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.) on Monday formally launched his campaign to unseat House Judiciary Committee ranking member Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.). Why it matters: House Democrats are engaged in an intense battle over whether to oust their oldest committee leaders in favor of relatively younger alternatives in an effort to better combat the Trump administration.

Rep. Jamie Raskin, who served as the lead Democratic prosecutor in Donald Trump's second impeachment trial, will challenge Rep. Jerry Nadler for House Judiciary chairman.