Rep. Adam Schiff
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Axios reported for the first time Schiff’s plans on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The exit added the Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi
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Politician later reported that Schiff, who currently serves as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, has pressured Newsom to nominate him for the role he currently holds Xavier Becerra
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Politico added that Pelosi herself has lobbied for Schiff’s appointment on his behalf, according to three people familiar with the matter, although a Pelosi spokesman declined to comment.
Representatives from Schiff and Newsom did not immediately respond to requests for comments from The Hill.
Axios noted that if Newsom selects Schiff, House Democrats would lose a strong party voice to the California congressman, who gained special attention after leading the Russian investigation into then-President Trump
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A Schiff exit would also leave a meager 221-211 Democratic majority in the lower house.
Becerra will step down as attorney general if the Senate confirms him as HHS secretary. If Schiff takes over the role, it would take about six months for special elections to select Schiff’s replacement in the House.
Newsom’s next decision on a new state attorney general comes after he was elected secretary of state Alex Padilla
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Harris was sworn in as his successor hours after being sworn in as vice president last month, along with the new Georgia Sens. Jon Ossoff
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Newsom’s election also comes as he faces an impending withdrawal effort and criticism of the state that has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, with a Berkley IGS survey it posted its approval rating on Tuesday dropping to 31 percent, with another 31 percent against its job performance.