Asa Hutchinson
Republican CandidateArkansasGovernor/Gubernatorial RaceIncumbent
Asa Hutchinson is running as a Republican in the state of Arkansas. Asa Hutchinson is an Incumbent in the U.S. Governor/Gubernatorial race. Asa Hutchinson is running against Chris Jones, Sarah Huckabee Sanders in the U.S. Governor/Gubernatorial race. See our U.S. Governor/Gubernatorial race map and our Arkansas Governor/Gubernatorial state map.
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How is the media covering Asa Hutchinson?Asa Hutchinson often is covered by Left Media sources.
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William Asa Hutchinson II is an American attorney, businessman, and politician who is the 46th and current governor of Arkansas. A member of the Republican Party, he previously was the U.S. attorney for the Fort Smith-based Western District of Arkansas, U.S. representative for Arkansas's 3rd congressional district, administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the first undersecretary for border and transportation security at the United States Department of Homeland Security.
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Media Bias Breakdown
How is the media covering Asa Hutchinson?Asa Hutchinson often is covered by Left Media sources.
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US & Canada · WashingtonFormer White House counsel Pat Cipollone met for a private interview with the Jan. 6 committee for about eight hours Friday regarding his role in trying to prevent then-President Donald Trump from challenging the 2020 presidential election and joining the violent mob that laid siege to the Capitol. Cipollone, once a staunch presidential confidant who had defended Trump during his first impeachment trial, had been reluctant to appear formally for an on-record interview. Like other former White House officials, it is possible he claimed his counsel to the Republican president as privileged information he was unwilling to share with the committee.See the Story
Former Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone meets with Jan. 6 committee
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US & Canada · WashingtonDonald Trump rebuffed his own security’s warnings about armed protesters in the Jan. 6 rally crowd and made desperate attempts to join his supporters as they marched to the Capitol, according to dramatic new testimony before the House committee investigating the 2021 insurrection. Cassidy Hutchinson, a little-known former White House aide, described an angry, defiant president who was trying that day to let armed protesters avoid security screenings at a rally that morning to protest his 2020 election defeat and who later grabbed at the steering wheel of the presidential SUV when the Secret Service refused to let him go to the Capitol.See the Story
Trump dismissed Jan. 6 threats, wanted to join crowd, former aide testifies
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US & Canada · WashingtonArkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said he doesn't think the former president bears criminal responsibility. Hutchinson has been among the few elected Republicans to repeatedly criticize Trump. The Jan. 6 committee hearing, which held its first hearing during primetime last week, is seeking to prove Trump's culpability for the attack.See the Story
GOP governor says Trump is ‘politically, morally responsible’ for Jan. 6
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US & Canada · Little RockArkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) on Friday said the testimony former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson gave this week before the House Jan. 6 select committee was “very compelling.” Cassidy Hutchinson, who worked as a special assistant to former President Trump’s chief of staff Mark Meadows, testified before the select committee on Tuesday, delivering a fly-on-the-wall account of what the president and top White House officials were doing before, during and after the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.See the Story
Republican governor calls Hutchinson testimony ‘very compelling’
75% Right coverage: 8 sources
US & Canada · Little RockArkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson says he is starting to "lay the foundation" for a 2024 campaign. Hutchinson has previously said his decision on whether to run will be made after the November midterm elections. Hutchinson spoke at the Arkansas Bar Association annual meeting in Hot Springs. Hutchinson: "I am full of energy, and I am pretty concerned about our country"See the Story
Arkansas governor says he’s working to ‘lay a foundation’ for 2024 run
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US & Canada · ArkansasGov. Charlie Baker and municipal leaders urge lawmakers to quickly approve a $3.5 billion economic development plan. The plan calls for leveraging federal pandemic funds to help cities and towns upgrade Massachusetts downtowns, build more housing and fund clean energy projects. Baker said there is a sense of urgency to move ahead with the plan to get financing in place for projects.See the Story
Baker: Act fast on $3.5B economic development plan
Asa Hutchinson · UvaldeJust over a week after the Uvalde mass shooting and days after he said he supports a conversation on new age restrictions for the purchase of assault rifles, Hutchinson held a “pen and pad…See the Story
Gov. Hutchinson addresses school safety, surplus
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Asa HutchinsonThe Arkansas School Safety Commission reconvened following the Uvalde school shooting in May. Washington County Sheriff Tim Helder is recommending more armed officers on campus. The commission will meet again August 9. An interim report is due to Governor Asa Hutchinson Monday, August 1.See the Story
School Safety Commission meets before submitting report to Gov. Hutchinson
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Asa Hutchinson · BentonvillePolitical pundits are mentioning Gov. Asa Hutchinson with more regularity as a presidential candidate in 2024. Arkansas’ term-limited Republican governor is playing coy about a possible run for the White House. Still, he sounded like a candidate whose national aspirations are coming into focus during an appearance Thursday in Bentonville. Hutchinson and Louisiana Gov.See the Story
In Bentonville, Asa Hutchinson sounds like a candidate sizing up 2024 White House run
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