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Today, Rep. Khanna with fifteen progressive colleagues, sent a letter to Secretary of State Pompeo rejecting threats of U.S. military intervention in Venezuela, supporting diplomatic dialogue to resolve the political crisis there and opposing broad economic sanctions that hurt ordinary Venezuelans.
The letter condemns the Maduro government's anti-democratic actions, human rights abuses and destructive economic policies but strongly expresses concerns that the Trump Administration's misguided policy could make the situation even worse for the Venezuelan people.
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.
A key Democrat behind legislative efforts to end US support for Saudi Arabia in Yemen is working to convince Sen. Lindsey Graham to support the measure and said the Republican could be a "game-changer" in convincing President Donald Trump to get on board.
Since Jamal Khashoggi was killed in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, in October, there's been a major shift in Congress when it comes to the US government's ties to Saudi Arabia.
A resolution introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives seeks to begin developing guidelines for "ethical development" of AI.
The co-sponsors of House Resolution 531 unveiled last week noted that software industry groups as well as Facebook and IBM have endorsed the proposal.
Unveiled by Reps. Brenda Lawrence, D-Mich., and Ro Khanna, whose district includes parts of Silicon Valley, the resolution among other things promotes the "transparency and explainability of AI systems, processes and implications."
Congresswoman Brenda L. Lawrence and Congressman Ro Khanna today introduced a resolution supporting the development of guidelines for the ethical development of artificial intelligence (AI).
H.RES. 153 is cosponsored by Reps. Darren Soto, Daniel Lipinski, Haley Stevens, Suzan DelBene, Grace Meng, Robin Kelly and Charlie Christ, and has been endorsed by the Future of Life Institute, BSA | The Software Alliance, IBM, and Facebook.
Good afternoon. I would like to provide a few updates about recent developments in Congress and share some important information.
Michael Cohen Testifies Before the House Oversight Committee
I was recently appointed to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. This is the main investigative committee in the U.S. House of Representatives. It has the authority to investigate a broad range of subjects including drug pricing, campaign finance reform, and any other matter it deems to be relevant.
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.