Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chair Emeriti of the House Progressive Caucus Barbara Lee, D-CA, speaks during a press conference with other members on the ...

Former Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., defeated former Oakland City Council member Loren Taylor in Oakland's special election for mayor, following months of uncertainty for the struggling city. While ...

Former U.S. representative Barbara Lee announced her candidacy for the Oakland mayor's office on Wednesday, two days after filing paperwork with the city. Lee said in a press statement Wednesday ...

Progressive icon and former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee declared victory Saturday as the new mayor of troubled Oakland, a San Francisco Bay Area city reeling from economic stagnation, crime and homelessness ...

Rep. Barbara Lee’s (D-CA) time in Congress might be coming to an end, but a group of Oakland’s top elected officials are hoping she will pivot and run for mayor. The self-described group of “business, ...

California congresswoman and progressive icon Barbara Lee is the latest Democrat to enter the 2024 contest to replace Dianne Feinstein in the U.S. Senate. She’s 76 years old, which means if she won ...

Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) on Wednesday joined Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) in officially endorsing Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) for the Senate seat they all three sought. Schiff will face former ...

Campaign finance records show former East Bay Rep. and Oakland mayoral candidate Barbara Lee received tens of thousands of dollars in campaign donations during her years in Congress from a family ...

Former Congresswoman Barbara Lee will be the next mayor of Oakland, California, marking a return to local leadership after more than two decades representing the city in Washington. The veteran ...

Former U.S. representative Barbara Lee on Monday filed paperwork with the city of Oakland, a sign that she may be planning a run for the mayor's office. Lee filed the "Statement of Organization: ...

WASHINGTON — Rep. Barbara Lee has always stood apart, a matter-of-fact renegade with a long list of firsts. In high school, she was the first Black student to integrate her Southern California ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Progressive icon and former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee declared victory Saturday as the new mayor of troubled Oakland, a San Francisco Bay Area city reeling from economic stagnation, crime ...