ABC News exclusive: Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson announces 2024 presidential run  —  He says that Trump should drop out of the race given his recent indictment.  —  Speaking to ABC News' Jonathan Karl, former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson announces his plan to run for the Republican presidential nomination.

Blinken Calls on Russian Counterpart to Release Evan Gershkovich  —  U.S. Secretary of State tells Sergei Lavrov that the continued detention of the correspondent is unacceptable  —  WASHINGTON—Secretary of State Antony Blinken pressed his Russian counterpart for the release …

WATCH: One Trump Lawyer Shades Another on Live TV  —  FRIENDLY FIRE  —  Facing an array of legal challenges from New York to Washington and Georgia, the least former President Donald Trump could ask for is to have his own defense lawyers on the same page.  That clearly wasn't the case on Saturday …

Expensive court race will decide future of abortion in Wisconsin  —  Voters will decide Tuesday if conservative or liberal judges control the Wisconsin Supreme Court ahead of decisions on abortion and redistricting.  —  ELKHART LAKE, Wis. — Tuesday's election for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court …

Sen. John Fetterman on depression, recovery, and “making up any lost time”  —  At six foot eight, Sen. John Fetterman is still a formidable man, despite two serious assaults on his health in less than a year: he suffered a stroke last May, and after a private struggle for years …

My Twitter Account Has Been Suspended  —  Elon Musk protects the russian embassy against an April Fools joke  —  Good Evening.  —  I decided when I woke up this morning and saw PwnAllTheThings having fun impersonating the Russian foreign ministry on Twitter that my Twitter account might not survive this April Fools Day.

Starbucks fired the employee responsible for igniting the Starbucks Workers United union campaign  — Starbucks fired Alexis Rizzo, the employee responsible for igniting the Starbucks Workers United union campaign, CNBC confirmed.  — Rizzo worked as a shift supervisor at Starbucks …

No Labels group raises alarms with third-party presidential preparations  —  It has money, name-brand political backers and declines to describe either President Biden or Donald Trump as acceptable candidates  —  Former senator Joe Lieberman knows better than most the impact third-party bids can have on presidential elections.

Chicagoans Are Picking a Mayor.  Here's What Matters From 4 Key Wards.  —  Voters will go to the polls on Tuesday in the nation's third-largest city, a place where neighborhoods often stand apart.  —  CHICAGO — Chicago is known as a city of neighborhoods, a sprawling metropolis divided …

Pride before the fall?  Testimony from witnesses in seditious conspiracy trial leaves weaknesses in defense wide open  —  From emptywheel: Thanks to the generosity of emptywheel readers we have funded Brandi's coverage for the rest of the trial.  If you'd like to show your further appreciation …

At least 26 dead after tornadoes rake Midwest, South  —  Confirmed or suspected tornadoes in at least eight states laid waste to big areas.  —  WYNNE, Ark. — Storms that dropped possibly dozens of tornadoes killed at least 26 people in small towns and big cities across the South and Midwest …

One in four college applicants avoids entire states for political reasons  —  A new survey, drawing notice in academia, shows that 1 in 4 applicants decided against applying to a college this year solely because of the politics in its state.  —  The finding, long rumored in college admissions circles …