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Congressman Ro Khanna is one of the most influential progressives inside the House Democratic Caucus. He represents California's 17th District — a large chunk of Silicon Valley. It's wealthy, influential and home to companies like Apple, Intel and Cisco Systems.

It's time for Democrats to accept that they will need to embrace a less ambitious version of the Build Back Better Act—President Joe Biden's currently defunct bill investing in health care, childcare, climate change, and education. So says Representative Ro Khanna, who has watched the bill that he and his fellow House Democrats passed last November get mired in Senate negotiations.

The House Oversight Committee on Thursday issued its second round of appearance requests to the oil and gas industry in an investigation into the role it has played in the spread of climate disinformation.

A U.S. congressional committee has invited board members at four oil majors to testify about the industry's role in climate change and spreading "disinformation," turning up the heat after lawmakers grilled CEOs last year.

Congressional Democrats on Thursday urged President Biden to overhaul his counterterrorism strategy and targeting criteria for drone strikes, citing grave concerns about "repeated civilian casualties arising from secretive and unaccountable lethal operations."

California lawmaker Ro Khanna introduced a bill into the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday that would prevent investors from securing carbon capture and sequestration tax credits if the carbon is used to boost oil production.

Fashion isn't usually the first industry that comes to mind when we think of the climate crisis. The key perpetrators are generally seen as oil, gas, and transportation. But Silicon Valley representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) wants to add fashion to that list. He's spearheading an effort that is asking the U.S.