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The Hill reports: A summit aimed at rivaling the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) and featuring prominent Republican critics of former President Trump will take place in Washington later this month. The group Principles First is set to host a summit Feb. 23-25 at the Conrad hotel “focused on advancing a more principled center-right politics in the United States” and …

ABC News reports: Former Republican presidential candidate and ex-Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson endorsed Nikki Haley on Saturday, days before she tries to take on frontrunner Donald Trump in the New Hampshire primary. Hutchinson is a conservative whose opposition to Trump became central in his longshot bid for the GOP primary before he dropped out Tuesday. Hutchinson dropped out after finishing …

ABC News reports: Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson is ending his 2024 race for president after a dismal showing in the Iowa caucuses underscored how little he had been embraced by Republican voters. With 99% of the expected results in, Hutchinson has secured just 191 votes in the Iowa caucuses and zero pledged delegates as of Tuesday morning, appearing to …

Axios reports: “Asa’s Normal Express” — a push by the campaign of former governor Asa Hutchinson to convince Iowa voters there’s an alternative to Donald Trump — launches tomorrow in Des Moines. “People are looking for normal after the chaos that we’ve had … I offer normal. I’m sort of building on that,” Hutchinson told Axios. Hutchinson, a former DEA …

Florida Politics reports: Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson drew boos at a gathering of Florida Republicans after predicting Donald Trump will get convicted. “That may or may not happen before you vote in March,” he told the crowd. Hutchinson was the first presidential candidate to speak at the Florida Freedom Summit, held in Orlando Saturday. His prediction about Trump turned …

NBC News reports: Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson fell short of qualifying for the second GOP presidential primary debate this week, but the seven other candidates who were there for the first debate in August will be back onstage Wednesday in California. North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former U.N. Ambassador …

Little Rock’s NBC affiliate reports: Presidential candidate and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said he will be on the debate stage this week. Hutchinson announced that he passed the requirements to qualify for the first Republican National Committee Debate on Aug. 23. “Thank you to everyone that donated for believing that consistent, commonsense, conservative leadership is needed to bring out …

The Hill reports: GOP presidential candidate Asa Hutchinson was greeted by boos and chants of “Trump” Sunday when he walked onto the stage to speak at the Turning Point Action Conference in West Palm Beach, Fla.. Despite this, Hutchinson welcomed the audience and continued introducing himself to attendees. “I am delighted to be here today to express my support for …

Politico reports: Top Republican Party officials have a message for any candidate worried about signing a loyalty pledge to support a potential convicted felon: There’s the door. Despite at least one candidate expressing concerns about the Republican National Committee’s requirement that they support the eventual nominee in order to qualify for the debate stage this summer, the committee said there …

Politico reports: Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said he would not vote for Donald Trump should he end up the Republican nominee and be convicted in a criminal trial. The declaration is one of the strongest rebukes of Trump since he was indicted. It also underscores the difficult position in which the Republican party now finds itself: with the party’s …

The Associated Press reports: Asa Hutchinson, the former two-term Republican governor of Arkansas, formally launched his campaign for president Wednesday with a kickoff in his hometown of Bentonville. The stalwart conservative, who announced in a television interview earlier this month that he intended to run, is a former congressman and official in President George W. Bush’s administration. Hutchinson has been …

“I don’t believe whether you’re on the left or the right of the political spectrum that we, the government should not be telling business what they can and cannot do in terms of speech. “And however you describe it, it appears to me that the governor did not like what Disney was doing in terms of what they were saying …

Politico reports: Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson is running for president in 2024, he said Sunday. “I am going to be running. And the reason, as I’ve traveled the country for six months, I hear people talk about the leadership of our country, and I’m convinced that people want leaders that appeal to the best of America, and not simply …

The Iowa Capital Dispatch reports: In the aftermath of a school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, former Arkansas governor and potential presidential candidate Asa Hutchinson called Tuesday for armed officers in every school. Hutchinson, a Republican, made his comments during an event with Drake University students in Des Moines. “My belief is that every school should have armed personnel,” Hutchinson said. …

USA Today reports: Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who is considering a GOP presidential bid, said an indictment would be a “distraction” and Trump should end his campaign to recapture the White House if he’s formally charged with a crime. “It’s out of respect for the institution of the presidency of the United States. And, that’s a distraction that is …

Little Rock’s NBC affiliate reports: The son of former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson’s has been arrested in Northwest Arkansas, according to the Benton County Sheriff’s Office. William Asa Hutchinson III, 47, was taken into custody on Friday by the Benton County Sheriff’s office for multiple charges. Hutchinson faces charges of simultaneous possession of drugs and firearms along with refusal to …

“I do not believe that Donald Trump should be the next president of the United States. I think he’s had his opportunity there. “I think Jan. 6 really disqualifies him for the future. I want to see everything I can do to make sure there is the alternative, and that Donald Trump is not the not the nominee of the …

“The last time I met with the a white supremacist, it was in an armed standoff. I had a bulletproof vest on. We arrested them, prosecuted them, sent them to prison. “And so, no, I don’t think it’s a good idea for a leader that’s setting an example for the country or the party to meet with an avowed, racist …

CNN reports: Arkansas Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson is “very seriously” considering a 2024 presidential campaign, he told “CNN This Morning” on Thursday. “Absolutely. I’m looking at it – looking at it very seriously. After the midterm elections, it’s more intense, and it’s an accelerated review, and after going to Iowa, I’m encouraged that a governor who’s actually solved problems, who …

Fox News reports: Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Sunday told his fellow Republicans to stop casting judgment on the FBI after agents seized classified documents from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida last week. Hutchinson, a Republican, appeared on CNN “State of the Union” and said that if the GOP is going to be the party that stands …