Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) told Axios on Wednesday that she is supporting "some" insurgent efforts by House Democrats to topple older committee ranking members. Why it matters: Pelosi encouraged Rep.

Candidates for the positions have stressed the need to be able to effectively counter President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress.

N.Y., is resigning as the leading Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee and casting his support for Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., as his replacement.

Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) announced Wednesday he wouldn’t run to be the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee next year, endorsing Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) as his replacement. “As our country faces the return of Donald Trump,

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) is seen by colleagues as a decisive favorite to topple House Judiciary Committee ranking member Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.). Why it matters: A win for Raskin would be a major break with House Democrats' seniority system as multiple lawmakers try to oust older committee leaders.

New York Congressman Jerry Nadler has officially decided to step down from his role as the Ranking Member of the powerful House Judiciary Committee when the new Congress is sworn in. Nadler is expected to remain on the Committee,

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