NPR's Juana Summers talks with Washington Congressman Adam Smith, the top Democrat on the Armed Services Committee and one of the people publicly calling on President Biden to get out of the race.

A moderate, and a prosecutor by training, Smith has quietly risen over 27 years to become the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee — a spot hardly known for system-bucking.

Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) said it was an “absolute lie” that President Trump and Elon Musk were increasing government efficiency through a series of federal employee layoffs and cuts… ...

U.S. Rep. Adam Smith wants President Joe Biden to remain in the White House this year even if he drops out of the election, which “seems to be where this is headed,” he said in an interview ...

Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) said Wednesday he does not think Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is “up to the task” of running the Pentagon. Smith, the top Democrat on the House Armed Services ...

Kshama Sawant announces she will challenge U.S. Rep. Adam Smith, a Democrat, for his District 9 seat. Sawant is a former socialist Seattle City Council member.