Rep. Ro Khanna on Epstein, ICE & a Billionaire Wealth Tax
Democratic California Representative Ro Khanna joins Kara for a wide-ranging conversation about the culture of impunity that’s taken hold in America during President Trump’s second term.
They discuss Khanna's visit to an immigration detention facility, the Trump administration’s reaction to the killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, the Department of Justice investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, and Khanna’s new role as ranking member of the House China Select Committee.
Khanna also explains why he’s pushing for the full release of the Epstein files and the fight over a proposed 5% wealth tax on billionaires in California. Kara also asks him how Democrats can win back voters in 2026 and whether he's making plans for a 2028 presidential run.
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Ro Khanna on Crime, Censorship & Congress: Fixing What's Broken in America
(0:00) Chamath and Jason welcome Rep. Ro Khanna!
(1:10) H-1Bs and immigration
(8:40) Giving Trump credit as a Progressive Democrat, why bipartisanship is broken, future Democratic leaders
(15:08) Tech industry: Can Democrats win back tech?; Economic patriotism, protection vs proliferation of AI
(24:25) Government shutdown, what actually happens?
(30:25) Extreme rhetoric: Importance of dialing this down
(36:29) Censorship and lawfare on both sides
(40:32) Crime issues in major cities, why Democrats are losing on safety, common sense solutions
(47:46) Mamdani's surge: is Zohran the future of the party?
(51:15) Congressional stock trading ban
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Inauguration Interviews: Trump's Talent, Democratic Rebrand & more with House Whip Emmer, Reps Swalwell & Khanna
(0:00) House Whip Tom Emmer on Trump's political talent, the Biden conspiracy, taking back the Democratic party, immigration, the role of Whip
(33:53) California Rep. Eric Swalwell on where Democrats went wrong, how to rebrand the party, TikTok ban, and more
(1:08:01) California Rep. Ro Khanna on reforming the Democratic party, Bob Iger as LA Mayor, CA Leadership, TikTok ban
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Crypto & The Democrats | Rep. Ro Khanna
Representative Ro Khanna, a Congressman from California and a key advocate for crypto within the Democratic party joins us on today’s episode. We discuss his efforts to bring crypto into the mainstream, including recent meetings he's helped broker between the White House, the Kamala Harris campaign, and key figures from the crypto industry. We explore the challenges and opportunities for the Democrats to embrace pro-crypto policies, the potential future of crypto regulation, and how this could shape the party's platform moving forward.
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0:00 Intro 6:08 Harris vs. Trump Debate Reaction 8:58 Kamala Admin's Crypto Silence 11:27 Pro-Crypto Meetings with Democrats 17:01 Biden, Warren, & Crypto Stances 21:43 Future of Crypto Under Harris? 24:09 Ideal Democratic Crypto Policy 27:37 Kamala's Plans for Gary Gensler 28:37 Crypto Advocates in the DNC 30:43 Convincing Undecided Democrats on Crypto 33:27 Future of DeFi Regulation 34:58 Explaining DeFi Benefits to Democrats 37:50 Educating on Crypto's Transparency 39:55 Crypto Voter Dilemma: Harris vs. Trump 42:18 Closing & Disclosures
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Rep. Ro Khanna on what it will take for Congress to regulate AI, privacy, and social media
Today, I’m talking with Representative Ro Khanna, a Democrat from California. He’s been in Congress for eight years now, representing California’s 17th District, which is arguably the highest-tech district in the entire country. You’ll hear him say a couple of times that there’s $10 trillion of tech market value in his district, and that’s not an exaggeration: Apple, Intel, and Nvidia are all headquartered in his district, along with important new AI firms like Anthropic and OpenAI.
I wanted to know how Khanna thinks about representing those companies but also the regular people in his district; the last time I spoke to him, in 2018, he reminded me that he’s got plenty of teachers and firefighters to represent as well. But the politics of tech have changed a lot in these past few years — and things are only going to get both more complicated and more tense as Trump and Biden head into what will obviously be a contentious and bitter presidential election.
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Democrats must not repeat the mistakes of globalization
California bill to ban driverless autonomous trucks goes to Newsom's desk
In labor snub, California governor vetoes bill that would have limited self-driving trucks
A lawyer used ChatGPT and now has to answer for its ‘bogus’ citations
Barack Obama on AI, free speech, and the future of the internet
Music streaming platforms must pay artists more, says EU
Sideloading and other changes are coming to iOS in the EU soon
Clock running out on antitrust bill targeting big tech
Silicon Valley’s Rep. Ro Khanna talks Congress’ plans to regulate Big Tech
Trump pushing Microsoft to buy TikTok was ‘strangest thing I’ve ever worked on,’ says Satya Nadella
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Conversations in Review: AI, Geopolitics, and Lifestyle Revelations
We’ve made it to our final episode of 2023! Please enjoy as we highlight a few of the blue flame thinkers who joined us on the pod this year.
Episodes in order of guest appearances:
Conversation with Mustafa Suleyman — The Proliferation of AI & the Next Wave of Technology
The Promises and Perils of Neurotechnology – with Nita Farahany
Behind the Scenes of SVB’s Collapse + A Vision for America — with Ro Khanna
The State of Play: Markets, Economy, and Ukraine & China’s Growing Power, US Diplomacy, and Ukraine’s Counteroffensive — with Ian Bremmer
Conversation with Fareed Zakaria — The Conflict in Israel and the State of Foreign Affairs
Capitalism, Private Equity, and the Seven Deadly Sins — with Stephen Dubner
The Psychology of Money — with Morgan Housel
Conversation with Jennifer B. Wallace — What to Do About Toxic Achievement Culture
How to Get Unstuck — with Adam Alter
Conversation with Jennifer Cohen — Building Healthy Habits and Staying Confident
Understanding AI’s Threats and Opportunities — with Mo Gawdat
Masculinity, Media, and How to Citizen – with Baratunde Thurston
Conversation with Simon Sinek — Finding Your Why, Feeling Stuck, and Building Strong Leaders
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The Taiwan Semiconductor Dilemma — With Congressman Ro Khanna
Congressman Ro Khanna represents California's 17th congressional district. He joins Big Technology Podcast fresh off a visit to Taiwan, where he visited with Taiwan Semiconductor leadership and Taiwan government officials. In this episode, we discuss TSMC's strategic importance to the global economy, the prospect of conflict in Taiwan, and the U.S. effort to build manufacturing capacity at home. Stay tuned for the second half where we discuss why Big Tech regulation has stalled, the latest on TikTok, SVB, and plenty more.
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Behind the Scenes of SVB’s Collapse + A Vision for America — with Ro Khanna
Representative Ro Khanna joins Scott to discuss several topics including TikTok, SVB, and his agendas for a “new economic patriotism.” Follow Ro on Twitter @RepRoKhanna.
Scott opens by discussing why distressed assets are a great buy, Twitter’s $20 billion valuation, and why Alibaba splitting into six separate businesses is a smart move for shareholders.
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Congressman Tom Emmer Tackles the War on Crypto
Representative Tom Emmer is a U.S. Representative for Minnesota, and is the serving House Majority Whip as of this year, making him one of the highest-ranking members of the U.S. House of Representatives. He has been an outspoken advocate of crypto and has rung the alarm bells as to what seems to be the politically-driven debanking of crypto in the United States of America.
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Top Republican lawmaker explains how Congress is warming up to crypto
Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., newly elected House GOP whip and a member of the House Financial Services Committee, has long been at the forefront of shaping the conversation regarding the regulation of cryptocurrencies and digital assets in the United States.
In this episode of The Scoop, Rep. Emmer provides an overview of how Congressional attitudes towards crypto are shifting in light of the tumultuous events of 2022, and how the new asset class is gaining support across the political spectrum.
According to Emmer, the Congressional Blockchain Caucus has been spreading the message that the collapse of FTX is not representative of the broader crypto industry:
"We have been pushing back on this nonsense that FTX is indicative of crypto. It's not. It is as old as finance, it is centralized finance, and the abuses that happen when you have an opaque operation with a very small group of people that are running it on the inside."
Congressional inquiries regarding regulators' lack of oversight in the case of FTX have come from both sides of the aisle, with Democratic Rep. Ritchie Torres (NY-15) officially calling on the US Government Accountability Office to investigate the SEC.
Despite representing opposing political parties, Rep. Emmer explains that crypto is one issue where he and Rep. Torres see eye-to-eye:
"Ritchie Torres and Tom Emmer could not be more different — where we come from, our lives, from what I know — and yet, we could not be more alike when it comes to this issue of crypto."
During this episode, Chaparro and Rep. Emmer also discuss:
Why digital assets empower the individual
How the SEC could have prevented FTX
What crypto regulation to expect in 2023
Disclaimer: Beginning in 2021, Michael McCaffrey, the former CEO and majority owner of The Block, took a series of loans from founder and former FTX and Alameda CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. McCaffrey resigned from the company in December 2022 after failing to disclose those transactions.
Episode 4 of Season 5 of The Scoop was recorded remotely with The Block's Frank Chaparro and Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn.
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Rep. Ro Khanna On Why Democrats Should Cut A Stimulus Deal With The White House
With just two weeks until the election, talks over a stimulus deal remain ongoing, with negotiations having picked up between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. Many of the disagreements haven't been about the price tag per se, but around language on such things as a national testing strategy and workplace liability. One of the most outspoken voices on the Democrat side, urging a deal, has been California Congressman Ro Khanna whose district encompasses much of Silicon Valley. He explains why, from his perspective, it's so important to get a deal done now. We also discuss the fiscal policy priorities of a theoretical Biden administration.
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Basecamp CTO David Heinemeier Hansson and Rep. David Cicilline on Apple's monopolistic app store fees
Apple is acting like a monopolist and a bully, according to the chairman of the House Antitrust Committee.
Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) joined The Vergecast along with Basecamp CTO David Heinemeier Hansson to discuss the plight of Hey, Basecamp’s new $99-a-year premium email service. Earlier this week, Heinemeier Hansson revealed that Apple had rejected the Hey iPhone app from the App Store because it didn’t offer any way to sign up and pay in the app itself — which would require giving Apple a 30 percent cut of the fee.
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Rep. David Cicilline on regulating big tech monopolies
After a congressional hearing with executives from Sonos, Tile, Basecamp, and PopSockets, the chairman of the House Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law, Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI), speaks to The Verge’s Nilay Patel and Adi Robertson about leading an investigation into how big tech platforms like Google, Amazon, and Apple are affecting competition for other tech companies.
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Recode Decode: Rep. Ro Khanna
US Congressman Ro Khanna, who represents California's 17th district, joins Recode's Kara Swisher live onstage at Manny's in San Francisco to talk about the state of tech policy and the next elections.
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Khanna's internet bill of rights; will we ever have a national privacy bill?; the problem with "break them up"; the FTC’s Facebook fine; President Trump's racist attacks on the “squad” and Democrats’ reactions; the current mood in Washington; is Silicon Valley "over?”; Trump’s continued popularity; working on the Bernie Sanders campaign; Khanna’s second choice, Elizabeth Warren; Medicare for All; Russian attacks on elections; ensuring the health of tech; the problems with facial recognition; and government regulation of speech online.
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Silicon Valley’s Rep. Ro Khanna talks tech regulation
On this week’s interview episode, Nilay is joined by Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Verge policy reporter Makena Kelly to discuss Congress’ plans to regulate Big Tech in the new year. Earlier this month, Democrats were able to take back a majority in the House of Representatives, and after blockbuster events this year like Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica scandal, lawmakers are gearing up to rein in these Silicon Valley giants.
Khanna, who represents the California district that houses the Apple and Google campuses, was tasked with developing a set of principles these companies should abide by when it comes to issues like privacy, net neutrality, and anti-competitive behavior. He made the rounds, consulting with think tanks, the creator of the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee, and the tech companies themselves. From those discussions, Khanna was able to put forth a framework of 10 rights US citizens should have when they’re on the internet.
Khanna’s set of principles is called the “Internet Bill of Rights,” and with Democrats recapturing the House, tech leaders like Khanna have a chance to codify ideas like these into laws.
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