Barbara Lee

New fencing surrounds the Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., over security concerns in the wake of the leaked draft opinion suggesting the high court will overturn Roe v. Wade. NBC Bay Area spoke with Rep. Barbara Lee of Oakland about an issue very personal to her.

Strong emotions came to light Monday after Politico reported that the Supreme Court plans to overturn Roe v. Wade, which legalizes abortion nationwide, after nearly 50 years. Bob Redell and Scott McGrew report.

Strong emotions came to light Monday after Politico reported that the Supreme Court plans to overturn Roe v. Wade, which legalizes abortion nationwide, after nearly 50 years. So, what would this mean for the Bay Area? Ian Cull reports.

Strong emotions came to light Monday after Politico reported that the Supreme Court plans to overturn Roe v. Wade, which legalizes abortion nationwide, after nearly 50 years. So, what would this mean for the Bay Area?

East Bay Congresswoman Barbara Lee was among the first people to greet the president as he entered the house chamber for his first State of the Union Address Tuesday. She spoke to NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai about it all.

Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi will be in Berkeley Friday to speak about the America COMPETES Act, which aims to strengthen the United States’ economy and global competitiveness.

Three Democratic members of Congress have offered deeply personal testimony about their own abortions as a congressional committee looks at how to respond to conservative states that are passing laws limiting abortion access.

East Bay Representative Barbara Lee is backing President Joe Biden’s decision to pull U.S. forces out of Afghanistan. She said it’s courageous to make such a difficult decision.

East Bay Representative Barbara Lee is backing President Joe Biden’s decision to pull U.S. forces out of Afghanistan. Sergio Quintana reports.

President Biden and Vice President Harris signed a bill into law making Juneteenth a federal holiday Thursday, a day celebrating the end of slavery in the United States. NBC Bay Area’s Cheryl Hurd got reaction from a congresswoman who was there and from people attending a gala in San Francisco.

Juneteenth became a federal holiday Thursday, so what comes next? Many say this opens the door for reparations for African Americans. NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai spoke to Congresswoman Barbara Lee and Professor of Politics at USF James Taylor, for their input about the impact of what seems like decades in the making.

A coalition of African American civil rights leaders urge Gavin Newsom to pick a Black woman to replace Kamala Harris in the U.S. Senate.

People in Oakland reflected on the projected win of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, on Saturday celebrating in the streets and on Sunday talking about their connections and what it means. Christie Smith reports.

Rep. Barbara Lee, who represents a portion of the East Bay, shares how she reacted to Sen. Kamala Harris being picked as Joe Biden’s running mate and speaks on what Harris brings to the table.

U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris was in the Bay Area this weekend to attend the opening of a California office for her presidential campaign in Oakland.

Democratic hopefuls for presidents spoke on the last day of the Democratic National Committee’s summer meeting in San Francisco Saturday which brought a vote over climate change.

Wednesday marks the 75th anniversary of the Port Chicago disaster, which killed 320 sailors and civilians in Contra Costa County in the deadliest disaster on the home front during World War II.

The Very Rev. Jay Matthews, the rector of the Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland and a fixture in Oakland’s Catholic community for three decades, died Saturday night of an apparent heart attack, the Diocese of Oakland announced.