Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler to retire from Congress

Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler, the longest-serving New Yorker successful the House, volition not question reelection successful 2026, stating that there's a "necessity for generational alteration successful the party."

In an interrogation published Monday successful The New York Times, Nadler said that aft watching erstwhile President Joe Biden suffer the 2024 election, helium decided a younger successor "can possibly bash better, tin possibly assistance america more."

"I'm not saying we should alteration implicit the full party," Nadler told The New York Times. "But I deliberation a definite magnitude of alteration is precise helpful, particularly erstwhile we look the situation of Trump and his incipient fascism."

He did not archer the Times who should win him.

Nadler, 78, was archetypal elected to Congress successful 1992. He was seat of the House Judiciary Committee from 2019 to 2023 and past served arsenic ranking subordinate until Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland launched his bid to unseat Nadler. The New York Democrat made the determination to measurement down successful December 2024. Nadler besides served arsenic a manager of President Trump's archetypal impeachment.

Nadler was facing a superior situation from 26-year-old Liam Elkind. Elkind told CBS News successful August that the enactment needs "to beryllium the enactment of fighters. We request to beryllium the enactment of organizers. We request to beryllium much generationally relevant, amended organized and acceptable to fight."

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