Schiff's swearing-in sets record in U.S. Senate

Sen. Adam Schiff's (D-Calif.) swearing-in for a full six-year term in the upper chamber this week set a U.S. record, as the 119th Congress convened for the first time Friday.

The Democrat from Burbank, Calif., is the only senator in the U.S. history to have taken the oath of office three separate times in less than one month.

Schiff's unique achievement is a result of the Golden State's laws regarding Senate vacancies.

Even though the governor can appoint a person to fill a vacant Senate seat temporarily...