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Biden ‘not ready’ to decide on presidential run

Vice President Joe Biden said he had not made a decision on whether he will run for president and sounded the alarm about Republican plans to cut estate taxes.

Biden made the statement in a roundtable discussion with reporters at the White House Monday including The Detroit News a day after former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced her run for the Democratic nomination. He said he has plenty of time to decide.

Ben Carson to announce presidential plans May 4 in Detroit

Ben Carson will make a major announcement on his 2016 presidential-campaign plans in three weeks, CNN reported Monday night, citing a spokeswoman.

But while the network reported that the speech will be made May 4 in Detroit, spokeswoman Deanna Bass cautioned that her boss, the first major Republican to start a presidential exploratory committee back in February, may either run or not run.

Clinton continues her adventurous road trip to Iowa

Hillary Rodham Clinton’s excellent road trip adventure continued Monday, as she drove to Iowa for the first scheduled campaign events of her new presidential bid.

Clinton is riding in an armored black van she uses when in New York and which she has nicknamed “Scooby,” because it reminds her of the van in the “Scooby Doo” television cartoon.

Will Ohio Gov. John Kasich be the next Republican candidate to join the crowded 2016 field?

Speaking to a crowd at the Detroit Economic Club at the Cobo Center in Michigan Monday, the Republican lawmaker said he is “seriously considering” a run for president.

“If it makes sense, I will do it,” he replied to a question asked from the audience after his speech. “You are who you are … I am not going to lay awake at night if people don’t like me.”

Chris Christie: ‘I wasn’t ready’ to be president in 2012

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he wasn’t ready to be president in 2012 — but that he feels ready now.

“The only way you’re going to perform well is if you believe in your heart that you’re ready to be president. And I didn’t. And so there was no way I would have won in 2012. I wouldn’t have, because I wasn’t ready,” Mr. Christie told Yahoo News.

The power players behind Rubio’s campaign

Marco Rubio is keeping his staffing operation small, for the time being. The Florida senator and 2016 presidential hopeful lacks the vast political and fundraising network enjoyed by the likes of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who has been on the political scene for decades. And he hasn’t invested as much time in staffing up as fellow senator and 2016 rival Rand Paul.

The Young and the Restless of 2016

Once upon a time, presidential candidates were expected to have more than passing experience in government, as well as the maturity and wisdom that sometimes come with age. But that has changed, apparently.