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

Former Rep. Barbara Lee has filed paperwork to run for Oakland mayor. According to a filing on the California Secretary of State website, Lee has filed campaign finance paperwork ...

Rep. Barbara Lee has always stood apart, a matter-of-fact renegade with a long list of firsts. In high school, she was the ...

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

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 ...

The Virginia General Assembly returns Jan. 8 for a pivotal legislative season testing the balance of power between a GOP ...

Barbara Lee ... by the House and Senate without opposition, and signed into law by Democratic President Joe Biden in December. A single mom and social worker by training, Lee had been disconnected ...

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.

Barbara Lee, who represented the East Bay in the House for more than two decades, opened a campaign account Monday to run for ...

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

Barbara Lee of ... floor in late December, Lee was met with applause, her legacy a touchstone for a new generation. Yet her experiences — including losing a Senate primary in March for a seat ...