Khanna to Replace Krishnamoorthi as Top Democrat on Influential China Committee

Khanna has recently spearheaded legislation to get the Justice Department to release all unclassified Jeffrey Epstein records.

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) speaks at the House Triangle on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 3, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) will replace Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) as top Democrat on the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) has announced.

In a statement, Jeffries thanked Krishnamoorthi for working “diligently and in a bipartisan way to strengthen [U.S.] global competitiveness and to advance American economic and national security interests.”