Ro Khanna supports cutting defense spending in Trump's DOGE
Congressman Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) says President-elect Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) commission could receive “massive bipartisan cooperation” in the new year, at least when it comes to defense spending cuts. He said that there is a sex. “When it comes to defense, I think it's going to take a lot of bipartisan cooperation to […]
Khanna 'not surprised' by online vitriol after health insurance CEO murder
Congressman Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said Sunday he was “surprised” by the outpouring of online criticism following the killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in what police described as an apparently premeditated attack. “I haven't.” “Well, first of all, it was really scary. I mean, this is a father of two children, and my condolences […]
Khanna: Bondi's remarks about investigating investigators 'concerning'
California Rep. Ro Khanna (D) says President-elect Trump's new attorney general pick, Pam Bondi, has made “concerning” comments about the investigation of those who investigated Trump's various legal battles. said that he had done so. Khanna joined CNN's Jim Acosta on Monday to ask about Bondi's comments and concerns that Trump's nominee for attorney general […]
Khanna says Democrats will work with Musk's DOGE on cutting defense budget
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) suggested Monday that Democrats could work with tech billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to cut the defense budget. The issue came up during Khanna's interview with CNN anchor Jim Acosta, where he mentioned the DOGE panel. President-elect Trump has named Musk and former Republican presidential primary candidate Vivek […]
Khanna: Musk may get 'frustrated fairly quickly' with process to cut government jobs, spending
California Congressman Ro Khanna (D) said Elon Musk could be “frustrating” while in office to cut unnecessary government spending. “Elon can get irritated easily,” Khanna said. Thursday's POLITICO Tech Podcast. “I mean, let's see if he can cut the defense. My guess is there's going to be a lot of people on that committee. [who] […]
Rep. Ro Khanna Not a Fan of Dems Labeling Republicans as ‘Weird’
Rep. Ro Khan (D-Calif.) said he doesn't agree with his Democratic colleagues calling Republicans “wackos,” adding that it doesn't advance “American democracy.” One-on-one event and Guardian in Texas Tribune Festival Khanna explained in Austin on Saturday that Democrats “deserve to win” and that to do so they need to “present a vision” that unites the […]
Khanna says he's not 'a fan' of Democrats calling Republicans 'weird'
Rep. Ro Khan (D-Calif.) said Saturday he doesn't like a new rhetorical tactic used by Democrats to call Republicans “wackos” in their election messaging. He criticized this approach. Live event with The Guardian Speaking at a festival hosted by the Texas Tribune, he said Democrats should instead focus on uniting the country. “To be honest […]
Harris campaign surrogate Ro Khanna nudges VP against backing tax on unrealized capital gains
That's no good for Ro. Progressive Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., on Wednesday warned Vice President Harris that she should not pursue a tax on unrealized capital gains, despite her opposition. Signaling Support President Biden's fiscal year 2025 budget proposal would do just that. “Let's say you're an entrepreneur and you start a company and it's […]
Khanna: Harris team 'expressed openness to a new direction' on Israel policy
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said Sunday that Vice President Harris' team has expressed a strong desire to consider a “new direction” on U.S. policy toward Israel and ending the war with Hamas. “I called her [Harris] “This is to help enforce the laws of the United States. That's what the Leahy Act and the Security […]
Khanna introduces bill addressing gender disparity in autism diagnosis
Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., introduced a bill on Friday aimed at addressing the issue of under- and delayed diagnosis of autism in women and girls. Khanna, along with Republican Reps. Claudia Tenney of New York and Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, introduced the “Spectrum Act” that would allow the president of the National Science Foundation to […]