HOT SEAT

Dems Face Leadership Showdown as Raskin Takes on Nadler

Raskin’s decision to run for Nadler’s committee seat comes amid several generational shifts and leadership clashes in the House and within the party.

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) has launched his bid against Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) for the Democrats' top seat on the House Judiciary Committee. “After a week consulting most of our Colleagues and engaging in serious introspection about where we are, I am running today to be your Ranking Member on the House Judiciary Committee in the 119th Congress,” Raskin wrote in a letter to fellow House Dems on Monday. “This is where we will wage our front-line defense of the freedoms and rights of the people, the integrity of the Department of Justice and the FBI, and the security of our most precious birthright possessions: the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, the rule of law, and democracy itself.” A constitutional scholar, the Maryland rep led Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial and was a member of the Jan. 6 select committee. He has served as the top Democrat on the Oversight committee during the current Congress. Raskin’s decision to run for Nadler’s committee seat comes amid several generational shifts and leadership clashes in the House and within the party. The fate of the high-profile committee leadership race is reportedly expected to be decided as soon as this week.