U.S. Representative Jerry Nadler, 78, has said it’s time for a younger generation of Democrats to take the stage as he announced he will stand aside in the upcoming midterm elections. The liberal Democrat stalwart from New York served as Chair of the House Judiciary Committee, overseeing the attempted impeachment of Donald Trump in 2020. He also drafted the article of impeachment against Trump in 2021, accusing him of inciting an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. “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 New York Times on Monday. Concerns over the age and health of political leaders have been heightened since President Joe Biden stepped aside during the 2024

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