What Jamie Raskin’s exit would mean for Oversight

Add the House Oversight Committee to the growing list of Democratic battlegrounds.

Rep. Jamie Raskin’s (D-Md.) bid to be the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee – if successful – would create a ranking member vacancy at Oversight. Raskin, who’s currently the Oversight ranking member, formally announced his decision to challenge Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) for the Judiciary post this afternoon. We first told you this could happen a couple of weeks ago.