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COMMITMENT 2020, SOURCES CLOSE TO CONGRESSMAN SETH MOULTON TELL OUR SISTER STATION WMUR THAT HE’S EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE EARLY NEXT WEEK THAT HE’S RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT. THE WEBSITE AXIOS SAYS IT HAS OBTAINED A PICTURE OF MOULTON RECORDING A LAUNCH A VIDEO FOR THAT 2020 CAMPAIGN IN MARBLEHEAD. MOULTON IS IN HIS THIRD TERM IN THE U.S. HOUSE. HE’S AN IRAQ WAR VETERAN AND A BRONZE STAR RECIPIENT. HE WOULD JOIN A CROWDED DEMOCRATIC FIELD WHICH INCLUDES MASSACHUSETTS SENATOR ELIZABETH WARREN. IN A STATEMENT TO NEWCENTER HIS SPOKESMAN SAYS, "SETH HAS SAID HE’S SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT AND

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U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts is headed toward an announcement that he’ll run for president.The 40-year-old three-term Democratic congressman has booked an appearance at the venerable Politics and Eggs breakfast series – a must-stop for presidential candidates – next Wednesday morning at the Bedford Village Inn.Sources close to Moulton told said Wednesday that by the time Moulton speaks at the event, he is expected to be a candidate. Other Democratic sources say his announcement will likely be made on Monday.Political website Axios also reported that Moulton was spotted in Marblehead recording an announcement video for his campaign. They additionally reported that Moulton plans to focus his campaign on foreign policy, national security and defense. Moulton's team would not confirm whether an official announcement on his future plans was expected this week. "Seth has said he's seriously considering running for president and will announce his decision by the end of month," Moulton spokesman Matt Corridoni said. Moulton has been exploring a race for president for several months, and if he enters the race, he will be the 19th Democrat in the race for the party’s nomination. He would also be the third presidential candidate from Massachusetts, joining Democrat Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Republican former Gov. Bill Weld. Moulton has been an outspoken critic of the current administration and also made waves within his own Democratic Party with his opposition to Nancy Pelosi, who returned to the role of Speaker of the House when the Democrats took over the House of Representatives in the new session of Congress.Moulton has also said the party needs a new generation of leaders.“So many of the challenges we face now are next-generation challenges. The economy is changing faster than ever before, it’s leaving a lot of people behind. The old solutions haven’t worked. The establishment in Washington has been trying for years doing the same thing to meet a totally different world of problems, and I think we need new ideas,” Moulton said previously.During his career in the Marines, Moulton served four tours in Iraq. He first joined Congress in 2015.