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Adam Schiff

Adam Schiff

United States Senator

Appears in 2 stories

Born: 1960 (age 65 years), Framingham, MA
Party: Democratic Party
Previous offices: Representative, CA 30th District (2023–2024), Representative, CA 28th District (2013–2023), Representative, CA 29th District (2003–2013), and more
Spouse: Eve Schiff
Children: Lexi Schiff and Elijah Schiff

Notable Quotes

"The Constitution gives Congress alone the power to declare war. That power was placed in our hands by our Founders — not by accident, but by design — because they feared an executive growing too fond of war-making." — Senate floor, March 2026

Schiff has called the accusations a 'baseless attempt at political retribution' for his role in Trump’s impeachment. ([latimes.com](https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-07-15/trump-accuses-schiff-of-mortgage-fraud-which-schiff-calls-false-political-retaliation?utm_source=openai))

Bharara characterized Pulte as a presidential appointee who 'misuses the power of his office to manufacture allegations of criminal conduct against the president’s perceived political adversaries.' ([latimes.com](https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-09-09/schiff-attorney-told-doj-to-investigate-pulte-for-probing-mortgages-of-trumps-opponents?utm_source=openai))

Stories

Congress confronts its war powers as US-Iran conflict escalates without authorization

Rule Changes

Advocating for congressional authority over military operations

The War Powers Resolution has been on the books for 53 years, designed to prevent a president waging a major war without Congress voting to authorize it. On March 5, with American troops engaged in combat against Iran and at least six service members dead, the Senate voted 47-53 to reject a resolution requiring presidential approval from Congress before continuing military operations, followed hours later by the House rejecting its parallel measure H. Con. Res. 38.

Updated Mar 19

Bill Pulte’s FHFA mortgage-fraud crusade faces watchdog scrutiny

Rule Changes

Under DOJ mortgage‑fraud investigation following Pulte referral; not indicted

In early 2025, President Donald Trump installed housing heir Bill Pulte as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), the regulator overseeing Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and more than $8.5 trillion in U.S. mortgage credit. Within months, Pulte began using access to mortgage data to publicly accuse several high-profile Democrats — New York Attorney General Letitia James, Senator Adam Schiff, Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook and Congressman Eric Swalwell — of mortgage fraud, referring them to the Justice Department amid concerns of political retribution.

Updated Feb 5