California Rep. Adam Schiff calls for Biden to step aside
5 months, 1 week ago

California Rep. Adam Schiff calls for Biden to step aside

NPR  

California Rep. Adam Schiff calls for Biden to step aside toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images California Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, is calling for President Biden to step aside from his bid for re-election, according to a statement obtained by NPR. In the statement, Schiff, who is currently running for Senate in California, called on Biden to “pass the torch” and “secure his legacy of leadership” by allowing Democrats to defeat Donald Trump. Schiff's statement comes amid a fresh push from skittish Democrats for Biden to step aside. Those frustrations have been exacerbated in recent days as the Democratic National Committee is preparing to officially make Biden to be the party’s nominee in a virtual roll call vote that could happen weeks before the party’s convention that begins on August 19 in Chicago.

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New California Sen. Adam Schiff wants to be more than a Trump antagonist
2 weeks, 1 day ago

New California Sen. Adam Schiff wants to be more than a Trump antagonist

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Democrat Adam Schiff stood on the Senate floor almost five years ago as a House impeachment manager and made a passionate case that Donald Trump should be removed from office for abusing the power of the presidency. He says those priorities will frequently be at odds in the era of Trump, “and so I’ll have to try to …

Schiff to be sworn in Monday as California’s next U.S. senator
3 weeks ago

Schiff to be sworn in Monday as California’s next U.S. senator

LA Times  

Rep. Adam B. Schiff addresses a crowd gathered at a campaign event at the UA Union Hall in Orange in March. Sen.-elect Adam B. Schiff will be sworn in as California’s next U.S. senator on Monday, replacing Sen. Laphonza Butler, according to sources familiar with the arrangements. Former Assemblymember Laura Friedman, a Democrat, won election in Schiff’s House district and …

After high-profile clashes with Trump, Adam Schiff will soon have a new title: Freshman
1 month, 1 week ago

After high-profile clashes with Trump, Adam Schiff will soon have a new title: Freshman

LA Times  

Outgoing Democratic Rep. Adam B. Schiff, seen in his home city of Burbank in 2021, was elected this month to serve as California’s next U.S. senator. Trump has vowed to spend his second term pursuing his political enemies, including Schiff, whom he has variously described as a “liar,” “traitor,” “shifty,” “evil,” “pencil neck” and one of the country’s “enemies from …

Column: Call Adam Schiff what you want. California’s next senator is ready to work with Trump
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Column: Call Adam Schiff what you want. California’s next senator is ready to work with Trump

LA Times  

Adam Schiff — “sleazebag,” “low life,” “little pencil neck,” to use some of the pungent ways Donald Trump describes him — is taking the high road, turning the other cheek and generally being the better man by ignoring all that and promising to do whatever he can to work and thrive in a MAGA-fied Washington, D.C. No, his views of …

Democrat Adam Schiff wins California’s U.S. Senate race
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Democrat Adam Schiff wins California’s U.S. Senate race

LA Times  

Democratic Rep. Adam B. Schiff of Burbank, who rose to national prominence as a key antagonist of former President Trump, easily beat Republican and former Dodgers All-Star Steve Garvey on Tuesday night to win California’s open seat in the U.S. Senate. Schiff also wished Garvey well, saying he understands that it’s “not easy to be a candidate for any office.” …

Five takeaways from the testy U.S. Senate debate between Schiff and Garvey
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Five takeaways from the testy U.S. Senate debate between Schiff and Garvey

LA Times  

KABC-TV Los Angeles hosted the 2024 California U.S. Senate Candidate Forum with Republican former Dodger Steve Garvey and Democratic Rep. Adam B. Schiff, left, on Tuesday in Glendale. When Schiff in his first remarks accused Garvey of turning a blind eye to the worst impulses of Trump — who Schiff noted has said he wants to “be a dictator on …

Endorsement: Adam Schiff for U.S. Senate
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Endorsement: Adam Schiff for U.S. Senate

LA Times  

In the race for the U.S. Senate seat that was held by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the decision isn’t a difficult one. He has had a nearly three-decade political career representing Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley communities, first serving in the state Legislature and then in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2001. Opinion L.A. Times electoral endorsements …

Biden pushes party unity as he resists calls to step aside, says he’ll return to campaign next week
5 months ago

Biden pushes party unity as he resists calls to step aside, says he’ll return to campaign next week

The Hindu  

A rapidly growing chorus of Democratic lawmakers called on July 19 for President Joe Biden to drop his reelection bid, even as the President insisted he’s ready to return to the campaign trail next week to counter what he called a “dark vision” laid out by Republican Donald Trump. But the stakes of this election are too high.” Mr, Biden …

Schumer 'told Biden it's time to drop out'
5 months ago

Schumer 'told Biden it's time to drop out'

Raw Story  

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer reportedly told President Joe Biden that he should drop out of the presidential race on Saturday, ABC News reports. In addition to the reporting about Schumer Wednesday, California Congressman Adam Schiff formally called on Joe Biden to quit his presidential campaign due to “serious concerns” the president won’t be able to beat Donald Trump a …

Schumer, Pelosi ramp up pressure on Biden over 2024 election bid: Reports
5 months ago

Schumer, Pelosi ramp up pressure on Biden over 2024 election bid: Reports

Al Jazeera  

Reports come as Congressman Adam Schiff became the most prominent Democrat to publicly urge Biden to withdraw from the presidential race. Schumer, the Senate Democratic leader, and Jeffries, the House Democratic leader, told Biden, who is 81 years old, to withdraw from the presidential race, the ABC News broadcaster reported on Wednesday. Schumer made the appeal during a “blunt conversation” …

Top Democrat Adam Schiff demands Biden drop out of the race
5 months ago

Top Democrat Adam Schiff demands Biden drop out of the race

Daily Mail  

Leading Democrat congressman Adam Schiff has issued a stunning call for Joe Biden to exit the presidential race. He became one of the most high-profile Democrats to publicly sour on Biden, 81, amid spiraling concerns over his age in the wake of a disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump last month. His statement comes as a brutal new AP-NORC Center …

Top Democrat Adam Schiff calls on U.S. President Joe Biden to exit presidential race
5 months ago

Top Democrat Adam Schiff calls on U.S. President Joe Biden to exit presidential race

The Hindu  

Representative Adam Schiff on July 17 became the most heavyweight Democrat so far to publicly urge U.S. President Joe Biden to step aside for another candidate to face Donald Trump. Mr. Schiff, a key congressional powerbroker, praised Mr. Biden but told the Los Angeles Times that he doubts that the 81-year-old incumbent can defeat Trump - a threat to "the …

Top Democrat Adam Schiff demands Biden drop out of the race
5 months ago

Top Democrat Adam Schiff demands Biden drop out of the race

Daily Mail  

Leading Democrat congressman Adam Schiff has issued a stunning call for Joe Biden to exit the presidential race. Schiff became one of the most high-profile Democrats to publicly sour on Biden amid spiraling concerns over his age in the wake of a disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump last month. Rep. Adam Schiff called on President Biden to exit the …

Top Democrat Adam Schiff calls on Biden to drop out of 2024 election race
5 months, 1 week ago

Top Democrat Adam Schiff calls on Biden to drop out of 2024 election race

Al Jazeera  

A new poll also finds nearly two-thirds of US Democrats believe Biden should allow the party to pick a new candidate. United States legislator Adam Schiff, an influential member of Joe Biden’s Democratic Party, has joined a chorus of calls urging the US president to drop out of the 2024 election race. In a statement shared by US media outlets …

Rep. Schiff calls on Biden to drop out, citing ‘serious concerns’ that he can’t win
5 months, 1 week ago

Rep. Schiff calls on Biden to drop out, citing ‘serious concerns’ that he can’t win

LA Times  

Rep. Adam B. Schiff, a candidate for U.S. Senate, called Wednesday for President Biden to end his reelection bid. In a statement reported first by The Times, Schiff said Biden “has been one of the most consequential presidents in our nation’s history, and his lifetime of service as a Senator, a Vice President, and now as President has made our …

'Overwhelming losses': Senior Democrat privately says Biden could cost Dems House, Senate
5 months, 1 week ago

'Overwhelming losses': Senior Democrat privately says Biden could cost Dems House, Senate

Raw Story  

A senior Democrat from California who recently led the House Intelligence Committee told donors at a private fundraiser on Saturday that if President Joe Biden remains in the presidential race, Democrats could face overwhelming losses in the upcoming election. “And we may very, very well lose the Senate and lose our chance to take back the House.” Schiff, who currently …

Biden’s candidacy faces new peril, including first Senate Democrat saying he should exit race
5 months, 1 week ago

Biden’s candidacy faces new peril, including first Senate Democrat saying he should exit race

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s imperiled reelection campaign hit new trouble Wednesday as House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi said merely “it’s up to the president to decide” if he should stay in the race, celebrity donor George Clooney said he should not run and Democratic senators and lawmakers expressed fresh fear about his ability to beat Republican Donald Trump. Welch …

Four senior US Democrats join calls for Joe Biden to drop re-election bid as party cracks widen
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Four senior US Democrats join calls for Joe Biden to drop re-election bid as party cracks widen

ABC  

An embattled United States President Joe Biden is facing escalating pressure to withdraw from the presidential race, with about a dozen fellow Democrats now calling on him to step aside. Democratic senator Chris Murphy told CNN's State of the Union the coming week was crucial for the president to convince voters he is "the old Joe Biden". "Joe Biden will …

As Joe Biden faces increasing calls to step aside from the presidential race, here are the Democrat voices publicly asking him to drop out
5 months, 2 weeks ago

As Joe Biden faces increasing calls to step aside from the presidential race, here are the Democrat voices publicly asking him to drop out

ABC  

As the race to become president of the United States continues to heat up, members of the Democratic party fear for their leader Joe Biden's prospects of retaining the White House. "Recognising that, unlike Trump, President Biden's first commitment has always been to our country, not himself, I am hopeful that he will make the painful and difficult decision to …

Who is backing Biden? We're keeping track
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Who is backing Biden? We're keeping track

NPR  

Who is backing Biden? We're keeping track toggle caption Emily Elconin/Bloomberg via Getty Images Public calls for President Biden to step aside picked up after the Republican National Convention, as key members of his party called for him to step aside despite reassurances from his campaign. Also notable, a group of four prominent members from the Congressional Black Caucus, Congressional …

Republican Garvey will target independents, soft Democrats, in bid against Schiff for Senate seat
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Republican Garvey will target independents, soft Democrats, in bid against Schiff for Senate seat

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Republican former baseball star Steve Garvey calls himself a “conservative moderate” who shouldn’t be buttonholed into conventional political labels, a self-styled description that provides a window into how he hopes to win over independents and soft Democratic voters in his longshot Senate campaign against Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff. “He’s never been this partisan guy,” Shupe added, noting …

Rep. Adam Schiff makes runoff in Democratic primary for US Senate in California
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Rep. Adam Schiff makes runoff in Democratic primary for US Senate in California

Hindustan Times  

AP, CNN and NBC News forecast that Democratic House member, Rep. Adam Schiff will proceed to the November runoff election for the open Senate seats in California. US Representative and 2024 US Senate candidate Adam Schiff, Democrat of California, wears an "I Voted" sticker after casting his ballot during the presidential primary at a polling location in Burbank, California, on …

How Trump propelled Schiff to the general California Senate election
9 months, 2 weeks ago

How Trump propelled Schiff to the general California Senate election

LA Times  

Adam Schiff celebrates with his wife Eve during an election party in Los Angeles Tuesday night. The omnipresence of Trump’s legal travails and his dominance in the Republican presidential primary ensure his shadow over the 2024 election will remain through November, and only increase Rep. Adam B. Schiff’s already heady chances of becoming California’s newest U.S. senator. As the lead …

Column: Schiff cheapened himself with his cynical effort to help Garvey in Senate primary
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Column: Schiff cheapened himself with his cynical effort to help Garvey in Senate primary

LA Times  

Rep. Adam B. Schiff’s clever and cynical ploy in California’s Senate primary enabled him to avoid risk in the November runoff. Former Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres star Steve Garvey — the race’s only recognizable Republican — may have advanced to the November runoff on his own without being propelled by Schiff, who handpicked his preferred weak opponent …

Schiff and Garvey are headed to November showdown for coveted California Senate seat
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Schiff and Garvey are headed to November showdown for coveted California Senate seat

LA Times  

Concluding California’s most competitive U.S. Senate primary in a generation, Rep. Adam B. Schiff of Burbank and retired Dodgers All-Star Steve Garvey will square off in November to represent the Golden State in Washington. She said in an interview that she hopes the election results show voters that campaign finance rules have to change, because “money drives the polling in …

California’s top-two primary creates twists and turns in Senate race
9 months, 4 weeks ago

California’s top-two primary creates twists and turns in Senate race

LA Times  

Senate candidates Steve Garvey, left, Rep. Katie Porter, Rep. Adam B. Schiff and Rep. Barbara Lee took the stage for the final debate before the March 5 primary. A poll of likely voters released last week by the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California showed Schiff leading with 24%, followed by Porter and Garvey in a virtual tie at 19% …

California’s Senate primary could derail two prominent Democrats and elevate Republican Steve Garvey
9 months, 4 weeks ago

California’s Senate primary could derail two prominent Democrats and elevate Republican Steve Garvey

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. LOS ANGELES — California’s Senate race was expected to be a three-way Democratic prizefight, but the possibility of a record-low turnout is elevating the chances of Republican Steve Garvey, a former baseball star, and could derail the congressional careers of two prominent progressives. “I don’t see a surge of Democratic …

California Senate candidates grilled in second debate, asked if Biden and Trump are too old
10 months, 1 week ago

California Senate candidates grilled in second debate, asked if Biden and Trump are too old

LA Times  

Who could replace the late California Sen. Dianne Feinstein in this year’s election? Reps. Katie Porter and Barbara Lee and Republican candidate Steve Garvey all faced sharp questions from moderators: Porter was asked if she waited too long to propose solutions to California’s housing crisis; Lee about her support for a $50 minimum wage and whether it would be sustainable …

Endorsement: Adam Schiff for the U.S. Senate
11 months, 1 week ago

Endorsement: Adam Schiff for the U.S. Senate

LA Times  

Schiff says he has a record of leadership and getting things done in Washington. Schiff, however, stands out for his extraordinary leadership over the last several years in helping to protect the nation’s institutions, the rule of law and American democracy itself from former President Trump. Senator The Times editorial board interviewed some of the leading candidates for the U.S. …

Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas endorses Rep. Adam Schiff in California’s U.S. Senate race
1 year, 1 month ago

Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas endorses Rep. Adam Schiff in California’s U.S. Senate race

LA Times  

Rep. Adam B. Schiff, left, has won the support of California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, the highest-ranking Latino elected official to endorse a candidate in the 2024 Senate race. Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas on Thursday endorsed Rep. Adam B. Schiff in California’s contested 2024 U.S. Senate race, adding to the Burbank congressman’s support from influential California Democrats as the March …

How Rep. Adam Schiff celebrated the fourth indictment of former President Trump
1 year, 4 months ago

How Rep. Adam Schiff celebrated the fourth indictment of former President Trump

LA Times  

Riverside County Democratic Party Chair Joy Silver worked the crowd with the guile of a Vegas nightclub opening act, stalling until Rep. Adam Schiff arrived. That stature elevated Schiff’s 2021 book — “Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could” — to the bestseller lists. I will tell you:100%.” Axelrod noted that Schiff’s recent censure by …

Adam Schiff dominates rivals in fundraising for California’s U.S. Senate race
1 year, 5 months ago

Adam Schiff dominates rivals in fundraising for California’s U.S. Senate race

LA Times  

Rep. Adam B. Schiff, center, has raised millions more than Reps. Barbara Lee, left, and Katie Porter, his Democratic rivals in California’s 2024 U.S. Senate race. Rep. Adam B. Schiff swamped his rivals in the financial race to replace retiring Sen. Dianne Feinstein, raising $8.2 million in recent months, according to federal fundraising reports released Saturday. Schiff’s windfall was fueled …

Adam Schiff tells 'The View' GOP is going after him to 'follow their master Donald Trump'
1 year, 6 months ago

Adam Schiff tells 'The View' GOP is going after him to 'follow their master Donald Trump'

Raw Story  

There were numerous members of the House that came together to run the first impeachment of Donald Trump, but the former president has always fixated on Rep. Adam Schiff. They think they are standing up to them and, more importantly, that they are standing up to their master Donald Trump," Schiff told Whoopi Goldberg. "I think we're in that kind …

Nancy Pelosi backs Adam Schiff’s bid for Dianne Feinstein’s Senate seat
1 year, 10 months ago

Nancy Pelosi backs Adam Schiff’s bid for Dianne Feinstein’s Senate seat

LA Times  

Rep. Adam Schiff, shown Jan. 12, received the backing of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and several other Californians in his bid for a Senate seat next year. Democratic stalwart and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi endorsed Rep. Adam B. Schiff’s bid for the U.S. Senate on Thursday, as long as incumbent Dianne Feinstein doesn’t seek reelection. “If she decides …

Letters to the Editor: California is lucky to have so many great Senate candidates
1 year, 10 months ago

Letters to the Editor: California is lucky to have so many great Senate candidates

LA Times  

To the editor: It seems that everyone, including The Times, is predicting a brutal primary for the seat held by Sen. Dianne Feinstein. I would be proud to have Reps. Katie Porter, Adam B. Schiff or Barbara Lee represent California in the Senate. If I sound naive in hoping that their campaigns will emphasize their own strengths and not focus …

Trump impeachment leader Schiff joins California Senate race
1 year, 10 months ago

Trump impeachment leader Schiff joins California Senate race

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, who rose to national prominence as the lead prosecutor in President Donald Trump’s first impeachment trial, said Thursday he is running for the Senate seat held by long-serving Democrat Dianne Feinstein. “If our democracy isn’t delivering for Americans, they’ll look for alternatives, like a dangerous demagogue who promises that he alone can fix …

Trump impeachment leader Schiff joins California Senate race
1 year, 10 months ago

Trump impeachment leader Schiff joins California Senate race

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, who rose to national prominence as the lead prosecutor in President Donald Trump’s first impeachment trial, said Thursday he is running for the Senate seat held by long-serving Democrat Dianne Feinstein. “If our democracy isn’t delivering for Americans, they’ll look for alternatives, like a dangerous demagogue who promises that he alone can fix …

Rep. Adam Schiff is running for the Senate in California
1 year, 10 months ago

Rep. Adam Schiff is running for the Senate in California

Daily Mail  

Rep. Adam Schiff announced Thursday that he was running for Senate, launching a bid to talk the place of 89-year-old Sen. Dianne Feinstein. It comes two days after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy removed Schiff, the former chairman, from the House Intelligence Committee, with the California Republican accusing the Democrat of lying about Russiagate and the veracity of Hunter Biden's laptop. …

California Rep. Adam Schiff enters marquee Senate race
1 year, 10 months ago

California Rep. Adam Schiff enters marquee Senate race

LA Times  

Rep. Adam B. Schiff, a decades-long fixture in San Fernando Valley politics who rose to national prominence as a top Democratic foe to then-President Trump, announced Thursday that he is joining a contest for U.S. Senate that is quickly shaping up to be highly competitive. His kickoff campaign video flaunts anti-endorsements from prominent right-wingers such as Trump — shown referring …

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