This #MemorialDay, we honor the sacrifice and service of our military members. North Carolina is home to almost 700,000 veterans, with an estimated 20,000 service members transitioning out of the military each year. For veterans seeking jobs in NC: https://t.co/nxMPtsytZz
Another win for North Carolina's manufacturing industry! 🔧
Earlier this week, N.C. Commerce Secretary Lee Lilley attended the Lumentum ribbon cutting, celebrating the partnership and the company's investment in Greensboro. @Lumentum
I am very proud to be a cosponsor of my good friend @SummerforPA’s articles of impeachment against Pam Bondi. She’s weaponized the Department of Justice against the American people and must be removed immediately.
“Foushee noted (...) ‘The duty of an Attorney General is to uphold the Constitution, protect civil and human rights, and ensure equal justice under the law—not shield the powerful, evade accountability, or misuse the Department’”
Read more at @Blavity.
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America must be strong and smart. Today’s actions were launched by a president who has rarely proven to be either.
Let me be clear: The Iranian regime is one of the most dangerous, destabilizing forces in the Middle East. It has American blood on its hands. It has armed and supported terrorist proxies who have killed tens of thousands. It has brutalized its own people, killing thousands in recent weeks, simply for demanding basic human rights and a future free from oppression. Iran remains the world’s largest state sponsor of terrorism, and a nuclear-armed Iran would pose an intolerable threat to the United States, to our allies, and to global security. That outcome must never be allowed.
But none of these facts suspend our Constitution or confer upon any president the authority to unilaterally wage war. The Constitution is unambiguous: Congress alone has the power to declare war and to authorize the use of military force.
Today, Americans are feeling less safe because President Trump launched “massive and ongoing” military strikes on Iran without Congressional authorization, without meaningful consultation with lawmakers, and without presenting a credible legal justification or coherent strategy. He has taken our nation into a major military confrontation with the stated intent of regime change and in doing so has put our troops, our diplomats, and our regional partners at grave risk, while dragging the United States toward another costly and protracted conflict in the Middle East.
The president has presented no strategy for what happens if the Iranian regime collapses.
No plan for managing the inevitable power struggle among armed factions.
No plan for securing nuclear material.
No plan for preventing a humanitarian catastrophe.
No plan for protecting tens of thousands of U.S. troops and civilians across a region now on high alert.
No plan for coordinating with suddenly imperiled neighboring nations.
No plan for what comes after the bombs.
And no transparency with Congress or the American people about the human and financial costs of his military actions.
In fact, in the weeks before these attacks, even Secretary of State Rubio cautioned that no one can predict what would follow the fall of Iran’s leadership and that the risks to U.S. forces and regional stability would be enormous. These warnings were not heeded.
Military action alone cannot solve Iran’s nuclear challenge. We saw this last year when President Trump claimed he had 'completely obliterated’ Iran’s nuclear program with a set of strikes - claims that were swiftly proven false. The American people deserve honesty, not bluster; clarity and sober judgment, not reckless adventurism in matters of national security.
The Trump administration must immediately brief Congress on the intelligence, objectives, legal basis, and long-term strategy underlying today’s action. Congress must reassert its constitutional role - not simply roll over - because war and peace cannot be left to the impulses of any one president, especially not this one.
We should have learned from the last two decades of conflict in the Middle East that wars launched without clear goals and without an end-state in mind rarely end well. They cost lives, destabilize regions, embolden adversaries, and weaken America’s moral standing.
I am grateful for the professionalism and bravery of our service members who now find themselves in harm’s way, and I pray for their safety. They are the finest fighting force in human history, willing to shoulder dangers most Americans will never see. They deserve leadership guided by strategy, grounded in law, and worthy of their sacrifice - not reckless decision making that places them in the path of escalating danger.
This Tuesday is Election Day! Don’t forget to get out and vote for a proven progressive who will fight and deliver for your needs in Congress every single day.
In North Carolina, it turns out if you don’t build it, they will still come. That’s why we’re focused on building more housing of all types so more North Carolinians can afford to own a home.
Sharing a message on behalf of Kaaren Haldeman, a local gun violence prevention activist here in Durham.
Stopping gun violence remains one of my biggest priorities in Congress, and I’m grateful to have her support.
Governor Josh Stein today ordered all U.S. and NC flags at state facilities to remain at half-staff through sunset, March 7 in honor of Civil Rights Activist Rev. Jesse Jackson & Robeson County Master Trooper Stien Davis Jr. https://t.co/CP1RQfDLbZ
Congratulations to the NC Department of Administration's State Construction Office Team and partners, the recipient of the Triangle Business Journal's 2026 SPACE Award for their work on the new DHHS campus!
Applications are live for the @NLGA Lt. Governors’ STEM Scholarship Program! Public, private, and tribal schools can vie for up to $1,000 to support STEM-related programs, projects, equipment, and more!
Find out more: https://t.co/1BOEUNIaMp
.@NC_Governor Josh Stein has ordered all U.S. and NC flags at state facilities be lowered to half-staff from sunrise Feb. 19 through sunset Feb. 28 in honor of Civil Rights Activist, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, who passed away on Tuesday. https://t.co/Q5OHQnVdwL
#FlagAlertNC
#NCCommerce is celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth! Did you know that North Carolina is home to the largest number of four-year, degree-granting Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and the most HBCU students in the nation? Learn more: https://t.co/LuBxIslXfZ
#BHM
North Carolina, in-person early voting has begun. Make your plan to vote early by February 28 or on Primary Election Day on March 3: https://t.co/s2ACs0f2PF