Jeb Bush is in the race for president

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush will run for president in 2016, according to several senior aides, who confirmed today that the Republican would formally announce his widely expected decision in Miami later this month.

As the son of one president and brother of another, Bush would be the third member of his immediate family to sit in the Oval Office. His decision ensures the possibility of a general election showdown between two political dynasties as Hillary Rodham Clinton eyes the Democratic presidential nomination.

Bush senior aides confirmed the 62-year-old Bush, who left the Florida governor's mansion in 2007, will enter the race during an event at Miami Dade Community College soon after returning from a weeklong European trip. The aides spoke on condition of anonymity so as not to preclude his formal announcement.