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  Ro Khanna · [email protected]
July 3, 2025 at 6:38 PM

BREAKING NEWS: Republicans just passed a disastrous budget bill, here’s how we fight back

This bill is a fundamental betrayal of everyday, hard-working American people. That’s why I’m taking this fight on the road. John,  Republicans just passed Trump’s disastrous budget bill, gutting Medicaid, food assistance, education, and renewable energy, all while lining the pockets of the ultra-ri…
  Ro Khanna · [email protected]
July 2, 2025 at 6:13 PM

JD Vance is attacking working families

We won’t let Vance, Trump, and the Republican Party destroy the lives of millions of Americans. John,  Yesterday, the Senate passed its version of the Republicans’ disastrous budget bill thanks to a single voter: JD Vance.  By breaking the tie in the Senate, Vance is attacking America’s working fami…
  Ro Khanna · [email protected]
July 1, 2025 at 8:19 PM

BREAKING: The Senate just passed Trump’s disastrous budget bill

The Republicans’ sweeping budget bill is the largest handout to the wealthy in US history. John,  BREAKING: The Senate just passed a budget bill that would be a disaster for working families, gutting Medicaid and SNAP while giving massive tax cuts to the ultra-rich.   Sign the petition to urge your …
  Ro Khanna · [email protected]
June 30, 2025 at 9:52 PM

Abdul El-Sayed is speaking out, and Republicans aren’t happy about it

The National Republican Senatorial Committee is targeting Abdul’s campaign. John,  The National Republican Senatorial Committee just launched an attack against my good friend and Michigan Senate candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed.  When you speak hard truths about broken systems — war, healthcare, billion…
  Ro Khanna · [email protected]
June 23, 2025 at 1:42 PM

TONIGHT 🗓️: Join me on Zoom for the “Benefits Over Billionaires” Virtual Town Hall

Americans are rightfully angry and want answers. John,  I've been hosting live town halls in red districts all over the country, listening to voters and answering their questions. Now, I'd like to hear from you.  From Trump's unconstitutional strike on Iran to the Republicans’ disastrous budget bil…
  Ro Khanna · [email protected]
June 22, 2025 at 2:11 AM

BREAKING: Trump just struck Iran WITHOUT Congressional approval

Congress must return to DC ASAP and vote on my War Powers Resolution. John,  BREAKING: President Trump just struck three nuclear sites in Iran without any authorization from Congress.  Make no mistake: This strike was blatantly unconstitutional. Congress must return to DC NOW and vote on Rep. Massie…
  Ro Khanna · [email protected]
June 21, 2025 at 7:56 PM

ADD YOUR NAME: Reject a War with Iran

Demand that your representative co-sponsor our resolution and stand up to the war establishment in both parties. John,  Rep. Massie and I have introduced a War Powers Resolution to keep America out of a war with Iran.  While Trump debates whether to strike Iran, our resolution guarantees a vote in t…
  Ro Khanna · [email protected]
June 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von

I just joined Theo Von for a no-BS chat. John,  I just joined Theo Von for a no-BS chat about my bipartisan push to keep America out of a war with Iran, the AI boom, and saving the American Dream.   What I love about Theo is that he is a regular guy who breaks down big issues in a way that hits hom…
  Ro Khanna · [email protected]
June 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM

MONDAY, June 23 🗓️: Join me for the “Benefits Over Billionaires” Virtual Town Hall!

If Republicans won't hold town halls, I will. John,  If Republicans won’t listen to the people who elected them, I will. Thousands of people have attended our “Benefits Over Billionaires” town halls in flippable red districts. Now I’m hosting my first-ever virtual “Benefits Over Billionaires” town …
  Ro Khanna · [email protected]
June 18, 2025 at 5:20 PM

TAKE ACTION: No War in Iran

I’ve introduced a War Powers Resolution to halt US involvement in the Iran-Israel conflict. John, BREAKING: Rep. Massie and I have introduced a War Powers Resolution to halt US involvement in the Iran-Israel conflict.  The Constitution requires Congressional approval for war, not unilateral presiden…
  Ro Khanna · [email protected]
June 17, 2025 at 6:48 PM

TAKE ACTION: No War in Iran

BREAKING: I’ve just introduced a War Powers Resolution to halt US involvement in the Iran-Israel conflict. John, BREAKING: Rep. Massie and I just introduced a War Powers Resolution to halt US involvement in the Iran-Israel conflict.  The Constitution requires Congressional approval for war, not unil…
  Ro Khanna · [email protected]
June 16, 2025 at 5:18 PM

Will you stand with Senator Padilla?

Sen. Alex Padilla was forcibly removed, restrained, and handcuffed at a DHS press conference in Los Angeles for daring to ask a question. John, Senator Alex Padilla was forcibly removed, restrained, and handcuffed at a Department of Homeland Security press conference in Los Angeles for daring to ask…
  Ro Khanna · [email protected]
June 13, 2025 at 2:49 PM

BREAKING: Khanna Forces Hegseth to Commit to Obeying the Supreme Court on Marines in LA

This is what standing up for democracy looks like. John, I just finished questioning Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth under oath about obeying federal courts or the Supreme Court about Marines in Los Angeles.  At first, he refused to commit.  Then, a negative headline forced him to clarify, saying, “W…
  Ro Khanna · [email protected]
June 12, 2025 at 9:09 PM

BREAKING: Khanna Forces Hegseth to Commit to Obeying Courts

I just finished questioning Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth under oath. John, I just finished questioning Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth under oath. He did not commit to obeying federal courts or the Supreme Court about Marines in Los Angeles.  The story is leading Politico’s homepage, and it forced …
  Ro Khanna · [email protected]
June 11, 2025 at 8:54 PM

Do Republicans think we can’t do the math?

My Progressive Deficit Reduction Plan isn’t about politics–it’s about priorities. John, The Republican budget bill making its way through Congress isn’t just reckless–it’s an attack on ordinary Americans. It slashes Medicare, Medicaid, and SNAP, all while cutting taxes for corporations and increasin…
  Ro Khanna · [email protected]
June 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM

MONDAY, June 23 🗓️: Join me for the “Benefits Over Billionaires” Virtual Town Hall!

If Republicans won't hold town halls, I will. John,  If Republicans won’t listen to the people who elected them, I will. Thousands of people have attended our “Benefits Over Billionaires” town halls in flippable red districts. Now I’m hosting my first-ever virtual “Benefits Over Billionaires” town …
  Ro Khanna · [email protected]
June 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM

I'm not afraid to stand up for what's right

Real progress means rejecting special interests that put billionaires and corporations over the working class. John, I’ve never been afraid to stand up for what’s right, even when that means taking on some of the biggest special interests in Washington.  I took on Big Pharma by introducing bills to …
  Ro Khanna · [email protected]
June 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM

TAKE ACTION: Tell the Senate to reject Trump’s disastrous budget bill

Helping the rich get richer while taking away healthcare for millions isn’t just careless—it’s downright cruel. John,  BREAKING NEWS: The Congressional Budget Office just revealed that cuts to Medicaid and Affordable Care Act funding in Trump’s sweeping budget bill could leave 10.9 million more Amer…
  Ro Khanna · [email protected]
June 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM

People are angry. So am I.

Democrats need to show that they are ready to fight for hardworking Americans, that we have a plan to build an economy that works for all of us. John, Our country is at a crossroads.  Republicans are slashing billions of dollars for basic social protections like Medicaid and SNAP to provide tax brea…
  Ro Khanna · [email protected]
May 31, 2025 at 2:17 PM

Why I’m endorsing Troy Jackson for Governor of Maine

He’s the real deal – and he needs our help. John, When I think about the kind of leaders we need right now – the ones who don’t just talk about working-class struggles but live them – I think of Troy Jackson. And I want you to be the first to know: Today, I’m proud to endorse Troy for Governor of Ma…
  Ro Khanna · [email protected]
May 30, 2025 at 7:43 PM

TAKE ACTION: Congress must protect public broadcasting

This is a threat to freedom of the press. John, Morning Edition, Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, All Things Considered – our public media is under attack.  Trump has signed an executive order to eliminate funding for NPR and PBS, calling their news coverage “radical, woke propaganda.” SIGN THE PETITION…
  Ro Khanna · [email protected]
May 29, 2025 at 6:51 PM

Tell the Senate: Reject Trump’s disastrous budget bill

Healthcare and food assistance for millions shouldn’t take a backseat to corporate handouts. John, Trump’s 2025 budget is nothing short of an attack on working families, slashing $700 billion in funding for Medicaid, $500 billion for Medicare, and $267 billion for SNAP.  These cuts aren’t about rein…
  Ro Khanna · [email protected]
May 28, 2025 at 5:50 PM

Tell the Senate: Reject Trump’s disastrous budget bill

Healthcare and food assistance for millions shouldn’t take a backseat to corporate handouts. John, Trump’s 2025 budget is nothing short of an attack on working families, slashing $700 billion in funding for Medicaid, $500 billion for Medicare, and $267 billion for SNAP.  These cuts aren’t about rein…
  Ro Khanna · [email protected]
May 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM

I’m being attacked for trying to abolish super PACs

If we want real change in Washington, we need to remove dark money from the equation. John, FIRST: Super PACs and dark money groups spent over $4.4 billion in last year’s federal elections.  THEN: Rep. Summer Lee and I introduced the Abolish Super PACs Act, a bill that would effectively eliminate su…
  Ro Khanna · [email protected]
May 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM

BREAKING NEWS: Trump’s budget bill threatens to strip healthcare and food assistance from millions of children

I won’t sit silently while Republicans harm children. John, Early this morning, the House passed Trump’s budget bill by a single vote.    I introduced an amendment to protect healthcare coverage for children. Republicans rejected it.  Over 38 million children, or 42 percent of all American kids, rec…
  Ro Khanna · [email protected]
May 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM

High healthcare costs affect all of us

ADD YOUR NAME: Reduce the price of prescription drugs. John, Before taking the stage for my town hall in Allentown on Saturday, I spoke with three Trump supporters planning to protest the event.   After listening to them, I suggested there was at least one problem on which we saw eye to eye—American…
  Ro Khanna · [email protected]
May 19, 2025 at 3:18 PM

Democrats' answer to MAGA

I’ve been traveling to red districts all over the country – listening to voters and sharing my vision for a 21st-century economic patriotism. John, We’ve got to listen to voters and persuade them. Those are the two tenets of the rebirth of the modern Democratic Party.   That’s why I’ve been travelin…
  Ro Khanna · [email protected]
May 17, 2025 at 7:18 PM

Driving to Allentown

With flight delays, I would have missed the town hall in another red district tonight Hello,  I'm driving 5 hours from Boston to Allentown in a rental car. I was supposed to fly, but with flight delays, I would have missed the town hall in another red district tonight.  While Trump gets a Qatari lu…
  Joe Neguse · [email protected]
May 16, 2025 at 4:07 PM

I refuse to stand idly by

I’m committed to doing my part to defend our democracy. Hi John, Rep. Joe Neguse here. You may have seen the recent news highlighting my new role — as the Assistant Democratic Leader of the House of Representatives — leading House Democrats’ “multi-pronged opposition” to President Trump’s unconstitu…
  Ro Khanna · [email protected]
May 15, 2025 at 8:37 PM

JD Vance is attacking me for condemning ICE’s intimidation tactics

The Trump administration is blatantly attempting to jail and silence its political opponents. John,  When DHS threatened assault charges against three members of Congress for shielding Newark Mayor Ras Baraka from unlawful arrest outside ICE’s Delaney Hall detention center, I slammed the Trump admin…
  Ro Khanna · [email protected]
May 14, 2025 at 8:06 PM

BREAKING NEWS: I just introduced a bill to slash prescription drug costs.

Americans pay more for their medications than any other country. John, Bernie Sanders and I have been battling Big Pharma to slash prescription drug costs for years.   On Monday morning, President Trump took a significant step forward by signing an executive order to lower drug costs by 30 to 80 per…
  Ro Khanna · [email protected]
May 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM

TAKE ACTION: Protect Public Lands from Private Sale!

Public lands are meant to be enjoyed by all. We can’t let Republicans sell them off to benefit corporate interests. John, BREAKING NEWS: At 1:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Republicans slipped an amendment into the budget bill, greenlighting the sale of public lands in Nevada and Utah to the highest bidder. …
  Ro Khanna · [email protected]
May 8, 2025 at 9:24 PM

We won't let Republicans ignore us

Democrats must be loud and clear in rejecting the failed policies that put billionaires and corporations over the working class. John, FIRST: We held successful “Benefits Over Billionaires” town halls in red congressional districts in California, New Jersey, and Nebraska.  Thousands showed up to pro…
  Ro Khanna · [email protected]
May 6, 2025 at 6:20 PM

TAKE ACTION: Stop Wall Street Landlords from Killing the American Dream

Having a roof over your head is not a luxury; it’s a fundamental human right. John, Skyrocketing living costs are pricing families out of homes. Over half of renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent, and buying is now pricier than renting in most cities.  The American Dream is growing furth…
  Ro Khanna · [email protected]
May 2, 2025 at 11:47 PM

BREAKING: Trump wants to give DOGE your Social Security data

This is a massive, unlawful breach of privacy. John, BREAKING: Just hours ago, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to give DOGE access to Social Security systems.    This is a massive, unlawful breach of privacy. ADD YOUR NAME: Tell the Supreme Court to protect Social Security data.  So…
  Ro Khanna · [email protected]
May 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM

SUNDAY, May 18: Join me in Levittown for a “Benefits Over Billionaires” Town Hall

If Republicans won't hold town halls, I will. John,  If Republicans won’t listen to the people who elected them, I will. On Sunday, May 18, I’m headed to a town hall in Levittown, Pennsylvania, to speak out against Trump’s dangerous blanket tariffs and the Republicans’ $880 billion Medicaid cuts.  …
  Ro Khanna · [email protected]
April 30, 2025 at 11:20 PM

Trump's 100-day disaster

America is in turmoil. It’s time to chart our course. John, Yesterday marked Donald Trump’s 100th day back in power.   The administration has launched a nonstop assault on our democracy, our economy, and the rule of law. It’s easy to become overwhelmed by MAGA’s daily chaos. It’s easy to throw up ou…
  Ro Khanna · [email protected]
April 30, 2025 at 3:22 PM

ADD YOUR NAME: The criminal charges against Judge Dugan must be dropped

This is an unprecedented and terrifying abuse of power. John,  FBI agents arrested Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan last week for simply defending immigrants’ right to due process.  Now, J.D. Vance and Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller are attacking me for calling out their blata…
  Ro Khanna · [email protected]
April 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM

SATURDAY, May 17: Join me in Allentown for a “Benefits Over Billionaires” Town Hall

If Republicans won't hold town halls, I will. John,  If Republicans won’t listen to the people who elected them, I will. On Saturday, May 17, I’m headed to a town hall in Allentown, Pennsylvania, to speak out against Trump’s dangerous blanket tariffs and the Republicans’ $880 billion Medicaid cuts.…
  Ro Khanna · [email protected]
April 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM

It's working

Rep. Valadao has changed his tune on Medicaid cuts thanks to us. John, FIRST: Republicans like David Valdao passed a spending bill slashing hundreds of billions of dollars from Medicaid programs and public education.  THEN: Over 1,000 people from Rep. Valadao’s district attended my “Benefits Over Bi…
  Ro Khanna · [email protected]
April 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM

I’m about to take the stage in Nebraska

We’re demonstrating just how unpopular Republicans’ attacks on Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid are. John, I’m moments away from taking the stage in Nebraska for my next “Benefits Over Billionaires” town hall.  With thousands of people from red districts showing up, we’re demonstrating just …
  Ro Khanna · [email protected]
April 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM

Pete Hegseth is out of his depth

Secretary Hegseth has proven himself unfit for the duties of public service. John, Secretary Pete Hegseth has proven himself unfit for the duties of public service.   Each day, we’re witnessing negligence on a grand scale: abruptly firing top officials in a panic, fumbling classified military intel …
  Ro Khanna · [email protected]
April 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM

TAKE ACTION: Tell the DNC to hold an emergency meeting

We’re on the verge of a constitutional crisis. John, Our nation is on the verge of a constitutional crisis.  The Trump administration has repeatedly defied rulings from federal courts, frozen funding allocated by Congress, and dismantled critical agencies. It has denied constitutional rights to free…
  Ro Khanna · [email protected]
April 22, 2025 at 5:26 PM

What happened in New Jersey last night

We need to hold Republicans' feet to the fire and stop the attack on working people. John, FIRST: I hosted “Benefits over Billionaires” town halls in three of California’s red congressional districts. People are angry. So am I. Thousands showed up to protest cuts to Social Security, Medicaid, and Me…
  Ro Khanna · [email protected]
April 21, 2025 at 8:12 PM

TAKE ACTION: Return Abrego Garcia to the US

Trump and Vance have denied Abrego Garcia due process and defied court orders to facilitate his return. John,  On March 15, Kilmar Abrego Garcia of Maryland was illegally detained by ICE agents, deported, and imprisoned without trial in a maximum-security prison in El Salvador, despite having no cri…
  Ro Khanna · [email protected]
April 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM

Vance's team just called me a "far-left socialist" for exposing his disastrous agenda.

I won’t bend to a bully. John, First, I delivered a speech in Cleveland, scorching JD Vance’s 19th-century economic policies that resulted in the Great Depression.    Vance wants to gut Medicaid, veterans’ benefits, food assistance, and education to pay for tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy. He’s rip…
  Ro Khanna · [email protected]
April 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM

Let's go

We need more leaders in this country like Dr. Abdul El-Sayed who will challenge a corrupt political system and build an economy that works for all. John, I’m thrilled that my friend Dr. Abdul El-Sayed has announced his candidacy for U.S. Senate in Michigan.  We need more leaders in this country like…
  Ro Khanna · [email protected]
April 16, 2025 at 7:27 PM

TAKE ACTION: Abolish Super PACs

Rep. Summer Lee and I have introduced the Abolish Super PACs Act, a bill that would effectively eliminate super PACs in federal elections. John, Rep. Summer Lee and I have introduced the Abolish Super PACs Act, a bill that would effectively eliminate super PACs in federal elections.  Over $4.4 billi…
  Ro Khanna · [email protected]
April 15, 2025 at 9:50 PM

TAKE ACTION: Abolish Super PACs

Rep. Summer Lee and I have introduced the Abolish Super PACs Act, a bill that would effectively eliminate super PACs in federal elections. John, Rep. Summer Lee and I have introduced the Abolish Super PACs Act, a bill that would effectively eliminate super PACs in federal elections.  Over $4.4 billi…
  Ro Khanna · [email protected]
April 14, 2025 at 7:33 PM

I just got off the stage in Cleveland

We’re at a fork in the road. John, I just stepped off the stage at the City Club of Cleveland, where I laid out my vision for a New Economic Patriotism versus Trump and Vance’s New Gilded Age. Trump and Vance have 19th-century policies that resulted in the Great Depression; they need a 21st-century …