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Adam Schiff

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Adam Bennett Schiff is an American lawyer and politician currently serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 28th congressional district, a position he has held since January 3, 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, Schiff has played a significant role in various legislative efforts and is known for his work on national security and intelligence issues. He served as the Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, where he was involved in high-profile investigations and oversight of intelligence agencies.

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Nov 6, 2025

She has been an indelible part of every major progressive accomplishment in the 21st Century.

latimes.com
Oct 28, 2025

I just want to join in raising a few points in response to our colleague. First, the pardon power is not absolute. If the pardon power were absolute, a President could order vast branches of the U.S. Government to break an infinite number…

govinfo.gov
Oct 21, 2025

I stand in this well in support of my colleague's request as the Senator representing both the State first impacted by the President's abuse of our military and one against which he has threatened further action and deployment. So here we…

govinfo.gov
Oct 9, 2025

I want to take a look at the last 9 months in this country, at the first 9 months of this administration, and see just how far we have traveled down the road toward dictatorship in 9 months. So let me see if in less than 9 minutes I can…

govinfo.gov
Oct 8, 2025

This is supposed to be an oversight hearing when dozens of prosecutors have been fired simply because they worked on cases investigating the former president.

msnbc.com
Oct 8, 2025

This is supposed to be an oversight hearing in which members of Congress can get serious answers to serious questions.

msnbc.com
Oct 8, 2025

This is supposed to be an oversight hearing, and it comes in the wake of revelations that a top administration official took $50,000 in a bag, and this department made that investigation go away.

msnbc.com
Oct 8, 2025

I rise today to bring before the Senate a resolution concerning one of our most serious constitutional responsibilities: whether the United States should engage in armed conflict against a particular adversary. The Constitution clearly and…

govinfo.gov
Oct 8, 2025

This is supposed to be an oversight hearing of the Justice Department, and it comes in the wake of an indictment called for by the president of one of his enemies.

msnbc.com
Oct 2, 2025

Our democracy is badly broken when a president can illegally suspend projects for Blue states in order to punish his political enemies.

politico.com
Sep 4, 2025

Well, I don’t think I can analyze what D.C.’s crime numbers were, but I can say this about Los Angeles and the deployment of troops there: First of all, it was completely unnecessary.

breitbart.com
Aug 24, 2025

They go and they do this interview without the presence of a prosecutor who actually knows the facts.

nbcnews.com
Aug 24, 2025

She wants a pardon. She says exactly what her lawyers tell her is going to be necessary to get a pardon.

nbcnews.com
Aug 2, 2025

There are lots of extraordinary and suspicious happenings around the Epstein case in the last few months. But just by way of background to those who may not be following each development, you have Epstein at one point describing himself as…

govinfo.gov
Aug 2, 2025

Can I make one last point, with your indulgence? One other extraordinary fact about this is that none of the prosecutors who actually worked on prosecuting Maxwell were present. The reason you would want them there is, they know the facts…

govinfo.gov
Jul 29, 2025

What will come out next about Bove? That's precisely the problem with this disaster of a nominee.

commondreams.org
Jul 23, 2025

the Senate this week is considering a nominee so patently unfit to be a Federal judge, so lacking in the temperament, integrity, and judgment to serve as an arbiter of the Nation's laws, that the chorus of opposition has grown deafening…

govinfo.gov
Jul 19, 2025

If Paramount and CBS ended the Late Show for political reasons, the public deserves to know. And deserves better.

redstate.com
Jul 18, 2025

If Paramount and CBS ended the Late Show for political reasons, the public deserves to know. And deserves better.

breitbart.com
Jul 18, 2025

But Donald, before you piss off — would you release the Epstein files?

huffpost.com
Jul 18, 2025

The massive transfer of the personal data of millions of Medicaid recipients should alarm every American. This massive violation of our privacy laws must be halted immediately.

cnn.com
Jul 17, 2025

Either she was fired because she's James Comey's daughter, which would be totally inappropriate and a wrongful termination, or she was fired because she was prosecuting Epstein and his accomplices. And why would they fire her over that…

newsweek.com
Jul 17, 2025

They created these conspiracy theories.

nbcnews.com
Jul 17, 2025

The massive transfer of the personal data of millions of Medicaid recipients should alarm every American. This massive violation of our privacy laws must be halted immediately. It will harm families across the nation and only cause more…

newsweek.com
Jul 16, 2025

This was way too late, but I’m glad that this is finally happening.

breitbart.com

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