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While the Republican primary is still ramping up slowly, Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, Tim Scott and others are planning travel as campaigning enters a more active phase.

Other than Sen. Tim Scott, the Republican senators viewed as potential 2024 presidential contenders are sitting on the sidelines as Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis grab outsized attention

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., reintroduced a bill to ensure parental rights over their child’s education by "preventing schools from concealing information about students’ gender from their parents."

Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina is embarking on what’s being described as a “Faith in America” listening tour amid increased speculation he'll launch a 2024 GOP presidential campaign.

The release of footage showing Memphis, Tennessee, police officers violently beating Tyre Nichols has renewed calls for Congress to pass police reform legislation.

The former U.N. ambassador’s move comes as other prospective candidates have slowed their planning.

Republicans now control the House, and they’ve shown little interest so far in the type of police revisions discussed in 2021.

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., on Monday called out Democrats like Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., for opposing the Justice Act and other federal level police reform over the past eight years.

National outrage over the killing of Tyre Nichols has prompted renewed calls on Capitol Hill for police reform. But in a divided Congress, bipartisan reform legislation is unlikely.

The presidential campaign landscape in Iowa is markedly different this year compared with four years ago.

The nation's largest police organizations are willing to work with Congress to revive police reform negotiations following the death of Tyre Nichols, but are not optimistic anything will bear fruit.

The release of video of Nichols' fatal beating may result in the revival of bipartisan talks in the Senate about police reform legislation.

The attorney for Nichols’s family called on Congress to pass stalled legislation aimed at combating police misconduct. But it could face an uphill battle in the House.

It ranges from obsequiousness to flat opposition.

Former President Donald Trump is the only major Republican to date to launch a 2024 presidential campaign. Here's a look at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the other potential contenders

So far, only one Republican has declared his presidential candidacy.

House races in Texas and Michigan show how the party can attract serious and successful Black candidates.

Both political parties have unqualified or incompetent nominees, but only the Republicans’ pose a threat to the nation.

Raphael Warnock is the first Black U.S. senator from Georgia, having broken the color barrier with a special election victory in January 2021.

South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, R., described what he believes were the qualities for a good leader during a special segment on “Sunday Night in America.”

Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., was harshly mocked on Twitter after criticizing the view that parents should be in charge of their own kids' educations.

South Carolina is projected to remain a Republican stronghold, but Democrats are projected to have won many key races with others yet to be determined.

Many politicians have been in a constant campaign state for the 2024 presidential election, and midterms could give a clearer candidate picture.

Nevada Republican senatorial nominee Adam Laxalt joined Fox News' Sean Hannity for a town hall event in the Silver State on Tuesday evening.

Term-limited Gov. Larry Hogan of Maryland says he’s trying to figure out if there’s room for someone like him to run for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.

Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin of Virginia gathered with top donors on Thursday and Friday as the rising GOP star mulls a potential 2024 White House bid

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., pushed a bill to ensure parental rights over their child’s education by “preventing schools from concealing information about students’ gender from their parents.”

Vice President Kamala Harris is visiting two historically Black colleges in South Carolina to push for voter registration.

South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott criticized President Biden and the Democrats’ role in increasing inflation rates and financial hardships on “Sunday Night in America.”

House Republicans and Democrats are joining together on a bill that would solidify sanctions on Iran

Since Reconstruction, voters have elected just seven Black U.S. senators and two Black governors. This year, 16 Black candidates — 13 Democrats and three Republicans — are major party nominees for those offices.

South Carolina Democratic state Rep. Krystle Matthews is now facing calls to drop out of the race for U.S. Senate over secretly recorded comments.

The South Carolina Democrat vying to oust Republican U.S. Sen. Tim Scott is facing calls from within her own party to fold her campaign, following the publication of additional leaked audio in which she appears to make disparaging remarks about her constituents.

The first steps toward change at CNN have been slow and incremental — at least until the network cancelled its long-running media criticism show ‘Reliable Sources’ and cut loose its host, Brian Stelter.

Scott said there are many questions about whether the FBI "is doing their job apolitical" and that a search of a former president's home "is going to raise more questions."

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed the nomination of South Carolina jurist Michelle Childs to sit on the federal court typically seen as a proving ground for the nation’s highest bench.

As Donald Trump considers another White House run, polls show he's the most popular figure in the Republican Party.

Seven states are set to host primary elections Tuesday as the nation comes to terms with last week’s stunning Supreme Court ruling eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion.

The House has sent President Joe Biden the most wide-ranging gun violence bill Congress has passed in decades.

Those paying attention to the committee report concern about a repeat of the day's violence. But many Americans still aren't paying attention.

Former President Trump is still the dominant figure in the Republican Party, but his stranglehold is loosening. Trump-backed candidates have had a mixed record in GOP primaries so far this cycle, with high-profile losses in Georgia, Nebraska and a key South Carolina district undercutting many other wins. The work of the House select committee on…

At least a half-dozen GOP presidential prospects are planning Iowa visits this summer now that the state's June primary has come and gone.

The former president slammed his former governing partner for acting as a’ human conveyor belt’ while presiding over the electoral college count.

Former President Donald Trump is lashing out at the the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection as he continues to tease his plans for a third presidential run.

Donald Trump has notched a significant victory in South Carolina, where his preferred candidate made five-term Rep. Tom Rice the first Republican to be booted from office after voting to impeach the former president last year.

Why Nevada Democrats are on the defensive; why Tim Scott could be an unexpected 2024 presidential candidate; and what happened in Alaska over the weekend.

Primaries are being held Tuesday in Nevada, South Carolina, Maine and North Dakota.

Georgia still struggles with its history of slavery, segregation and racial injustice, but voters in the Deep South state have for the first time selected two Black candidates to represent the major parties in a U.S. Senate race.

Biden is signing the order on federal policing two years after Floyd died at the hands of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.

Members of Congress are generally limited in earning outside income. But there's a major exception.

A tense exchange about abortion at a congressional hearing is more revealing than some senators realize.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s appearance before a Senate committee took an unexpected and tense detour into the abortion debate Tuesday when senators questioned her about the potential impact of an abortion ban on the American economy.

The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act designates lynching as a federal hate crime and sets prison terms of up to 30 years for those convicted.

On Sunday, Scott, one of the highest-profile Black Republicans, expressed a willingness to be Donald Trump's running mate in the 2024 election.

The whispers and chatter about top contenders for the Supreme Court are growing as President Joe Biden zeroes in on a nominee to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer.

President Joe Biden first zeroed in on a pair of finalists for his first U.S. Supreme Court pick when there were rumors last year that Justice Stephen Breyer would retire.

President Joe Biden had Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer over to the White House on Wednesday to talk about how to fill an upcoming vacancy on the Supreme Court.

The White House says President Joe Biden will meet with Senate Judiciary Committee leaders on Tuesday to discuss the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court vacancy and the president’s promise to nominate a Black woman to the high court.

At Joe Biden’s lowest moment in the 2020 campaign, influential Rep. Jim Clyburn suggested that Biden should pledge to put the first Black woman on the Supreme Court.

Sen. Tim Scott has a memoir out this summer that he says will explain the two words that have shaped his life: hope and redemption.

The U.S. Senate’s only Black Republican is putting forth what he characterizes as a positive response to partisan rhetoric on race that he’s best-positioned to rebut.

This time last year, the Republican Party was hitting bottom.

U.S. Rep. Tom Rice says that he hopes his vote this year to impeach President Donald Trump won’t be enough to overshadow his other accomplishments as he seeks a sixth term.

A group intent on expanding Republican power across state-level offices is rolling out a national effort to diversify and broaden the GOP, with an advisory council headed up by a number of possible future presidential hopefuls.

The following is a transcript of an interview with Senator Cory Booker that aired Sunday, October 3, 2021, on "Face the Nation."

On this "Face the Nation" broadcast, Dr. Rochelle Walensky and Senator Tim Scott join Margaret Brennan.

CBS News has obtained a document from Senator Cory Booker's office outlining Democrats' minimum requirements for police reform legislation.

The following is a transcript of an interview with Senator Tim Scott that aired on Sunday, September 26, 2021, on "Face the Nation."

After months of negotiations, bipartisan talks on sweeping police reform legislation ended this week in Congress with no bill.

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, South Carolina Republican Senator Tim Scott, and more appear on Sunday's "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan"

The failed congressional effort followed high-profile police killings last year of Black people including George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.

Senate negotiators say bipartisan congressional talks on overhauling policing practices have ended without agreement.

A leading Democratic senator says bipartisan congressional talks on overhauling policing practices have ended without agreement.

Democrats and Republicans have failed to come to a police reform agreement after the loudest outcry in years over killings of Black Americans.

"Lindsey's been a personal disappointment because I was a personal friend of his," Biden said of Graham at the time.

Prospects seem increasingly dicey for a bipartisan Senate deal on overhauling policing practices.

Major Republican donors are sending 'big money' to Sen. Tim Scott ahead of midterms and 2024 race

Trump raised nearly $50 million more than next highest Republican in first half of 2021, campaign filings show

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is set to keynote the signature fundraiser for the Republican Party in South Carolina.

Congressional bargainers say they’ve agreed to a bipartisan framework for overhauling policing procedures.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says congressional Democrats’ efforts to make it easier to sue police officers are causing law enforcement agencies to have problems recruiting and retaining personnel.

Republicans say they want congressional bargainers to reach a bipartisan deal on revamping policing procedures by summer or abandon the effort.

President Joe Biden met with the family of George Floyd at the White House Tuesday on the one-year anniversary of Floyd's death.

As the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder approaches, some people say the best way to honor him is for Congress to pass a bill in his name that overhauls policing.

President Joe Biden laid out a long list of policy priorities in his speech to Congress, and some are more politically plausible than others.

The family and representatives of Black men killed by the police have met at the White House with senators and Biden administration officials and say they left feeling optimistic.

President Joe Biden laid out a long list of policy priorities in his speech to Congress, and some are more politically plausible than others.

President Joe Biden has taken his pitch to Georgia for $4 trillion in spending to rebuild America’s aged infrastructure and vastly expand the government social safety net.

President Joe Biden has used his first address before a joint session of Congress to make the case that his administration has made progress during the first 100 days he’s been in office, confronting the public health and economic maelstrom caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Republican Sen_ Tim Scott is accusing Democrats of tearing the country apart and suggesting they’re wielding race as “a political weapon.”.

South Carolina Sen_ Tim Scott has used the Republican response to President Joe Biden’s address to Congress to vow that “America is not a racist country.”.

Tim Scott of South Carolina is the only Black Republican senator.

Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina will deliver Republicans’ rebuttal to President Joe Biden’s joint address to Congress.

Lawmakers from both parties say once-stalled legislation on Capitol Hill that would change the nation's policing laws is now closer than ever to consensus.

Bolstered with new momentum, Congress is ready to try again to change the nation’s policing laws.

President Joe Biden says the conviction of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd “can be a giant step forward” for the nation in the fight against systemic racism.

Crowds nationwide are reacting with jubilation but also with deep awareness of the progress left to be made after a jury convicted former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin of murder in the killing of George Floyd.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday defended the central bank’s increasing scrutiny of the impact climate change could have on banks, in the wake of criticism by Republican members of Congress that by doing so the Fed is overstepping its mandate.

A Democratic state lawmaker is mounting a bid to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Tim Scott.

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the West Side Conservative Club, Friday, March 26, 2021, in Urbandale, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)DES MOINES, Iowa – Ambitious Republicans are starting to make moves in Iowa, long a proving ground for future presidents. Pompeo's two-day Iowa trip leads an exceptionally early round of Iowa travel planned by U.S. senators, emerging as national GOP figures. Ecklund, Crawford County Republicans' communication director, has encountered Republicans “ready to move on” and “tired of the extreme controversy” in a county Trump carried by more than 30 percentage points twice. ___This story has been corrected to show Ecklund is the Crawford County Republicans' communication director, not Crawford County Republicans' co-chair.