barbara Lee has filed paperwork to run for Oakland mayor. A 2025 campaign finance filing for ...

After weeks of speculation, the retiring congresswoman sent the strongest signal yet that she’s interested in the job.

Today, complete collections of presidential portraits are found in the White House and on public display in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. “They not only remind us how ...