Trone picks up support from nearly 30 congressional colleagues in Senate bid

Nearly 30 members of Congress, including the son of the Rev. Jesse Jackson and the lead manager in the first Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, are backing their colleague Rep. David Trone (D-Md.) in the 2024 Democratic primary for Maryland’s open U.S. Senate seat. Trone’s campaign announced Monday that Reps. Jonathan L. Jackson (D-Ill.) and Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.) are among 27 colleagues from across the country endorsing Trone to succeed retiring Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.).