Last year, Oakland voters recalled Mayor Barbara Lee’s predecessor, Sheng Thao, in large part over boiling frustrations about ...

Rep. Barbara Lee is doubling down on her campaign for U.S. Senate despite falling short of a decisive showing at the California Democratic Party convention. Lee’s supporters had hoped the ...

Rep. Barbara Lee of California told her colleagues in the Congressional Black Caucus during a closed-door meeting Wednesday that she plans to run for the Senate, multiple sources told CNN.

Former Rep. Barbara Lee makes her first public appearance as Oakland's Mayor-elect alongside interim Mayor Kevin Jenkins at the Arroyo Viejo Recreation Center in Oakland, California, April 19, 2025.

WASHINGTON — Representative Barbara Lee, who stood alone against authorizing military action after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and remains a leading antiwar voice in Congress, entered the 2024 ...

Former Democratic Congresswoman Barbara Lee has claimed victory in the Oakland mayor’s race, saying she accepted voters’ decision “with a deep sense of responsibility, humility and love ...

Hundreds gathered at Oakland's historic Jack London Square on Sunday to witness the inauguration of Mayor Barbara Lee, ushering in a new chapter for the city under her leadership.

In a press release on Friday, Lee announced she has selected 15 people for her transition committee. The group will help Lee execute her 100-day plan, which will focus on public safety ...

Newly elected Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee, right, is sworn in next to Bill Patterson, a longtime civic leader in Oakland, at City Hall in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, May 19, 2025.

Barbara Lee’s Long Quest to Curb Presidential War Powers Faces a New Test. The Democrat spent two decades building consensus to rein in war authorizations that have been stretched beyond their ...

Former Rep. Barbara Lee makes her first public appearance as Oakland's Mayor-elect alongside interim Mayor Kevin Jenkins at the Arroyo Viejo Recreation Center in Oakland, California, April 19, 2025.