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Some Republican candidates are promising to pardon Trump if elected; he separately also faces felony state charges in New York Two long shot Republican candidates in the 2024 presidential race have gone further than others in the party in defending former President Donald Trump from his unprecedented federal indictment. Vivek Ramaswamy and Perry Johnson, both entrepreneurs and both polling in the back of the pack of GOP candidates , have promised to pardon Trump if they are elected president -- a pledge that hasn't been taken up by most of the rest of the field. South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has indicated support for a potential presidential pardon but hasn't been definitive. Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Sunday called such promises "wrong" and "offensive," comments he echoed on "ABC News Live Prime" on Tuesday. Trump, who was arraigned in Florida on Tuesday afternoon, is charged with 37 counts including willful retention of national ...

The Christian-led gathering will occur on the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision overruling Roe v. Wade. A robust field of 2024 Republican presidential hopefuls descend upon Washington on Friday and Saturday for one of the first multi-candidate cattle calls of the primary cycle, with their positions on abortion expected to be a prime focus. The gathering -- billed as one of the largest forums for conservative and Christian activists, will coincide with the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court stripping away the constitutional right to abortion in the landmark case Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks to guests at the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition Spring Kick-Off on April 22, 2023 in Clive, Iowa. Scott Olson/Getty Images MORE: Trump, Pence and more make their pitch to Iowa voters -- but differ on abortion The Road to Majority Conference, the Faith and Freedom Coalition's annual gathering of co...

Republican presidential candidates who qualify for the first primary debate will will then have to sign a loyalty pledge, sources say Republican presidential candidates who qualify for the first primary debate will have to satisfy one final, somewhat controversial requirement, sources say: signing a pledge to back whomever the party's eventual nominee is, including if it's Donald Trump. Two sources familiar with the discussion told ABC News that the pledge will only be presented to candidates for their signature after they earn their spot on the debate stage, in Milwaukee in August, rather than earlier in the process. This order would signal that they cannot lean on the pledge as a reason not to participate. Three GOP hopefuls who are critical of Trump -- former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and former Texas Rep. Will Hurd -- have expressed concerns about the pledge. MORE: The Rise and Fall of the GOP Loyalty Pledge Trump himself has not c...

Republicans are escalating their yearslong effort to put Democrats on their back foot on immigration, blaming liberal policies for sparking a "crisis" at the border Im migration is once again emerging as a major issue ahead of the 2024 president ial election next fall,. Republicans are seeking to paint Democrats as inept at the border, blaming liberal policies for sparking a "crisis" that could overwhelm border communities and breaking new ground on how they'd fix it -- at the same time that Democrats argue conservatives would enforce overly harsh punishments that don't address the root causes of the issue and go against American values. Among GOP president ial candidates ' proposals are trying to send the Military into Mexico and using drone strikes on cartels, while President Joe Biden, seeking reelection, has sought to curb asylum and border crossings, drawing progressives' ire, without embracing the tactics of Republican predecessor and riva...

Crime and criminal justice are key issues in the 2024 presidential election: Here's where presidential candidates stand Policing and criminal justice are two of the issues on the campaign trail ahead of the 2024 presidential election. The Republican and Democratic contenders differ over how they would handle public safety and criminals. Broadly speaking, Republicans want to increase punishments and policing to address crime while Democrats want to reform the system. Here’s a brief look at where the major candidates stand on the issue. Joe Biden President Joe Biden has bucked some calls from the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, saying, “We should all agree the answer is not to defund the police. It’s to fund the police.” At the same time, he has also pushed for greater accountability for when police “violate the public trust.” In the White House, he has also backed community policing and violence intervention efforts and called for more mental and social services funding. M...

Abortion is a key issue in the 2024 presidential election: Here's where presidential candidates stand Reproductive rights are among the most discussed issues in the 2024 presidential election. When the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade in 2022, ending the constitutional guarantee for abortion access, the court left it up to individual states to decide on regulations. Since then, 16 states have ceased nearly all abortion services. At the same time, some other states have moved to enshrine abortion rights. While Republicans have called for a range of restrictions on abortion , Democrats have said they support abortion access and have called on Congress to codify Roe. Here’s a brief look at where the major candidates stand on the issue. Joe Biden President Joe Biden, a Democrat, supports access to abortion and has called on Congress to codify protections for the right to abortion that were guaranteed by Roe. He has said he would veto any legislation that would ban abortions ...