Biden expected to announce presidential run next week

Various sources in the US are indicating that former Vice President Joe Biden is finalizing plans for the launch of his presidential campaign next week after months of suspense that has hung over the Democratic nominating race.

Biden, 76, would be the oldest and most experienced politician in the race.

Discussions among his core group of advisers about the exact timing of his announcement and subsequent campaign events are ongoing and subject to change, multiple officials said. Those discussions were set into motion earlier this month, as Biden himself publicly acknowledged a decision was all but a formality.

Biden has eyed the presidency for most of his decades-long career, running twice before. Both campaigns ended early — in 1988, long before the first votes were cast as he faced accusations of plagiarism, and in 2008 after a disappointing finish in the lead-off Iowa caucuses.

Vaa USA Today