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2 hours ago

Nikki Haley, Tim Scott and more to blitz Iowa, S. Carolina in 2024 ‘preseason’

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.

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1 day ago

Cruz, Rubio, Paul, Cotton, Hawley, and more — most GOP Senators stay on the 2024 sidelines

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

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2 days ago

Tim Scott reintroduces bill to cut federal funding from schools that conceal gender transitions from parents

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."

foxnews.com
2 days ago

Sen. Tim Scott kicking off ‘Faith in America’ listening tour, including ads in key 2024 primary state

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.

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2 days ago

Ghosts of police reform past haunt a newly divided Congress

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

3 days ago

Haley prepares to signal presidential run in video, as GOP race starts slowly

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

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3 days ago

Police reform talks are back in Congress, but little hope for a deal

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

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3 days ago

Tyre Nichols: Tim Scott blames Dems for failed police reform meant to ensure ‘only the best wearing the badge'

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.

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3 days ago

Tyre Nichols' killing revives calls for Congress to address police reform

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.

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3 days ago

In Iowa, potential 2024 GOP Trump challengers quiet for now

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

Law enforcement groups skeptical police reform talks can succeed after Tyre Nichols death

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.

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Tyre Nichols killing sparks renewed calls in Congress for police reform

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

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Congress pressed to pass police reform after Tyre Nichols’s brutal beating

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.

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The five ways GOP 2024 hopefuls are approaching the Trump problem

It ranges from obsequiousness to flat opposition.

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2024 Watch: Trump’s in – what about DeSantis, Pence, and other potential contenders, long shots, & wild cards

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

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Trump and other potential 2024 candidates make overtures to Iowa Republicans

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

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Black Republicans Are Not Political Unicorns

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

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Democrats Had Bad Candidates, Too. But They Weren’t Dangerous.

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

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Warnock, Walker: Starkly different choices for Black voters

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

Sen. Tim Scott shares the importance of optimism: 'Faith in the future gives us power in the present'

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.”

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Eric Swalwell laments it’s ‘so stupid’ for parents to control their kids’ education

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.

foxnews.com

2022 midterm election was "definitely not a Republican wave," Sen. Lindsey Graham says

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.

cbsnews.com

How Midterm Elections Could Influence The 2024 Presidential Election

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

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Nevada's Adam Laxalt says Democrats have to 'backdoor' Green New Deal: 'They can't run on it'

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

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2024 Watch: Hogan touts he’s a ‘commonsense conservative’ as he opens up about potential presidential run

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.

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2024 Watch: Youngkin ‘testing the waters’ at major donor retreat

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

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Sen. Tim Scott introduces legislation to withhold funding from schools with 'secretive' gender transitions

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.”

foxnews.com

Harris returns to South Carolina to boost voting in midterms

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

Tim Scott suggests 'The Inflation Acceleration Act' is a better name for Biden's legislation

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

foxnews.com

House Dems, GOP working together to make Iran sanctions permanent

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

foxnews.com

A record number of Black candidates for higher offices aim to reshape U.S. politics

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.

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SC Democrats call for US Senate candidate to drop out after video comments are leaked

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.

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SC Democrats call on their party's US Senate nominee to quit

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.

CNN management intent on changing perception of the network

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.

GOP Sen. Tim Scott on FBI search of Trump's Mar-a-Lago home: "We need to let this play out"

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."

cbsnews.com

Senate confirms Michelle Childs to DC appeals court

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.

How a crowded GOP field could help Trump in 2024 campaign

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

What to watch in primaries in Colorado, Illinois, elsewhere

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.

Congress sends landmark gun violence compromise to Biden

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

The Jan. 6 committee is reaching its audience. Is that enough?

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

washingtonpost.com

Seven presidential contenders for the GOP in 2024

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…

news.yahoo.com

Iowa doors swing open for Republicans eyeing White House run

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.

Trump hits Pence over Jan. 6 role as possible GOP 2024 hopefuls gather

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

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Trump lashes out at Jan. 6 committee as he teases 2024 run

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.

Takeaways: Big Trump win, election deniers advance in Nevada

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.

The Trailer: Five things to watch this primary day

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.

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Nevada's Senate primary is setting up what could be one of the priciest general matchups this fall

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

cbsnews.com

In Georgia, 2 Black candidates to compete for Senate seat

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 to sign executive order on policing two years after George Floyd's death

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

cbsnews.com

Meet the Republican senator who more than doubled his congressional salary thanks to a loophole in federal law

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

news.yahoo.com

Yellen Is Right About the Costs of Overturning Roe

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

washingtonpost.com

Yellen trip to Capitol detours into tense abortion debate

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.

Senate passes anti-lynching bill and sends federal hate-crimes legislation to Biden

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.

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Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison recently donated $15 million to a super PAC aligned with Sen. Tim Scott

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

news.yahoo.com

Whisper campaigns grow as Biden nears choice for high court

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.

Biden weighs appeal of 3 top candidates for high court

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.

Senate Dem leader meets with Biden to talk Supreme Court

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.

White House: No 'gaming the system' on Supreme Court pick

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.

Clyburn, architect of Biden’s court pledge, pushes his pick

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 memoir 'America' coming out in August

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.

Scott creates MLK Day videos, hopes to rebut Biden speech

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.

'A hell of a year': GOP eyes big 2022, but weaknesses remain

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

In SC, Rep. Rice hopes impeachment vote doesn't eclipse 2022

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.

Haley, Scott, Rubio advising group pushing for GOP diversity

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.

Transcript: Senator Cory Booker discusses policing on "Face the Nation," October 3, 2021

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

cbsnews.com

Full transcript of "Face the Nation" on September 26, 2021

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

cbsnews.com

Read Democrats' final offer on police reform before talks collapsed

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

cbsnews.com

Transcript: Senator Tim Scott on "Face the Nation," September 26, 2021

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

cbsnews.com

Senator Tim Scott says police reform talks collapsed because Democrats supported "defunding the police"

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

cbsnews.com

This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," September 26: Walensky, Scott, Jayapal, Morrison, Erdoğan, Gottlieb

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

cbsnews.com

Senators: Bipartisan Police Overhaul Talks End With No Deal

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

newsy.com

Senators: Bipartisan police overhaul talks end with no deal

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

Dem senator: Talks with GOP on police overhaul have failed

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

Police reform talks fall apart after months of bipartisan negotiations in Congress

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

cnbc.com

Lindsey Graham called Joe Biden to mend their friendship after the senator publicly went after Hunter Biden

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

news.yahoo.com

Prospects ever fainter for bipartisan policing overhaul deal

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

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

news.yahoo.com

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

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

news.yahoo.com

Pompeo to headline GOP dinner in early-voting South Carolina

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

Bargainers say have policing 'framework,' but issues remain

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

Top GOP senator: Easing police protections hurts departments

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.

GOP senators set summer deadline on Congress' policing bill

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

Grief, smiles as Floyd family meets Biden a year after death

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

Floyd legislation reveals divide in police-reform movement

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.

Biden's agenda: What can pass and what faces steep odds

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

Families of Black men slain by police are hopeful for reform

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.

Biden's agenda: What can pass and what faces steep odds

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

Biden sells economic plan in GA, calls for rich to pay more

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.

Biden speech takeaways: Government is good, and so are jobs

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.

GOP's Sen. Scott suggests Dems use race as political weapon

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

The Latest: In GOP response, Scott says US isn't racist

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, only Black GOP senator, set to respond to Biden

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

Sen. Tim Scott to deliver GOP's rebuttal to Biden address

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

Talks narrow on a compromise to changes in US policing laws

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.

After Floyd, Congress ready to plunge into policing laws

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

Biden to America after Floyd verdict: 'We can't stop here'

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.

The Latest: Elation and wariness after verdict in Floyd case

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.

Powell defends Fed's consideration of climate change risks

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.

Democrat says registration key to ousting SC's Tim Scott

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

GOP 2024 contenders enter Iowa, wary of Trump's long shadow

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.

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