The 26-year-old Liam Elkind announced his candidacy against Jerry Nadler for Congressional District 12 on a video posted on X, in which he talked about how current Democratic leadership is failing

Rep. Jerry Nadler, the long-serving dean of the New York congressional delegation and the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, is getting a primary challenger for next year — and it’s not from the Democratic Socialists of America.

Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday became the latest septuagenarian House Democrat facing a primary challenge after 26-year-old Liam Elkind launched a bid for his seat. Why it matters: Elkind is drawing on concerns that Nadler,