A $45 million parade for Trump’s birthday? This is an outrageous waste of money, at a time Trump is cutting health care and education. Only dictators use the military to promote themselves. This is Trump’s “I wanna be Putin” parade, and it’s gross. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Ukraine is under attack. Putin threatens more. What’s Trump’s response? Watch and wait. True leadership requires standing with Ukraine, not sitting on the sidelines.

Pres. Obama and Secretary Kerry negotiated an agreement that would have kept Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, but Trump threw it out the window and now the world is reaping the whirlwind of his historic mistake. For the sake of the safety of American citizens and forces,

Donald Trump says his "Golden Dome" will keep us safe from a nuclear attack. All it will really do is make us poorer, less secure, and more isolated. It’s a gold-plated boondoggle that will enrich defense contractors and ignite a new nuclear arms race. time.com/7295780/senato…

My statement on U.S. Strikes on Iran Nuclear Facilities.

Trump launched strikes on Iran without Congressional approval—risking war to delay their nuclear program by months? Now he’s dodging a briefing. This is exactly why the Constitution gives Congress war powers. We can’t trust Trump to decide this alone.

My statement on the Senate War Powers Resolution Vote.

Republicans rejected my effort to protect rural hospitals from their devastating cuts to health care. Shameful. No billionaire tax break or Trump pat on the back is worth the risk to people’s lives and livelihoods.

I'm proud to represent the largest and most vibrant Cabo Verdean community in the United States. As Cabo Verde celebrates 50 years of independence, we celebrate how this small archipelago has become a model of freedom and democracy.

Trump’s Golden Dome “Star Wars” fantasy will be much more effective at wasting taxpayer dollars than countering missile attacks. I led a letter with my colleagues to warn Secretary Hegseth we need real security—not blank checks for weapons contractors. Congress must act.

Trump before the election: “I know President Putin very well” and I will end the war in Ukraine on “day one.” Trump now: Putin is “very nice to us all the time, but it turns out to be meaningless.” So which is it?

Only in Trump land does the Pentagon fork over $200 million to Elon Musk for an antisemitic chatbot.

After visiting Mahmoud Khalil in a Louisiana detention center, it was good to reunite with him in my office today. I am relieved that after 104 days of unlawful detention, he has finally been released. But the fight is far from over. We must not be silent in the face of Trump's

Secretary Marco Rubio and Secretary Kristi Noem can’t have it both ways. If Haiti is stable enough to end TPS, why are US private military contractors preparing for combat operations in Port-au-Prince? Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock and I are demanding answers by August 15. You can’t deport people into a war zone.

Children and families are starving to death in Gaza while Trump and Netanyahu send in the GHF in place of international aid. We must not stand idly by. We must surge humanitarian assistance into Gaza now. We must not be complicit. No more starvation. No more suffering.

The EPA once acknowledged greenhouse gases endanger our health. Now it wants to erase that truth.   Climate change kills through extreme weather disasters and causes costs to skyrocket. Denial is deadly.   Today, I stood outside the EPA to say: we won’t let this rollback stand.

My Statement on Joint Resolutions of Disapproval of Arms Sales.

In Trump’s meeting with Zelensky today, Trump must side with Ukraine and Europe, not Russia. He must support Ukraine’s call for a ceasefire before talks. Anything less is caving to Putin, and GOP would truly stand for Gullible on Putin.

Trump wants you to think he’s a great dealmaker. He said he would end the Ukraine war in a day, just held summits in Alaska and DC, and what did he get? Zippo. Nada. The Big Bagel. Dealmaker? No, Trump is abandoning our allies and appeasing his pal Putin. Trump is just a loser.

Trump’s military attacks on Iran did not stop its nuclear program. Hitting Iran with more sanctions now will only escalate the crisis. Instead of provoking Iran, the EU should work with Iran to resume full international inspections. Only diplomacy—not more war—can solve this.