Jamie Raskin asks colleagues to back him for House Judiciary Committee chairman

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Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, submitted his bid for the congressional panel’s top post on Friday.

Raskin is likely to become the committee chairman once Democrats assume the House majority in January 2027, taking over the role from Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), whom Republicans recently elected minority leader for the next Congress.

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