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With the Republican monopoly on power in Washington broken, the new Democratic majority in the House of Representatives can now advance a bold agenda for the country. To do so, progressives inside and outside the House will need to force hearings and floor votes on signature reforms, from Medicare for All to a Green New Deal.

For politically-minded interns, a gig in Rep. Ro Khanna's congressional office just got better. Khanna said he will pay his incoming class of interns a $15 an hour wage.

"The House has a new fund for internships. This is a welcome change & long overdue. Like many other offices, we will be paying our interns at least $15 an hour," Khanna tweeted Wednesday. "This will ensure that young people of different economic backgrounds will be able to pursue public service internships."

In 1973, as President Richard M. Nixon escalated an unauthorized bombing campaign in Cambodia, Sen. J. William Fulbright (D-Ark.) asked, "Does the President assert — as kings of old — that as Commander in Chief he can order American forces anywhere for any purpose that suits him?" Later that year, Congress answered unequivocally that he could not, overriding a presidential veto to authorize the War Powers Act.

Kudos to Ro Khanna for
award, peace leadership

Congratulations to Ro Khanna, our District 17 Congressman, for receiving the Friends Committee on National Legislation's annual Edward F. Snyder Award for National Legislative Leadership in Advancing Disarmament and Building Peace.

FCNL honored Representative Khanna for his work to prevent war with North Korea, his strong call to end U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen and his work to strengthen U.S. diplomacy abroad.

Government agencies would have to create better digital services for citizens under legislation passed Thursday in the House by voice vote.

The bipartisan 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (IDEA) broadly aims to update the government's digital footprint by requiring that public-facing agency websites have a "consistent look" and are compliant with the web standards developed by the Technology Transformation Services of the General Services Administration. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., introduced the legislation in May.

WASHINGTON—Senators frustrated with Saudi Arabia following the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi could vote as early as Wednesday on a measure withdrawing U.S. support for the Saudi intervention in Yemen's civil war, a move that could put them at odds with the White House.

The Senate was expected to vote this week on a resolution to withdraw U.S. military support from the Yemen conflict, which pits a Saudi-led coalition against Iran-allied Houthi militants and has produced the world's worst humanitarian disaster.