When you establish rules that become systemically discriminatory against people of color, then you’ve got to question your party and how they’re making all these decisions.-Rep. Barbara Lee in an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle raising questions about the Democratic Party's process for candidates to qualify for presidential debates.
Barbara Lee
After almost two decades of persistence, Rep. Barbara Lee’s quest to repeal the Authorization for Use of Military […]
Rep. Barbara Lee will start 2020 woke and spoken for. The East Bay’s progressive champion is getting married […]
The House of Representatives voted along party lines to impeach President Donald Trump on Wednesday. The historic vote […]
The $1.4 trillion spending package approved by the House of Representatives on Tuesday includes $27 million in additional […]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on Congress to begin drafting articles of impeachment against President Trump on Thursday […]
The 74th United Nations General Assembly opened Tuesday with an East Bay congressmember as part of the U.S. […]
I stand with my sisters.—Rep. Barbara Lee in a tweet Friday offering support to fellow Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar after each was banned from visiting Israel.
While on a quixotic run for president, Rep. Eric Swalwell skipped more votes than any other elected Democrat […]
East Bay Rep. Barbara Lee has seemingly always been in favor of impeaching President Trump. It took Rep. […]
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz is one of President Trump’s most vigorous supporters. Rep. Ro Khanna, like every progressive, […]
The Constitution makes it very clear that Congress, not the President, has the authority on matters of war and peace. You should give it a read sometime, Mr. President.-Rep. Barbara Lee, announcing the formation Tuesday of the "No War in Iran Caucus," which opposes military force in Iran without congressional approval.
Alameda County’s three U.S. representatives reacted to the release and dissemination of facts in the Mueller Report Thursday […]
It seems nothing raises Rep. Barbara Lee’s blood pressure more than the sight of U.S. Secretary of Education […]
However, President Trump may do it all on his own this week.
Early reaction among Lee’s progressive base for endorsing the centrist Democrat is not positive.
Wednesday’s vote shows House is growing concerned over potentially unfettered power by the President to wage war.
Two years ago, when Rep. Ro Khanna took up the cause of the on-going and brutal Saudi-led war […]
The new Congress is finally here, and @HouseDemocrats are ready to get to work #ForThePeople!-Rep. Barbara Lee, on Twitter, celebrating the first day of Democratic Party rule in the House of Representatives.
For politically-minded interns, a gig in Rep. Ro Khanna’s congressional office just got better. Khanna said he will […]
East Bay Rep. Barbara Lee lost out last week at a chance to become the chair of the […]
East Bay Rep. Barbara Lee’s bid for a place in the House Democratic Party leadership again fell short […]
Bernie Sanders did not endorse Jovanka Beckles at Saturday’s rally in Berkeley.
When 15th Assembly District candidate Jovanka Beckles was asked at a forum two weeks ago to name her […]
Dellums, one of the East Bay’s most influential public officials ever died Monday following a bout with prostate cancer.
State and federal Democratic heavyweights do not weigh in on the race between Buffy Wicks and Jovanka Beckles
FPPC appeared compelled to issue a larger fine against Peggy Moore’s 2016 Oakland council campaign
Despite all the talk, there is no qualified write-in candidate to protest Alameda County Sheriff Greg Ahern’s re-election.
