Government Reform
While serving in Congress I pledge to reject contributions from political action committees (PACs) and lobbyists because I believe that we need to remove the influence of corporate money in politics. That is why I created the bipartisan Congressional No PAC Caucus. Many of the problems in Congress could be solved if we had politicians who were not indebted to the big corporations and special interests.
I also believe that instituting term limits for both the House and Senate is an integral step towards fixing stagnation in government. Serving in Congress is meant to be a public service, not a lifelong career, and I will work to make sure that the new ideas and energy will continue to move our country forward.
Click here to learn more about the bills that I introduced and cosponsored.
Read my op-ed in USA Today calling for bipartisan reforms in Washington.
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John Haltiwanger
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had a humorous Twitter exchange on Thursday over Jared Kushner's use of WhatsApp for official White House duties, which may have violated federal records laws.
Ocasio-Cortez tweeted a CNN segment about this with the caption, "But his WhatsApp." The tweet alluded to an online joke about Clinton's use of a private email server as secretary of state, "But her emails," which was meant to be a jab at critics who frequently brought up the issue during the 2016 election.
Ed Krassenstein
Earlier this month, it was reported that the House Oversight Committee had obtained documents which had been turned over to the committee from an unnamed source within the executive residence. These documents apparently provide a timeline and at least a partial explanation for how Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner obtained their security clearances.
Victor Garcia
Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., said Wednesday that while his constituents want a transparent investigation into President Donald Trump, the call for impeachment is premature.
"I haven't ruled it out. I said the bar is very high, we shouldn't prejudge anything and we should wait for the evidence before we make any determination," Khanna told "America's Newsroom."
India West
The Congressional Management Foundation March 20 announced that U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna, a second-term Indian American Democrat representing the 17th Congressional District in California, is a finalist for the Democracy Awards.
The awards recognize non-legislative achievement in operations and constituent service by congressional offices and members of Congress, according to the foundation.
Paul Blest
All of a sudden, it's popular to be progressive.
The unexpectedly competitive Democratic primary of 2016, pitting Hillary Clinton against Bernie Sanders, quickly became a battle of "progressives" versus "progressives who get things done." And in the Democrats' search for identity following Clinton's soul-crushing general election loss to Donald Trump, Democratic candidates at all levels throughout the 2018 election cycle wore the progressive badge, even if their definition of "progressive" was sometimes rather ambiguous.
Sandy Fitzgerald
It is too soon to decide whether impeachment proceedings should be launched against President Donald Trump, despite House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's contention he is "not worth" the effort, Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., said Wednesday.
Tal Kopan
WASHINGTON — They're two of the most prominent women in the Senate and the Democratic Party. They both were born and made their careers in California, specifically the Bay Area. Nine times out of 10, they vote the same way.
But they also exemplify a growing divide among Democrats over the direction the party should take.
Akela Lacy
Mark Meadows, the chair of the conservative Freedom Caucus, wants to end Super PACs.
Meadows voted against House Democrats' sweeping ethics and reform bill, which passed the chamber Friday morning on a party-line vote. But there were parts of it he agreed with, the North Carolina Republican told The Intercept.
Laura Spitalniak
Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., told the Powerhouse Politics Podcast on Wednesday that President Donald Trump "violated probably 10 different laws in many ways."
The House Judiciary Committee this week requested information from 81 individuals and entities related to Trump and his affiliates. These requests came a week after Michael Cohen, the president's former personal lawyer, testified for hours in front of Khanna and his colleagues on the House Oversight Committee.
The information Cohen provided led some members of Congress to call for further scrutiny.
Matt Zapotosky, Karoun Demirjian, Rosalind S. Helderman, Rachael Bade and Shane Harris
Michael Cohen, President Trump's former fixer and personal lawyer, concluded a day of testimony on Capitol Hill on Wednesday in front of the House Oversight Committee. Some highlights of his testimony:
●Cohen alleged that Trump knew in advance that the anti-secrecy organization WikiLeaks planned to publish hacked Democratic National Committee emails.
●He sparred aggressively with GOP lawmakers, who questioned his credibility and motives for coming forward.