UNITED STATES - JANUARY 26: Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., attends a news conference with the Pro-Choice Caucus on the reintroduction of the “Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance ...

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Barbara Lee answers a question during the Oakland mayoral debate Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)© The Associated Press ...

Congresswoman Barbara Lee was born in segregated El Paso, Texas. As a single mother raising two sons, she attended Mills College in Oakland, and later received her Master’s in Social Work from ...

Congresswoman Lee, who is co-chair of this initiate, has penned a letter to Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Julie Su to address the recent widespread layoffs, particularly those that occurred ...

Former Congresswoman Barbara Lee, left, surged ahead of opponent Loren Taylor, right, after Alameda County election officials released the latest vote tally in the Oakland mayor's race. (Godofredo ...

Former Congresswoman Barbara Lee, left, surged ahead of opponent Loren Taylor, right, after Alameda County elections officials released the latest vote tally in the Oakland mayor's race.

Barbara Lee was sworn in as the city's 52nd mayor on Tuesday, promising to usher in a new era of progress and unity in an embattled city she has called deeply divided. Lauren Toms reports.

U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Lee says that now that Joe Biden has been inaugurated as president, it's time to get to work with a "clear vision." "We've got a heck of a lot of work to do.

Last year, while still in Congress, Lee called for the Golden State to raise its minimum wage to $50 an hour, saying residents couldn't get by on $104,000 a year. The federal minimum wage is $7.25 ...

House Concurrent Resolution 36 is Representative Barbara Lee’s (D-Oakland) second attempt to convince Congress to take gender into account when dealing with the effects of climate change.

Barbara Lee was sworn in as the city's 52nd mayor on Tuesday, promising to usher in a new era of progress and unity in an embattled city she has called deeply divided. Lauren Toms reports.