Category: Tim Scott

Tim Scott Challenges Left’s Racial Rhetoric: ‘You Can Even Call Me Uncle Tim’

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) spoke of race, faith, and America on Feb. 22 at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, as rumors of his potential 2024 bid percolate through political Washington. “God has already blessed America,” he told the audience. Scott invoked his experience as a successful black American to reject some of the criticism…


Trump Unveils Campaign Leadership Team in Iowa

Former President Donald Trump has announced his campaign leadership team in Iowa, the first state on the Republican Party’s caucus and primary calendar in 2024. “With this incredible team of skilled professionals and their deep ties to Iowa, we will earn a dominant victory in the caucuses next year,” Trump said in a statement released…


Affordability Is ‘Greatest Challenge’ in US Housing Market, Experts Tell Senate Committee

Despite rising interest rates and moderating sales activity, the median sales price of homes sold in the United States in the fourth quarter was $467,700, up 10.4 percent year-over-year, according to recent figures from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The problem facing the national real estate market is shrinking inventory levels, industry…


South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott Launches National Listening Tour

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) has already conveyed plans to speak at a Lincoln Day event in Iowa, a key early state for presidential hopefuls. Now he’s gone further, outlining a national trip that appears to be aimed at building enthusiasm for a possible 2024 presidential run. Fox News reported on Feb. 1 that Scott will…


Sen. Tim Scott’s Upcoming Iowa Visit Could Hint at 2024 Presidential Ambitions

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) is slated to appear at a county GOP Lincoln Day event on Feb. 22 in West Des Moines, Iowa, adding to speculation about his potential efforts to seek the presidency in 2024. Fox News reported that Scott will be at the Polk County Republican Party’s Lincoln Dinner. The Epoch Times reached…


Beating Death Of Tyre Nichols May Renew Bipartisan Police Reform Talks In Congress

The Jan. 27 release of the videos of the brutal beating 20 days earlier of Tyre Nichols at the hands of five Memphis police officers has been met with strident and emotional condemnation from politicians across the ideological spectrum. It may also result in the renewal in Congress of bipartisan conversations to address the issue of…


Rand Paul, Tim Scott Among Incumbents Projected to Win as First Votes Come In

Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) are among the incumbents projected to win their races as the first votes came in for the midterm elections on Nov. 8. With about 13 percent of the votes counted, Paul had 57.6 percent to challenger Charles Booker’s 42 percent. Booker is a former Kentucky representative. Scott,…


Line in Sen. Tim Scott’s Book About Presidential Bid Not Approved by Senator: Publisher

A line in the new book from Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) that says the senator is running for president in 2024 was included in error, according to the book’s publisher. “The description on the copyright page was our error and is not accurate. It was not done at the direction or approval of the Senator…


How Tim Scott Rose From Poverty to Become Our Only Black GOP Senator

Commentary CHARLESTON, South Carolina—Tim Scott knows the hassle that comes with being both black and conservative. Recently “The View” host Sunny Hostin said that being a black Republican is an oxymoron, and Scott, who is the only black Republican in the U.S. senate, just shook his head. “The comments are ridiculous,” he said. The GOP…


‘Raised by a Black Woman in Abject Poverty’: Sen. Scott Refutes Biden Official’s Abortion Narrative

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) Tuesday rebutted Treasure Secretary Janet Yellen’s narrative about abortion during a Congressional hearing. Yellen suggested that abortions mainly happen among teenage women, especially black and low-income teenage women. “In many cases, abortions are of teenage women, particularly low-income and often black, who aren’t in a position to be able to care…