{"id":5782,"date":"2025-10-31T20:27:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T20:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/364-congressman-ro-khanna-will-trump-bomb-venezuela-for-halloween-can-congress-stop-trumps-new-war-is-impeachment-an-option-will-democrats-cave-on-the-shutdown-rare-bi-partisanship-on-b\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T20:27:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T20:27:00","slug":"364-congressman-ro-khanna-will-trump-bomb-venezuela-for-halloween-can-congress-stop-trumps-new-war-is-impeachment-an-option-will-democrats-cave-on-the-shutdown-rare-bi-partisanship-on-b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/364-congressman-ro-khanna-will-trump-bomb-venezuela-for-halloween-can-congress-stop-trumps-new-war-is-impeachment-an-option-will-democrats-cave-on-the-shutdown-rare-bi-partisanship-on-b\/","title":{"rendered":"364. Congressman Ro Khanna. Will Trump Bomb Venezuela For Halloween? Can Congress Stop Trump\u2019s New War? Is Impeachment an Option? Will Democrats Cave on the Shutdown? Rare Bi-Partisanship on Boat Strikes and Epstein. Friday Football Picks."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=ANA5318048043\" width=\"100%\" height=\"210\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Congress is shut down. War drums are beating on the Venezuela coast. Federal workers and troops are on the brink, and democracy is on the ropes. Happy Halloween! Ugh. It\u2019s many more tricks than treats this year. For that\u2014and this Football Friday\u2014your host Paul Rieckhoff welcomes a guest right at the center of the storm: Democrat Congressman Ro Khanna (CA-17), a powerful leader at the intersection of American politics and Silicon Valley innovation. He represents the home of tech\u2014and a possible candidate for President (He\u2019ll talk about that). In this must-hear conversation, Rieckhoff challenges Khanna on his party\u2019s plans to try to slow down Trump, the Dem strategy on the shutdown, how long this madness will last, and if Congress can get anything done at all since they\u2019re not even in session.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And Khanna thoughtfully pulls back the curtain on the dysfunction in Congress, the dangers of unchecked war powers, the tech elite\u2019s disconnect from American service, and why real patriotism still matters. And the rare examples of when far right Majorie Taylor Greene and far left \u0130lhan Omar might sign on to the same bills. Khanna also discusses how Democrats and America can reclaim their soul\u2014and shares his Halloween and football picks along the way.<\/p>\n<p>End your week with a fast, fierce and independent blast of independent information, analysis and perspective. In a style that will satisfy like a King Size Snickers in your Halloween bag.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Because every episode of Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff breaks down the most important news stories&#8211;and offers light to contrast the heat of other politics and news shows. Its independent content for independent Americans. In these trying times especially, Independent Americans is your trusted place for independent news, politics, inspiration and hope. The podcast that helps you stay ahead of the curve&#8211;and stay vigilant.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ryA444nI9A4\"><u>WATCH video of this episode.<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p>-Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/independentveteransofamerica.org\/\"><u>Independent Veterans of America<\/u><\/a> and all of <a href=\"https:\/\/independentveteransofamerica.org\/candidates\/\"><u>the IVA candidates<\/u><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/independentamericans\/posts\"><u>Join the movement. 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Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/megaphone.fm\/adchoices\">megaphone.fm\/adchoices<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congress is shut down. War drums are beating on the Venezuela coast. Federal workers and troops are on the brink, and democracy is on the ropes. Happy Halloween! Ugh. It\u2019s many more tricks than treats this year. For that\u2014and this Football Friday\u2014your host Paul Rieckhoff welcomes a guest right at the center of the storm:&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/364-congressman-ro-khanna-will-trump-bomb-venezuela-for-halloween-can-congress-stop-trumps-new-war-is-impeachment-an-option-will-democrats-cave-on-the-shutdown-rare-bi-partisanship-on-b\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">364. Congressman Ro Khanna. Will Trump Bomb Venezuela For Halloween? Can Congress Stop Trump\u2019s New War? Is Impeachment an Option? Will Democrats Cave on the Shutdown? Rare Bi-Partisanship on Boat Strikes and Epstein. Friday Football Picks.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5783,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-episodes","entry"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3fae49ef43a85ee2b16cdfd1999e1e2e.jpg",800,800,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3fae49ef43a85ee2b16cdfd1999e1e2e.jpg",800,800,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3fae49ef43a85ee2b16cdfd1999e1e2e.jpg",800,800,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3fae49ef43a85ee2b16cdfd1999e1e2e-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3fae49ef43a85ee2b16cdfd1999e1e2e-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3fae49ef43a85ee2b16cdfd1999e1e2e.jpg",750,750,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3fae49ef43a85ee2b16cdfd1999e1e2e.jpg",800,800,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3fae49ef43a85ee2b16cdfd1999e1e2e.jpg",800,800,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3fae49ef43a85ee2b16cdfd1999e1e2e.jpg",800,800,false]},"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/author\/admin\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/category\/episodes\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Episodes<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"Congress is shut down. War drums are beating on the Venezuela coast. Federal workers and troops are on the brink, and democracy is on the ropes. Happy Halloween! Ugh. It\u2019s many more tricks than treats this year. 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