Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is strongly considering a bid to become the top Democrat on the powerful Oversight and Accountability Committee, a pivotal seat that will play a prominent role in pushing back against the incoming Trump administration in the next Congress.

“I’m interested in jumping in, and I’m having a lot of conversations with my [colleagues],” Ocasio-Cortez told reporters Wednesday morning in the Capitol.

If she jumps into the race, it would set up a contest against Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), who announced his candidacy for the seat on Tuesday. The position is being vacated by Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), who is leaving to challenge Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) to become the senior Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee.........

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