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Asa Hutchinson made his 2024 presidential campaign official on Sunday in an exclusive sit-down interview with ABC "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson made his 2024 White House bid official on Sunday in an exclusive sit-down interview with ABC "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl. Ahead of his presidential announcement, Hutchinson, a Republican, spent several days in the first-in-the nation caucus state of Iowa, stirring speculation that he intended to enter into what he acknowledged is a tense national political landscape. "I have made a decision, and my decision is I'm going to run for president of the United States," Hutchinson told Karl. "While the formal announcement will be later in April, in Bentonville [Arkansas], I want to make it clear to you, Jonathan, I am going to be running. And the reason is, I've traveled the country for six months, I hear people talk about the leadership of our country. I...

“This is a fight we must win. And that will take faith, faith in God,” Scott said in a new video. Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina on Wednesday launched his 2024 presidential exploratory committee. "I bear witness to what America can do for anyone, what she's done for me. But we must rise up to the challenges of our time. This is a fight we must win. And that will take faith, faith in God," Scott said in a new video. "I will never back down in defense of the conservative values that make America exceptional. And that’s why I’m announcing my exploratory committee for president of the United States," he went on. The Republican would face former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, former President Donald Trump, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and three others for the 2024 GOP nomination. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) speaks at the an event, March 18, 2023, in Charleston, S.C. Win McNamee/Getty Images Scott has been exploring his bid for months, with frequent...

Biden is running for president in 2024, possibly in a rematch against Trump, he announced on Tuesday President Joe Biden said Tuesday he will seek a second term in office, confirming a reelection bid he has long previewed -- as he faces a possible rematch with Donald Trump next November. Biden announced his 2024 campaign in a pre-recorded video. "The question we are facing is whether in the years ahead we have more freedom or less freedom. More rights or fewer," he said in the video, entitled 'Freedom,' which was posted to his social media account early Tuesday morning. "This is not a time to be complacent. That’s why I’m running for re-election." President Joe Biden speaks in this still image taken from his official campaign launch video published on April 25, 2023. Social Media via Reuters The video announcement focuses on Biden's closing argument to the country, making his case for four more years in office to "finish this job" -- a line ...

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez is previewing his case to occupy a potential third lane in a Republican primary that has so far largely featured Trump and DeSantis As the Re public an field for president takes shape around former President Donald Trump, with Gov. Ron DeSantis expected to launch his own campaign by the summer, a third Floridian is angling to possibly join the 2024 race. Miami Mayor Francis Suarez is weighing a bid for the White House, recently telling ABC affiliate WMUR that he would be making a decision "shortly" on whether to run. Suarez has visited multiple early nominating states, including a visit last week to New Hampshire where he spoke at the Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College, a staple venue for many mulling a presidential campaign. There, Suarez highlighted his profile and backstory as the Hispanic son of a former Miami mayor and the Republican executive of a major American city, who was easily reelected in 2021. He touted his policy credentia...

Yoon's visit marks the 70th anniversary of the U.S. and South Korea’s alliance. Washington was still buzzing Thursday about how, during Wednesday's White House State Dinner featuring performances by a trio Broadway stars, the guest of honor -- South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol -- instead stole the show with his rendition of Don McClean's "American Pie." After Yoon revealed that the American karaoke bar classic was his favorite song in school, President Joe Biden coaxed him into delivering a performance. "Well, we want to hear you sing it," Biden said to Yoon, who obliged. Despite speaking through an interpreter during the entire day of public events, Yoon had no trouble with the English lyrics as he burst into song, belting out several lines from the iconic tune then receiving boisterous cheers and a standing ovation from guests including Angelina Jolie. President Joe Biden cheers as South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol sings "American Pie...

South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott on Monday announced that he's seeking the Republican nomination for president in 2024. Sen. Tim Scott, who grew up in working-class poverty to become South Carolina's first Black senator, and now the Senate's lone Black Re public an, declared his candidacy for president on Monday, coming into the 2024 race with more cash on hand than all of his com Pet itors -- and a story that he says embodies the American dream. The 57-year-old senator held the official announcement event inside the Buccaneer Fieldhouse on Monday morning at his alma mater, Charleston Southern University, speaking enthusiastically in front of a backdrop of supporters, his name and campaign slogan, "Faith in America." "We live in the land where it is possible for a kid raised in poverty by a single mother in a small apartment to one day serve in the People's House and maybe even the White House," Scott said, after speaking several minutes off the cuf...