DI has documented statements by Ro Khanna on 2026 Midterm Elections, Antisemitism, and Artificial Intelligence, among other topics. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.
Role at the time: U.S. representative from California, in a post on X
Challenged the characterization
Response to this claim
Vice President JD Vance said he would not call the U.S. fight with Iran a war, saying there is no active shooting right now and that major combat operations lasted about six weeks.
“JD Vance says he “wouldn’t call it a war,” but Donald Trump says “we’re winning the war.”
A totally incoherent administration without any strategy.
Here is what I know: We must end this war.”
Khanna disputes Vance's label by setting it against Trump's description of the same fighting as a war, and he refers to the fighting as "this war." He criticizes the administration's messaging as incoherent rather than denouncing the label itself, so challenges the characterization fits better than condemns.
Role at the time: U.S. representative who endorsed Crockett in the primary
Condemned
Statement summary
Khanna says Crockett should campaign for Talarico, calls her an asset, and says Democrats should be unified in Senate races.
“I hope she does campaign for Representative Talarico.”
Open the original interview (opens in a new tab)State of the Union transcript: Ro Khanna on Crockett campaigning for TalaricoDana Bash question on whether Crockett should rethink her down-ballot focus; Khanna response.
Why we used this label
Khanna disagrees with Crockett's decision to stay off Talarico's campaign trail and says the nominee needs her help. He praises her while urging a different choice.
Role at the time: U.S. representative from California
Minimized
Statement summary
Rep. Ro Khanna wrote on X that too many demotivated Democrats stayed home in 2016 and 2024 and that, in the upcoming election, Democrats need to quit calling Bernie Sanders an "antisemite" and stop wasting time attacking Hasan Piker instead of what he called Trump's robber baron corruption.
“Too many demotivated Democrats stayed home in 2016 and 2024. We can’t repeat past mistakes. In this upcoming election, we need to: Quit calling @BernieSanders an “antisemite.” Stop wasting time attacking Hasan Piker instead of Trump’s robber baron corruption.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Ro Khanna urges Democrats to 'stop wasting time attacking Hasan Piker' · Washington ExaminerEmbedded X post by Ro Khanna, August 26, 2026
Why we used this label
The case asks how people responded to Piker's August 20 remarks about American Jews and Israel, including whether they read them as a warning or as an implicit threat. Khanna's post does not describe or evaluate the remarks themselves. It says Democrats should stop wasting time attacking Piker instead of what Khanna called Trump's robber baron corruption, which downplays the importance of the controversy, so we labeled it Minimized.
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Networked automated license-plate cameras can assemble searchable records of vehicle movements. Candidates and officials disagree over whether to ban the systems, keep them with limits, or defend them as investigative tools. This tracker separates outright bans from narrower restrictions.
Vice President JD Vance said he would not call the U.S. fight with Iran a war, citing no active shooting. President Trump defended the description; Sanders, Schumer and Massie criticized it, and Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson called the fighting aggression, not war.
Trump backs company controls and outside audits for frontier AI. Critics want enforceable federal safeguards, and the White House now calls incident reporting mandatory without identifying enforcement mechanisms or penalties.
Laura Loomer used “ghetto” and a gendered slur for Angie Nixon and four other Black women, then defended the wording as describing Nixon’s conduct, race, and ideology. Critics across parties called the remarks racist, sexist, degrading, offensive, or vile.
Larry Klayman sued Hasan Piker over his August 20 remarks about American Jews, seeking more than $150 million. Piker had earlier disputed the threatening interpretation.
Crockett endorsed Talarico after their primary but says she will campaign for down-ballot Democrats. Khanna wants her on Talarico's trail; Talarico says her work already helps. Should she join his campaign?
An issue tracker recording where members of Congress and 2026 midterm candidates stand on the unauthorized Iran war, based on their votes on war-powers resolutions, campaign statements, and public remarks.
Read Hegseth impeachment filings on military operations, oversight and Signal, the inspector general's findings, and his response to the claim he was 'texting war plans.'
