California Rep. Ro Khanna passes on Senate run and backs liberal icon Barbara Lee over Reps. Katie Porter and Adam Schiff: 'She stood up so strongly against the war in Iraq'

• Ro Khanna on Sunday announced that he's backing Rep. Barbara Lee in the 2024 California Senate race.
• The progressive congressman is endorsing Lee over fellow Democratic Reps. Katie Porter and Adam Schiff.
• Khanna during his announcement said that Lee would bring a "unique voice" to the upper chamber.

Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna — a prominent progressive who was thought to be a potential candidate in the 2024 California Senate race — on Sunday said he isn't entering the contest to replace retiring Sen. Dianne Feinstein and would instead throw his support behind liberal icon and longtime Rep. Barbara Lee.