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Adam Schiff

Adam Schiff

United States Senator from California

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  • Sep 24

    US lawmakers unveil bipartisan 20% to 30% federal film and television tax credit bill

    Bipartisan lawmakers introduced legislation establishing a 20% base federal tax credit on production labor, aiming to curb domestic entertainment job losses during the year-end session.

  • Aug 21

    Voter backlash over AI data centers scrambles 2026 US midterm races as states impose building freezes

    Political candidates across both parties are moving to restrict AI data centers after local opposition blocked $130 billion in projects and Gallup polling revealed 71% public opposition to nearby facilities.

  • Jul 26

    Trump returns to rescheduled correspondents' dinner, swaps jokes for insults aimed at CNN, Don Lemon and Ilhan Omar

    Speaking at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, the US president blended self-pity with personal attacks, calling the assembled journalists 'the largest group of people with Trump derangement syndrome ever brought together.'

  • Jul 25

    Trump defends free speech, jokes about third term at correspondents' dinner rescheduled after shooting

    President Donald Trump, 80, spoke on July 24 at the Waldorf Astoria, three months after a gunman interrupted the original event. He gave reporters his phone number and joked about a third term, mixing praise for the Secret Service with attacks on journalists and political rivals.

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