How outlets cover Adam B. Schiff D · CA · SEN · Mar 7 – Mar 8, 2026
Bill Maher Presents Adam Schiff With Obama-Era Military Force Statement
Maher presented Schiff with an Obama-era military-force statement that Schiff called vague before its source was revealed. Center outlets emphasize his stumble; right-leaning outlets cast the exchange as exposing inconsistency over Trump’s Iran strikes.
Lead article · The IndependentBill Maher stumps leading Democrat Adam Schiff with fake Trump quoteBill Maher presented Adam Schiff with a statement about presidential military authority. Schiff called it vague before Maher identified it as coming from the Obama administration.
Center outlets focus on Schiff’s stumble and embarrassment, a theme also present in right-leaning outlets. Right-leaning outlets more explicitly cast the exchange as exposing inconsistency in his criticism of Trump’s Iran strikes; some also report his argument for congressional authority.
Outlets by lean
8 RATED · 1 UNRATEDCompare by side
Daily Mail foregrounds Schiff’s stumbling answer and embarrassment after Maher reveals the statement came from the Obama administration.
How it looks for Schiff, by side
9 OF 10 ARTICLESLeft: 0 good, 0 bad, 0 mixed, 0 informational. Center: 0 good, 0 bad, 1 mixed, 0 informational. Right: 0 good, 0 bad, 8 mixed, 0 informational.
1 UNRATED ARTICLE NOT SHOWN
When each side covered it
MAR 7 – 8Articles per day by side. MAR 7: Left 0, Center 0, Right 6. MAR 8: Left 0, Center 1, Right 2.
No left-leaning outlet has covered this yet. We’ll alert you when one does.No left-leaning outlet has covered this yet. We’ll alert you when one does, and when any new outlet covers it.