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Blue state congressman ditches Dem playbook, seeks to codify Trump’s latest executive order

EXCLUSIVE: While Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., has been a vocal opponent of President Donald Trump’s tariff and deportation policies, the president’s latest executive order targeting prescription drug prices inspired the Silicon Valley congressman to trade political disses for diplomacy.
Khanna proposed legislation on Wednesday to codify Trump’s executive order aimed at lowering drug prices, and the Democrat is urging his Republican colleagues to follow his lead, reaching across the aisle to deliver for everyday Americans.
«President Trump’s executive order says that Americans should pay the least price. We should not pay any more than people are paying in countries overseas. Then, it gives the Cabinet secretaries the ability to go after Big Pharma companies that are price-gouging. Now, he tried something similar in his previous administration. Big Pharma sued him, it got tied up in courts, nothing happened. That’s why we need Congress to act. I have introduced something that codifies President Trump’s language, and I’m hoping we get a Republican co-sponsor,» Khanna told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview.
As Democrats search for party unity after losing the White House, the Senate and failing to regain the House of Representatives last year, Democrats have gravitated toward an outright rejection of the Trump administration, as depicted through ongoing protests. Khanna, however, said he does not mind if Trump «gets a political win» if it benefits the American people.
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Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., left, proposed legislation to codify President Donald Trump’s executive order. (Getty Images)
«If Donald Trump says that’s something that’s good for the American people, I’m not going to oppose it just for political points,» Khanna said.
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Khanna is considered a potential 2028 presidential candidate and, like many ambitious Democrats, has crisscrossed the United States this year, bringing his vision for America to the national conversation. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Mich., also expected to harbor 2028 ambitions, faced some flack within the party this year for engaging directly with Trump to deliver for Michiganders.

Rep. Ro Khanna was a campaign surrogate for then-President Joe Biden in 2024 before he dropped out of the race. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
«If Donald Trump has a good idea that’s going to help the American people, we should work with him. If we have a philosophical disagreement, we shouldn’t. But the barometer for me, the test case is, is this helping people? Is this something that I think is going to help this country? Where I have philosophical disagreements, I speak up. But when I think that it is good legislation, I am willing to support him. And I don’t care, like some people, if he gets a political win. So much of politics is, ‘Oh, we don’t want to give the other side a political win.’ For all I care, he can have a great political win if the American public gets lower drug prices,» Khanna told Fox News Digital.
While Khanna said he has not communicated with Trump directly about codifying his executive order, he delivered a now-viral House floor speech Wednesday, urging his Republican colleagues to join the bipartisan effort to lower prescription drug prices.
«Are you on the side of the people, or are you on the side of the $16 billion in Big Pharma lobbyist money that was spent last year? My legislation, there’s no trick to it. It is President Trump’s idea, President Trump’s executive order, President Trump’s language into law. Every Republican should support this, and every Democrat should,» Khanna added.
Ahead of Trump’s executive order signing, Khanna affirmed his support for lowering drug prices, reminding Americans that he proposed similar legislation alongside Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., with the same goal in mind.
«I just don’t understand why any Republican wouldn’t support this. It’s President Trump’s executive order, and every American agrees that prescription drug price costs are too much, that it’s so unfair that Americans are stuck with all these high bills when other countries are paying pennies on the dollar for their drugs. It’s time that Americans be treated fairly,» Khanna said.

Democrats have rejected President Donald Trump’s executive orders since his first day back in the Oval Office. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
As Khanna, who was a surrogate for then-President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign in 2024, finds common ground with the current administration, he told Martha MacCallum on «The Story» Wednesday that Biden should not have run in 2024.
«I do think it’s important that, given what has come out, that we take accountability,» Khanna said. «Obviously, he should not have run. We should be clear to say that. Obviously, there should have been an open primary. And, I don’t think that’s very difficult that Democrats should just be straight up that he should not have run, now that we have all the facts. There should have been an open primary. I think to move on and move forward, it’s important to take accountability and be straight-forward with the American people.»
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While Khanna said he did not have the full picture of Biden’s health and mental acuity when he defended him before the disastrous debate performance, Khanna admitted, «We should be honest as a party that we made a mistake.»
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IDF detains Gaza-bound vessel carrying Greta Thunberg: ‘The show is over’

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Israeli forces early Monday detained an aid boat bound for Gaza while carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists.
The Israeli Defense Forces confirmed that it detained the Madleen, along with all its passengers, and diverted the vessel to Israel.
Activist Greta Thunberg, center, waits to board the Madleen boat, before setting sail for Gaza along with activists of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, departing from the Sicilian port of Catania, Italy, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli)
A video from the ministry posted on X shows an Israeli Navy officer engaging with the approaching «selfie yacht.»
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«Using an international civilian communication system, the Israeli Navy has instructed the ‘selfie yacht’ to change its course due to its approach toward a restricted area,» a post from the ministry read.
The video shows a Navy officer telling them that the maritime of the Gaza coast is closed to traffic. She instructs the activists on board that they must deliver aid through established channels.
The Israel Foreign Ministry said the passengers were «safe and unharmed» and had been provided sandwiches and water.
«The show is over,» the ministry said.
Israel had vowed to stop the so-called Freedom Flotilla Coalition in the days leading up to its arrival.
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Thunberg, a 22-year-old climate activist from Sweden, set sail aboard the Madleen last week, hoisting a Palestinian flag with 11 other activists, including «Game of Thrones» actor Liam Cunningham and Rima Hassa, a French member of the European Parliament who is of Palestinian descent.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg with other activists from a human rights organization meets with journalists in Catania, Italy on Sunday ahead of their departure for the Mideast. (AP)
The groups’ aim was to reach the shores of the Gaza Strip to bring in some aid and raise awareness of the humanitarian crisis there.
According to the Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs, the aid on the ship was less than a single truckload.

Activist Greta Thunberg stands near a Palestinian flag after boarding the Madleen boat and before setting sail for Gaza along with activists of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, departing from the Sicilian port of Catania, Italy, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (AP)
«The tiny amount of aid that was on the yacht and not consumed by the ‘celebrities’ will be transferred to Gaza through real humanitarian channels,» the ministry said.
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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has instructed the IDF to screen the footage of October 7 to participants of the Gaza-bound flotilla.
Fox News Digital’s Louis Casiano contributed to this report.
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El régimen de Irán amenazó con tomar “fuertes represalias” si el OIEA aprueba alguna resolución en su contra

El régimen de Irán advirtió que tomará represalias y reducirá significativamente su nivel de cooperación con el Organismo Internacional de Energía Atómica (OIEA) si la Junta de Gobernadores de dicha entidad aprueba una resolución en su contra. La medida, impulsada por el Reino Unido, Francia y Alemania —con apoyo de Estados Unidos—, podría intensificar aún más las tensiones sobre el programa nuclear iraní, cuya naturaleza pacífica no puede ser confirmada por el organismo de la ONU.
“Ciertamente, el OIEA no debe esperar que la República Islámica continúe su amplia y amistosa cooperación”, declaró el portavoz de la Organización de Energía Atómica de Irán, Behrouz Kamalvandi, en una entrevista con la televisión estatal iraní. El funcionario confirmó que su país ha preparado una lista de medidas técnicas y diplomáticas en respuesta a una eventual resolución crítica por parte del organismo.
En el centro de la disputa se encuentra el nivel de enriquecimiento de uranio que ha alcanzado Irán. Según el último informe técnico del OIEA, publicado el 31 de mayo, Teherán casi duplicó entre febrero y mayo la producción de uranio enriquecido al 60 %, acumulando 408,6 kilogramos, un nivel muy cercano al requerido para el uso militar. La agencia sostiene que “la rápida acumulación de uranio altamente enriquecido es motivo de grave preocupación” y ha dificultado las inspecciones técnicas.

El informe advierte además que Irán no ha proporcionado respuestas “técnicamente creíbles” sobre la presencia de material nuclear no declarado en al menos tres sitios específicos: Lavisan-Shian, Varamin y Turquzabad. En dichos lugares, el gobierno iraní habría realizado limpiezas que obstaculizaron las verificaciones del organismo.
“El Organismo no está en condiciones de garantizar que el programa nuclear de Irán sea exclusivamente pacífico”, concluyó el OIEA en su evaluación, y subrayó que, a pesar de ciertos avances en temas rutinarios de salvaguardias, la cooperación iraní ha sido “menos que satisfactoria” en los temas sustantivos.
Frente a la posibilidad de una nueva resolución crítica, Abás Araqchí, ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Irán, escribió en la red social X que “Irán reaccionará enérgicamente contra cualquier violación de sus derechos”. Acusó al E3 —como se conoce al grupo formado por Reino Unido, Alemania y Francia— de “optar por una acción maligna” en lugar de actuar de buena fe. “Acusar falsamente a Irán de violar las salvaguardias, basándose en información de mala calidad y politizada, está claramente diseñado para provocar una crisis”, afirmó el diplomático.
Estas advertencias llegan días antes de la reunión de la Junta de Gobernadores del OIEA, que comenzará este 9 de junio en Viena. En esta instancia, los Estados miembros evaluarán el informe de 22 páginas elaborado por el organismo, que repasa las actividades e inspecciones realizadas en Irán durante los últimos años.

En caso de aprobarse una resolución de condena, esta podría ser remitida al Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU, que tendría la facultad de reactivar sanciones internacionales suspendidas bajo el acuerdo nuclear de 2015.
Ese pacto, conocido como el Plan de Acción Integral Conjunto (JCPOA), fue abandonado unilateralmente por Estados Unidos en 2018 bajo la administración de Donald Trump. Desde entonces, Irán ha ido reduciendo progresivamente su cumplimiento de los compromisos nucleares, especialmente tras la imposición de nuevas sanciones económicas por parte de Washington.
Desde el 12 de abril, Teherán y Washington han sostenido cinco rondas de conversaciones indirectas en Omán, con el objetivo de restablecer un marco de control sobre el programa nuclear iraní. Sin embargo, las diferencias siguen siendo significativas. Estados Unidos exige que Irán detenga su enriquecimiento de uranio a niveles cercanos al umbral militar, mientras que Irán reclama garantías sobre el levantamiento de sanciones y el respeto a sus derechos soberanos.

En su intervención pública del domingo, Kamalvandi recordó que Irán ya ha reaccionado con firmeza en el pasado ante medidas similares. “Multiplicamos por siete la producción de enriquecimiento al 60 %” tras la aprobación de una resolución crítica en noviembre de 2024, indicó. En esa ocasión, Teherán también reactivó miles de centrifugadoras avanzadas como señal de desafío.
El director general del OIEA, Rafael Grossi, reiteró este sábado su “llamamiento urgente a Irán para que coopere plena y eficazmente con el Organismo”. Advirtió que sin dicha colaboración, el OIEA no podrá verificar si el material nuclear no declarado fue utilizado, mezclado con otro material o permanece fuera del control de salvaguardias internacionales.
(Con información de EFE)
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