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June 12, 2018

The United Nations is warning an impending Saudi-led offensive on the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah could have catastrophic humanitarian consequences. This comes as the U.S.-backed, Saudi-led coalition bombed a new Doctors Without Borders cholera clinic in Yemen's northwestern Abs region. Doctors Without Borders said that before the strike the group had provided the coordinates of the clinic to the Saudi-led coalition and that the roof of the building clearly identified it as a medical site.


June 12, 2018

Some progressive Democratic lawmakers have offered cautious support for President Donald Trump's outreach to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, thereby parting ways with the party's congressional leaders, who have been unflinching in their criticism.

These Democrats argue that legislators should encourage Trump when he pursues a diplomatic approach to resolving foreign conflicts ― however little confidence they may have in his ability, in this instance, to achieve the major breakthrough needed to denuclearize North Korea.


June 11, 2018

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Khanna, with 14 of his democratic colleagues, sent a letter to President Trump emphasizing the longstanding progressive position that diplomacy is the only path to resolve the tensions between the United States and North Korea.


June 11, 2018

President Donald Trump faced significant criticism in 2017 for his hardline stance on North Korea — one he punctuated with personal insults against Kim Jong Un and threats to "totally destroy" the country.

"We need to be firm and deliberate with [North Korea], but reckless rhetoric is not a strategy to keep America safe," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) tweeted in August, after Trump infamously threatened Pyongyang with "fire and fury."


June 11, 2018

Donald Trump is an exceptionally disappointing president whose misguided approach to foreign affairs was highlighted by the temper tantrum with which he concluded the G7 summit in Canada.


June 9, 2018

Democratic congressman from California on President Trump's efforts to denuclearize Kim Jong Un's regime.


June 4, 2018

Rep. Ro Khanna calls the inability of the U.S. Congress to take action on gun violence "shameful." At a Saturday forum on community and school safety in Milpitas, Khanna said the solutions are available.

"We know what needs to be done," Khanna, D-Fremont said to the nearly 50 residents gathered for Table Talk at the Milpitas Community Center presented by the city of Milpitas and the Milpitas Unified School District.

But his opinions didn't completely reflect the status of gun sales in the state.


May 31, 2018
Newsletter Archive

Good afternoon. I would like to provide a few updates about recent developments in Congress and share some important information.

Education Round Table Today


May 30, 2018
Ro's Op-Eds

The Boston Globe

Earlier this year, a casual reader would have seen headlines declaring that the economy is booming in certain big, coastal cities like San Jose or Boston. The business sector also had articles reporting "Stocks finish at record highs" and "S&P 500 has best start to a year." There is no doubt that our nation's wealthiest have done well.

Issues: Economy

May 30, 2018

RO KHANNA, the Silicon Valley member of Congress who has been pushing the boundaries of progressive policy in the House, is wading into the debate over a federal job guarantee with a new draft bill.

Issues: Economy