Jerry Nadler steps down from influential position and backs Jamie Raskin

Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) will no longer serve as the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee and is opening the door to Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) to take his place.

The New York Times reports that the 77-year-old Nadler is withdrawing from consideration to be the next top Democrat on the committee after Raskin reportedly garnered enough support from fellow Democrats to take his place.

This would put Raskin in line to chair the influential committee should Democrats win back the House of Representatives in 2026.

Although Nadler had initially refused to concede the chair to Raskin, he endorsed his colleague for the post in a letter sent to colleagues on Wednesday.

“As our country faces the return of Donald Trump, and the renewed threats to our democracy and our way of life that he represents, I am very confident that Jamie would ably lead the Judiciary Committee as we confront this growing danger,” wrote Nadler.