Former Gov. Roy Cooper formally launched his campaign for U.S. Senate on Monday morning, making a long-rumored candidacy official and cementing himself as the all-but-certain Democratic nominee in 2026.

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper launched his campaign for the U.S. Senate on Monday, offering his Democratic Party one of its best opportunities nationwide to win back a Republican-held seat in next year's midterm elections.

Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) announced he will run for North Carolina’s open Senate seat in a video posted to social media on Monday. “Right now, our country is facing a moment as fragile as any I can remember,