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Trump's indictment over the Stormy Daniels payment could change the outlook for the still-forming field of Republican presidential candidates in 2024 The bombshell indictment of former President Donald Trump in New York City is history-making, even as much remains currently unknown about the criminal accusations he faces. Beyond the legal implications, Trump being formally accused of a crime could change the outlook for the still-forming field of Republican presidential candidates in 2024 -- either rallying primary voters primed by his talk of the "deep state" and "retribution" or opening up an unprecedented line of criticism for Trump's rivals. The indictment itself isn't disqualifying, legally speaking. The U.S. Constitution doesn't prevent people under indictment or criminal investigation from running for the White House, experts have told ABC News, so the former president could still be reelected despite the indictment -- and would still be el...

Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson formally launches his campaign for president on Wednesday in his hometown of Bentonville. "It reflects me," he told ABC News. BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, a Republican who says his party should not be looking in the rearview mirror, is taking a little bit of a look back this week as he formally kicks off his campaign for the White House on Wednesday from his hometown. "It's really exciting to have it in Bentonville," Hutchinson said in an interview with ABC News on Tuesday. "First of all, it reflects me." It was 37 years ago, outside the same county courthouse where Hutchinson had tried his earliest cases as an attorney, that he announced his first campaign for statewide office. It's where, in the 1970s, he put in the town's first FM radio station, and where the now 72-year-old raised his four children. To mark the campaign kickoff , Hutchinson has sprinkled bits of his herita...

Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson formally launched his campaign for president on Wednesday in his hometown of Bentonville. "It reflects me," he told ABC News. BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Former Arkansas GOP Gov. Asa Hutchinson, on Wednesday formally announced he's running for the White House -- going back to his hometown of Bentonville to kick off his campaign . "I have been a consistent conservative through my time as leader of the party -- in the United States Congress and as governor. And now, I bring that same vigor to another fight and that battle is for the future of our country and the soul of our party," he told supporters. "Today, I am announcing that I am a candidate for president of the United States." "In this campaign for president, I stand alone in terms of my experience, my record, and leadership," he said, echoing remarks from earlier this month when he first revealed he was running on ABC's "This Week." Former Arka...

Ron DeSantis will launch his 2024 presidential campaign during a social media event with Elon Musk on Wednesday night, multiple sources said Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will launch his 2024 presidential campaign during a social media event with Elon Musk on Wednesday night, multiple sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. DeSantis will declare he is seeking the Republican nomination during a live, audio-only Twitter Spaces event at 6 p.m. ET Wednesday, the sources said. The Twitter conversation will be moderated by Musk ally David Sacks. Later Wednesday, DeSantis will appear on Fox News to talk about his campaign . Musk, the high-profile tech billionaire who bought Twitter last year, has said that he intends to back DeSantis in 2024. News of their event was first reported by NBC News. The governor's plans for launch ing a White House bid have shifted this year, ABC News has reported. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks during the Florida Family Policy Council Annual Dinn...

Trump's quest to regain the presidency might depend on what Mike Pence and Chris Christie do to stop him Donald Trump might never have become president without them. And his quest to regain the presidency might depend on what they do now to stop him. With back-to-back announcements this week, former Vice President Mike Pence and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie joined a swelling roster of Republicans challenging Trump for the 2024 nomination. They are embracing disparate but perhaps equally impactful strategies to defeat the man they were once so loyal to. Pence is seeking a more delicate way around Trump, paired with an effort to reclaim core tenets of the GOP, while Christie charts a path he describes as straight through Trump. MORE: Chris Christie says path to Republican nomination means going 'right through' Trump "Anyone who puts themselves over the Constitution should never be president of the United States," Pence said Wednesday at his campaign lau...

The Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) on Friday launched the "Save Our School Boards" campaign to boost more than 200 aligned school board candidates A progressive group plans to funnel hundreds of thousands of dollars into an effort to elect hundreds of left-leaning school board members across the country -- underscoring how those local races are increasingly drawing the attention of noted advocacy groups and politicians. The Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) on Friday launched the "Save Our School Boards" campaign to boost more than 200 aligned school board candidates in the upcoming cycle. The group hopes to raise $450,000 to assist with collecting signatures to get on ballots, budgeting, sustaining grassroots support and so on. Missy Zombor, a PCCC-endorsed and recently elected school board member in Milwaukee, said the support of the organization can be make-or-break for many would-be members, in part because of the scrutiny and com Pet ...

Less than 24 hours following the first GOP presidential primary debate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis raised just over $1 million, according to his campaign. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has raised over $1 million since the first GOP presidential primary debate, according to his campaign, as the Florida governor works to build momentum off of Wednesday's contest. DeSantis entered the debate looking to make a renewed pitch to a national audience and his campaign quickly worked to capitalize on his performance with an all-day fundraiser with donors in Milwaukee the day after -- resulting in a cash win for the Florida governor, according to DeSantis' campaign . "People were very happy and excited by his showing," Hal Lambert, a GOP megadonor and CEO of investment-management firm Point Bridge Capital, told ABC News when asked what the response has been from donors to DeSantis' debate outing. "He got his name out there, he got his message out there and so many people...