The Lever - Rep. Ro Khanna On The State Of Congress

Now that the House of Representatives finally has a Speaker, the 2023 Congress is officially up and running. On Lever Time, we spoke with Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) about the current congressional state of affairs. We dug into his ongoing House Oversight investigation into the fossil fuel industry, the recent airline industry fiasco, and how progressive House members plan to wield power now that Republicans control the chamber.

Last week, The Audit’s study group completed its second season, in which they audited political consultants David Axelrod and Karl Rove’s MasterClass on campaign strategy. You can now listen to the entire season — and make sure to go back and listen to their first season, in which the study group audited George W. Bush’s MasterClass on leadership. No, that isn’t a typo.

Learn more and find the episode links below.

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LEVER TIME: The State Of Congress (w/ Rep. Ro Khanna)

In the new episode of Lever Time, David Sirota sits down with Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) for a substantive conversation on the latest congressional developments.

First, they discuss Ro’s ongoing House Oversight Committee investigation into fossil-fueled disinformation campaigns. The two also cover the U.S. airline industry debacle, the debate around banning gas stoves, and the recent votes for House Speaker — and why progressives have yet to wield the same power as right-wing Republicans.

A rough transcript of this episode is available here.

BONUS: On Lever Time Premium  (the extended version of Lever Time which is exclusively available for supporting subscribers), The Lever’s managing editor Joel Warner interviews author John Hendrickson about his new book Life on Delay: Making Peace with a Stutter. John’s viral 2019 article about President Joe Biden’s lifelong struggle with disfluency prompted him to write a book on the issue and his own experience with a severe stutter.

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THE AUDIT: Catch Up On All Of The Episodes

The Audit’s study group has now completed two separate mini-seasons. First, they audited George W. Bush’s MasterClass on authentic leadership (which was terrible), and then they audited political consultants David Axelrod and Karl Rove’s MasterClass on campaign strategy and messaging (which was somehow worse). Make sure to catch up on all of the episodes below!

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