Former HUD Secretary Julián Castro takes big step towards 2020 presidential run

After previously hinting that he might run for president in 2020, former HUD Secretary Julián Castro just took a big step towards making it a reality. Castro announced on Wednesday that he is forming an exploratory committee for the purposes of determining whether he’s going to run for the Democratic nomination for president in the next election, which is considered to a be a significant step in the process of running for president.