Last year, Oakland voters recalled Mayor Barbara Lee’s predecessor, Sheng Thao, in large part over boiling frustrations about sprawling homeless camps that have taken root across the city. Now the ...

Around 80% of Measure W revenue will go to homelessness. The rest of the newly released funds are for other “essential ...

Barbara Lee: My chief of staff Sandré Swanson’s cousin Wanda Green was on Flight 93.I was sitting in the Capitol and had to evacuate and knew that Wanda had gone down—that those brave men and ...

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.

Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee of Oakland, a seasoned progressive with more than three decades immersed in California politics, on Wednesday told congressional colleagues she plans to run for Sen ...

California’s new senator, Laphonza Butler, is sworn into the Congressional Black Caucus at the U.S. Capitol last week. Rep. Barbara Lee of Oakland, second from right, appeared to exude ...

LOS ANGELES — Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee is planning to formally launch her campaign for U.S. Senate in California by the end of February, according to a person with knowledge of the plans who ...

Rep. Ro Khanna chose to back Barbara Lee instead of running for the California Senate seat in 2024, saying the House is the "most exciting place." Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ ...

From left, Reps. Maxine Waters, Barbara Lee, Jackie Speier and Mark DeSaulnier, all California Democrats, leave the party leadership elections, where Lee was narrowly defeated in her bid for ...

In 2001, Barbara Lee was the only member of congress to vote against the Afghanistan war resolution. We hear how 20 years changed her. Part III of our series.

Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), shown here in 2020, was the lone member of Congress to vote against authorizing military force in Afghanistan in 2001.

Rep. Barbara Lee on Reliving Sole Anti-Afghanistan War Vote With New Doc: “Very Painful Then and Very Painful Now” "Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth To Power" follows the California representative ...