Representative Jamie Raskin of Maryland announced on Monday that he was challenging Jerrold Nadler, Democrat of New York, for the party’s top post on the Judiciary Committee, a move that came after pressure from Democrats concerned they were not properly equipped to push back against efforts by President-elect Donald J. Trump to test the limits of his power.
“House Democrats must stand in the breach to defend the principles and institutions of constitutional democracy,” Mr. Raskin wrote in a letter to his colleagues announcing his run.
“House Democrats must stand in the breach to defend the principles and institutions of constitutional democracy,” Mr. Raskin wrote in a letter to his colleagues announcing his run.
