(April 30, 2026) — Today, Representatives Valerie Foushee (D-NC) and Blake Moore (R-UT) introduced bipartisan legislation to protect children from AI companion chatbots.The Guidelines for User Age Verification and Responsible Dialogue (GUARD) Act bans AI companion chatbots for minors, requires AI chatbots to disclose their non-human status to users of the platform, and establishes new criminal penalties for companies that allow minors to access AI companions that solicit or produce sexual conten… Continue Reading
(April 30, 2026) — Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) released the following statement after voting against S. Con. Res 33, a Republican budget resolution which provides another $70 billion to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, while failing to address the over 15 million Americans being kicked off their healthcare after the passage of Trump’s Big, Ugly Bill.“Republicans keep trying to hand another massive check to ICE, which has been linked to th… Continue Reading
(April 29, 2026) — Today, Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) released the following statement after the United States Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, narrowing key protections under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act: “Today’s Supreme Court ruling is a deeply troubling step backward for American democracy and for the hard-won protections of the Voting Rights Act. For generations, Black communities fought, bled, and organized to secure the fundamental right to have … Continue Reading