Khanna continues his criticism of leading Democrats, he says are acting hypocritically
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Two-thirds of Alameda County’s congressional delegation wants to be president?
Rep. Eric Swalwell has made numerous trips to Iowa over the past year suggesting he’s eyeing a presidential run. Now another East Bay congressmember appears to be making a play for New Hampshire.
Khanna weighs-in on Fremont school board decision to end sex ed for 4th through 6th graders
FREMONT After the Fremont school board voted early Thursday morning to eliminate sex education for the district’s fourth through sixth graders, the controversial decision, which has roiled the city since March, is now attracting Rep. Ro Khanna on the side… Read More ›
Pelosi tasks Khanna with effort to create ‘Internet Bill of Rights’
Rep. Ro Khanna receives his first big assignment since taking office last year. 17TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTIt makes sense the congressional district that essentially created the Internet should lead the legislative effort to create a more equatable platform and protect the… Read More ›
East Bay candidate for Congress declares war on California
Ron Cohen 17TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT–ELECTION 2018–A week ago, Ron Cohen, a Republican congressional candidate in the 17th District’s June primary, was incensed by Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf‘s move to alert residents of impending raids by federal ICE agents. He responded… Read More ›
Lock her up! Fremont resident files complaint saying Oakland Mayor Schaaf is impeding ICE
Over the weekend Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf said “credible sources” warned a large raid in the Bay Area was imminent. OAKLANDOakland Mayor Libby Schaaf’s announcement over the weekend intended to alert undocumented immigrants about an imminent and substantial raid by… Read More ›
Ro Khanna took 60 seconds to dump on his spineless Democratic colleagues
17TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTGive Rep. Ro Khanna credit: Either he’s a bold, principled progressive leader or someone who has never read, “How to win friends and influence people.” [VIDEO BELOW] This week, after Senate Democrats capitulated–those are words of progressives like… Read More ›
Ro Khanna to appear Friday on HBO’s Real Time With Bill Maher
Bill Maher will be joined by East Bay Rep. Ro Khanna this Friday, Jan. 26. 17TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTTo the unexpected, the scene might seem to be the result of a strange fever dream. This Friday, Rep. Ro Khanna will share… Read More ›
East Bay congressmembers team up to legalize cannabis at the federal level
East Bay progressives Reps. Barbara Lee and Ro Khanna. CONGRESSReps. Barbara Lee and Ro Khanna introduced legislation Wednesday that would end the federal prohibition on cannabis. The bill piggy-backs similar legislation introduced with great fanfare last year by Sen. Cory… Read More ›
The Nation names freshman Rep. Ro Khanna rookie of the year
Rep. Ro Khanna wins high praise from the progressive “The Nation” magazine. 17TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTSince even before his election to Congress and swearing-in last January, Rep. Ro Khanna has tried to burnish an exemplary progressive image. Progressives in his own… Read More ›
58 House Democrats considered impeaching Trump, but Swalwell, Khanna wasn’t one of them
The White House said the 58 Democrats who supported President Trump’s impeachment were “extremists.” CONGRESSA procedural vote in the House Wednesday on whether to table discussion on the impeachment of President Donald Trump included support from Republicans and Democrats that… Read More ›
Khanna gets into a spat with FCC Chair over Net Neutrality
Rep. Ro Khanna’s tweet last month has garnered nearly 65,000 retweets, but also received criticism from FCC Chair Ajit Pai. 17TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTRep. Ro Khanna has had it in for Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai almost from Day One…. Read More ›
Khanna has first piece of legislation signed into law
17TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTThey say you always remember your first. President Donald Trump last week signed into law a bill authored by Rep. Ro Khanna that is intended to help veterans gain apprenticeships. Trump’s signature make Khanna the only Democratic freshman… Read More ›
Khanna wants a hearing on non-consensual condom removal
Rep. Ro Khanna 17TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTTwo congressmembers, including Rep. Ro Khanna believe the act of men surreptitiously removing a condom during consensual sex is tantamount to rape. The act known as “stealthing” requires a hearing during the House Judiciary Committee,… Read More ›
Ro Khanna’s conservative challenger, Ron Cohen, stands with Trump on Anthem protests
Republican Ron Cohen finished fourth in the 2016 CA-17 June primary. 17TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTListen and you will quickly understand where 17th Congressional District candidate Ron Cohen stands on the subject of athletes taking a knee during the National Anthem. Cohen’s… Read More ›
Khanna says without Pelosi, House Democratic leadership would move to the right
17TH CONGRESSIONALRep. Ro Khanna, rebutting some progressives who criticized him recently for supporting Nancy Pelosi‘s continued service as House minority leader, said without her the leadership position would move to the right. “Who would we have if Nancy Pelosi wasn’t… Read More ›
Khanna seeks to stop Washington from Dialing for Dollars
17TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTThe concept of “Democracy Dollars” just might coax game show host Wink Martindale out of retirement. Except, it’s not a pilot for an ABC television show next fall, but an idea Rep. Ro Khanna promoted this week to… Read More ›
While promoting progressive cred, Khanna got himself banned from liberal-leaning website
Rep. Ro Khanna and his staff has been accused of misusing Daily Kos in the past. 17TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTRep. Ro Khanna has vowed to support a growing list of bedrock progressive principles since he was sworn-in to Congress last January…. Read More ›
Khanna staff caught again surreptitiously posting comments on progressive website Daily Kos
Someone affiliated with Rep. Ro Khanna has been kicked off the progressive site Daily Kos a second time for making comments while using a fake user name, known as sockpuppeting. 17TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTRep. Ro Khanna has always ran on the pledge to… Read More ›
After ruthless campaign that cost Mike Honda his seat, Ro Khanna wishes him happy birthday
17TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTLet bygones be bygones. At least that’s what Rep. Ro Khanna thinks after he wished a happy birthday to his former political rival and the man he replaced in the 17th Disrict, former Rep. Mike Honda. Khanna tweeted… Read More ›
Ro Khanna thinks Bernie Sanders should run for president in 2020
Rep. Ro Khanna 17TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTFor months, freshman Rep. Ro Khanna‘s Twitter feed has morphed into a type of daily affirmation of his progressive credentials. At times the tone is similar to that of Stuart Smalley, the self-help character from… Read More ›
Ro Khanna takes heat for opposing establishment Dems, while supporting Nancy Pelosi
Rep. Ro Khanna’s attempt to lead a progressive revolution is attracting some skeptics. 17TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTLast week, Rep. Ro Khanna joined, with some fanfare, a new progressive group that seeks to challenge so-called “establishment Democrats.” But Khanna, a freshman elected… Read More ›
Ro Khanna, once bankrolled by Silicon Valley elites, now joins anti-establishment group
Ro Khanna, left, with state Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom last October in Cupertino. 17TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTRep. Ro Khanna is vowing to take over the progressive flank of the Democratic Party by joining a group whose sole intention is to bring down… Read More ›
Khanna offers strategy for Democratic Party’s success, but hundreds shut out of town hall
Rep. Ro Khanna apologizing to constituents who were unable to hear him speak Wednesday night at Ohlone College in Fremont. 17TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTWhile congressmembers, particularly Republicans, are being harangued by constituents at town halls across the country, Rep. Ro Khanna’s… Read More ›
Democracy will ‘crumble’ if Supreme Court nominee is confirmed, says Khanna
Rep. Ro Khanna 17TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTPresident Donald Trump’s nomination last week of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court will have debilitating consequence for the nation, Rep. Ro Khanna told India West. “If the Senate confirms Neil Gorsuch to… Read More ›
WTF is going on in the South Bay?
San Jose Councilmember Lan Diep took the oath of office Tuesday while holding a Captain America shield. PHOTO/@SanJoseD4 SAN JOSEDuring some Oakland City Council meetings, several elected officials routinely wear hats and shirts representing the city’s professional sports franchises. On… Read More ›
Khanna on Congress: ‘Pharmaceutical industry is a cancer on this body’
https://www.c-span.org/video/standalone/?c4645846CONGRESS | 17TH DISTRICT | Rep. Ro Khanna, during a House floor speech Friday, issued a short stemwinder against the powerful pharmaceutical lobby. Khanna asked why an amendment that would lower prescription drug costs by allowing imports from Canada was… Read More ›
Khanna would risk arrest to protect undocumented immigrants
Rep. Ro Khanna CONGRESS | 17TH DISTRICT |Freshman Rep. Ro Khanna, appearing on a podcast, said he would risk being arrested in order to protect undocumented immigrants in his congressional district from being detained by federal agents. Khanna told former… Read More ›
It’s Congressman Khanna now
Rep. Ro Khanna, his wife, Ritu Ahuja and Speaker Paul Ryan Tuesday during a ceremonial swearing-in. SCREENSHOT/C-SPAN CONGRESS | 17TH DISTRICT |Rep. Ro Khanna’s first order of business Tuesday morning was to register a voice vote in support of House… Read More ›
The Ro Khanna era finally begins
CONGRESS | 17TH DISTRICT | In the end, voters in the 17th Congressional District decided Rep. Mike Honda’s on-going ethics investigation, in addition, to a view his tenure had morphed into general apathy, was too much to bear for another… Read More ›
