(September 10, 2026) — Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) and Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-04) sent a letter to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Administrator Sean McMaster opposing the removal of programs for road safety, specifically those mentioning bike safety. In the letter, the Congressmembers wrote, “The U.S. is experiencing a roadway safety crisis, with more than 36,000 people killed on our streets in 2025. One in five traffic deaths is a… Continue Reading
(September 2, 2026) — Today, Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) released the following statement after an incident at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where students say a man harassed several Black students during a watch party at Greenlaw Hall.“I am deeply disturbed by the reports that a man entered a campus building at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and yelled racial slurs at Black students during a watch party. No one in our society should ever face harassm… Continue Reading
(August 30, 2026) — Today, NASA, in partnership with SpaceX, successfully launched the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Named for NASA's first chief astronomer, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, or “Roman,” is NASA’s newest flagship observatory. It is designed to explore the universe, addressing some of the most important science questions identified by the astronomy community. Roman was the top priority large mission of the 2010 Astronomy and Astr… Continue Reading