Adam Schiff
Democratic US senator from California; co-sponsored Cuba war-powers resolution requiring congressional authorisation.
Last refreshed: 7 July 2026 · Appears in 2 active topics
Why are Schiff and Kaine forcing a Senate vote on military action against Cuba?
Timeline for Adam Schiff
Paramount-WBD deal stalls at three gates
Media's AI PivotEndorsed the House initiative after losing the 29 April discharge motion
Cuba Dispatch: 32 House Democrats warn against Cuba actionCo-introduced resolution requiring congressional authorisation before US military operations against Cuba
Cuba Dispatch: Senate Democrats force Cuba war-powers voteWho is Adam Schiff?
What did Schiff do on the Iran war vote?
Did the War Powers Resolution vote on Iran pass?
Background
Adam Schiff is a Democratic Party senator from California, elected to the Senate in November 2024. He previously served in the House for over two decades, representing Los Angeles-area districts, and chaired the House Intelligence Committee during both Trump impeachment proceedings (2019 and 2021). His reputation rests on national security oversight and sustained scrutiny of executive power. Since moving to the Senate in January 2025 he has positioned himself as a leading voice on restraining presidential war-making without congressional authorisation.
Schiff joined five other senators, including Cory Booker and Tim Kaine, to force a War Powers Resolution vote on 18 March 2026, requiring congressional authorisation for continued Iran hostilities. Senate Republicans blocked the measure. Democrats threatened daily repeat votes unless hearings with senior cabinet officials were scheduled. The House had already defeated a similar measure 219-212. The episode illustrated a structural tension: congressional Democrats can force votes but lack the numbers to prevail.
On 25 April 2026 Schiff co-introduced with Tim Kaine and Ruben Gallego a joint resolution requiring congressional authorisation before any US military operation against Cuba. The trigger was Trump's repeated public claim that Cuba is next after Venezuela and Iran. A Senate vote is expected before 1 May 2026. Republican majorities in both chambers make passage unlikely; the sponsors are forcing a roll-call vote that would be the first Senate floor test of the administration's hemisphere military posture in 2026.
On 18 June 2026 Schiff joined Cory Booker and Elizabeth Warren in writing to the Federal Communications Commission demanding a formal 'may not close' notice on Paramount Skydance's $110bn takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, citing the deal's roughly 38.5% Gulf sovereign wealth financing against the FCC's foreign ownership ceiling. The senators' 1 July Deadline passed with no public FCC response, extending Schiff's established pattern of using procedural deadlines to test executive and regulatory accountability beyond his Iran and Cuba war-powers challenges.
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Was Schiff on the Senate Intelligence Committee?
What is the Kaine-Schiff-Gallego Cuba war-powers resolution?
Why did Adam Schiff push a war-powers resolution on Cuba?
Who is Adam Schiff and what committee did he chair?
Did Adam Schiff vote on war powers during the Iran conflict?
Did Adam Schiff sign a letter about the Paramount-WBD merger?
