Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) said he plans to leave Congress at the end of his term instead of run for reelection in 2026 while calling for "generational change" in the Democratic Party. Nadler, 78, a fiery Manhattan liberal who has served in the House for more than three decades, told The New York Times in an interview published Monday evening that Democrats need fresh faces.

“Watching the Biden thing really said something about the necessity for generational change in the party, and I think I want to respect that,” Nadler told the Times, adding a younger successor “can maybe do better, can maybe help us more.” Nadler reportedly shared his decision last week on the condition the news not be published until this week, when Congress is set to reconvene following its month-long recess. The Hi

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