U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer bid farewell on Wednesday after 24 years in office. In a speech on the Senate floor, the California Democratic senator spoke about a career devoted to liberal causes like women ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After more than four decades in Congress, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi has announced she will not seek re-election. Pelosi's ...

OAKLAND, Calif. — Former U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer was assaulted and robbed Monday in Oakland, California. A tweet on Boxer’s verified Twitter account says the assailant pushed her in the back, stole ...

Eight Democratic caucus members have joined Senate Republicans to advance a bill to end the government shutdown. Some Democrats are outraged by the compromise. Former. Sen Barbara Boxer, New York ...

Barbara Boxer decided she was done. Entering her 70s, fresh off reelection to the U.S. Senate, she determined her fourth term would be her last. "I just felt it was time," Boxer said. "I wanted to do ...

Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) said that a “public interest option” would emerge from the Senate’s efforts to reform healthcare — a potential shift from Boxer’s support for the public option. “I do ...

California Sen. Barbara Boxer (D) fired an opening salvo today against former Hewlett-Packard CEO and possible election opponent Carly Fiorina. Boxer linked to a San Francisco Chronicle article that ...

Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) writes in Politico that the “war on women” is not just a media catchphrase, as some Republicans are claiming; it’s real. Boxer points to the number of legislative bills ...