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

Progressive trailblazer Barbara Lee’s time in Congress ended like it began: voicing unpopular opinions. On her first day in the House, she signed a petition to bring campaign finance reform ...

Oakland has been in political chaos since November's recall of former Mayor Sheng Thao, who was only on the job for two years ...

Oakland Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee, who is ending her congressional career next month, said Friday that she will decide by ...

Rumors have been swirling that the retiring congresswoman might seek Oakland’s top job in the April special election.

WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Halfway through Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s two dozen meetings at the U.S. Senate this week, no Republicans have signaled their intention to block confirmation of ...

Days before he retires as chairman of the influential U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Democrat Ben Cardin acknowledged worries about human rights being less of a U.S. priority during ...

President Joe Biden signed the “Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act” last week posthumously honoring Chisholm, who ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown made clear during ... after thanking staff and family members who watched in the Senate chamber. He at times fought back tears.

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 ...