Tim Scott

This episode of the South Carolina Lede for November 18, 2023 features: a look at the abrupt movements shaking up the 2024 field, now that we’re less than 100 days until the First in the South Republican Presidential Primary; a check-in with AP national politics reporter Meg Kinard; a look at upcoming campaign trail visits from Nikki Haley and Donald Trump; and more.

Republican presidential candidate Tim Scott abruptly announced late Sunday that he was dropping out of the 2024 race, a development that surprised his donors and stunned his campaign staff just two months before the start of voting in Iowa's leadoff GOP caucuses.

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for November 11, 2023, a look at the third Republican presidential debate with analysis by reporter Meg Kinnard of the Associated Press and Alex Strohman, Republican strategist and former Director of the SC Republican Party; a rundown of the big local election wins; and deciphering what the actions in Ohio, Kentucky, and Virginia during this off-year election could mean for November 2024.

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for November 7, 2023, the third Republican presidential debate takes place tonight in Miami; the South Carolina “first in the nation” Democratic presidential primary happens on Feb. 3; and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis scores a major endorsement.

Former S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, became the fifth Republican presidential candidate to file for South Carolina's Feb. 24 GOP primary.

Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina is praising Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for showing what he calls “restraint” after Hamas attacked Israel over a week ago. The Republican presidential candidate says Netanyahu “waited” and showed “patience” and “humanity” in response to the Oct. 7 attack.

Sen. Tim Scott on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023, filed his candidacy paperwork to run for South Carolina's Republican presidential primary on Feb. 24, 2024.

October 10, 2023 — A look at U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace's vote last week to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy; updates from Sen. Tim Scott's recent presidential campaign stops; and more.

September 30, 2023 — Recap and analysis of the second Republican presidential debate, including a breakdown of exchanges between the Palmetto State's homegrown hopefuls, Nikki Haley and Tim Scott.

Seven Republican presidential candidates took turns criticizing President Joe Biden's policies and former President Donald Trump's absence at the second GOP presidential debate in California.