Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland announced Monday that he will run to become the top Democrat on the powerful House Judiciary Committee next year, directly challenging fellow Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler as the party prepares to fight a second Trump administration and an emboldened Republican majority.

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) is launching a bid to become the highest-ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, raising a challenge to Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) and creating an intraparty fight for one of the most powerful committees in Congress.

Representative Jamie Raskin launched a campaign Monday to replace Representative Jerry Nadler as ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee.