Dave Rubin of “The Rubin Report” talks to Ro Khanna about why Democrats have become the party of defending institutions and the status quo; how offshoring has hurt the working class; why Elon Musk’s efforts to expose wasteful government spending is misguided; concerns over the constitutionality of pausing government payments without congressional approval; the importance of transparency and upholding the power of the purse; and whether radical measures are needed to fix government corruption and inefficiency; the importance of open debate and resisting cancel culture; agreements and disagreements on trade, tariffs, and industrial policy, including overlap with Trump’s views; the discussion on the Department of Education’s role and federal funding in public schools; and differing perspectives on school choice versus public education; the Democratic Party’s focus on gender and race issues; why gender identity should be a personal choice and not a matter of government intervention; how to handle transgender athletes in sports; and much more. Check out the NEW RUBIN REPORT MERCH here: https://daverubin.store/ ---------- Today’s Sponsors: Ground News - Avoid the agenda-driven narratives and outright manipulation of the facts from Mainstream Media. Ground News is not a news publisher, they are an independent app and website that simply aggregates every source on a story, so you can compare coverage and see through mainstream media spin. Rubin Report viewers get 40% off their best plan Go to: https://Ground.News/Rubin Wrinkle Filler - Take years, or even decades off your appearance in under 2-minutes. Watch Dr. Layke's step-by-step video free and uninterrupted. Go to: https://BHMD1.com/Rubin Rumble Premium - Corporate America is fighting to remove speech, Rumble is fighting to keep it. If you really believe in this fight Rumble is offering $10 off with the promo code RUBIN when you purchase an annual subscription, Go to: https://Rumble.com/premium/RUBIN and use promo code RUBIN ---------- #RubinReport #RoKhanna #Democrats #DemocraticParty #progressive #liberal #Republicans #RepublicanParty #Trump #DOGE #ElonMusk #governmentspending #departmentofeducation #DaveRubin 0:00 Intro 1:55 Democrats vs. DOGE 10:54 Old School Liberals vs. Progressives 19:56 Shutting Down The Department of Education 27:57 Gender Ideology 41:40 Are Democrats Racist? 49:10 Ro Khanna's Future Is the state of US news driving you crazy? Does the coverage of political news rarely seem “fair and balanced”? Serious discussions on US politics is vital to having a healthy democracy. No matter what political party you belong to, we need to be able to hear a variety of political perspectives. Whether you majored in political science or just want to have a deeper understanding of the issues you’ll want to check out this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEbhOtC9klbCr0iN2ANJbaV477B0eSpc6 To make sure you never miss a single Rubin Report video, click here to subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJdKr0Bgd_5saZYqLCa9mng?sub_confirmation=1 Looking for smart and honest conversations about current events, political news and the culture war? Want to increase your critical thinking by listening to different perspectives on a variety of topics? If so, then you’re in the right place because on The Rubin Report Dave Rubin engages the ideas of some of society's most interesting thought leaders, authors, politicians and comedians. The Rubin Report is the largest talk show about free speech and big ideas on YouTube. Dave allows his guests to speak their minds and his audience to think for themselves. New videos every week. The Rubin Report is fan funded through monthly and one-time donations: https://rubinreport.com/support ****** Join Dave's Locals community: https://rubinreport.locals.com/ Order “Don't Burn This Country” the follow up to Dave Rubin’s New York Times bestselling “Don’t Burn This Book” here: https://daverubin.com/book/ Buy Tickets for upcoming events here: https://daverubin.com/events/ Dave Rubin's book, "Don't Burn This Book" is available at: www.dontburnthisbook.com LISTEN to The Rubin Report podcast: www.rubinreport.com/podcast See Dave LIVE: https://daverubin.com/events/ Sign up for our newsletter with the best of The Rubin Report delivered to your inbox once a week: http://www.rubinreport.com/newsletter Official Rubin Report Merchandise: https://rubinreport.myshopify.com/ All art on the set are original works by Caylin Rose Janet. Get a print here: https://www.caylinrosejanet.com/rubinreportart.html ****** Ro Khanna U.S. Representative, California Ro on X: https://x.com/RoKhanna ****** Follow Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RubinReport Follow The Rubin Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rubinreport Follow Dave on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/daverubin Follow Dave on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rubinreport/?hl=en About Dave Rubin: http://rubinreport.com