Congress
Krishnamoorthi steps down as top Democrat on House China panel
Illinois Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi is stepping down as the top Democrat on the select House committee on competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, according to a person granted anonymity to discuss the move ahead of a public announcement.
Krishnamoorthi is running for the Senate seat being vacated by Democrat Dick Durbin. The panel has been generally lauded as a bipartisan effort to investigate and analyze economic and political matters surrounding the Chinese government under President Xi Jinping.