Tim Scott

June 20, 2023 — Updates from the 2024 campaign trail as Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley visits the Palmetto State; Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) responds to comments from former President Barack Obama; a recap of the 2023 South Carolina legislative session; and more.

Sen. Tim Scott is rolling out endorsements from more than 140 current and former elected officials from his home state of South Carolina. It's an effort to make a show of force in the first-in-the-South presidential primary state. The list of Scott supporters was shared with The Associated Press ahead of an official announcement Monday.

June 6, 2023 — 2024 Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis visits South Carolina; campaign trail updates from Nikki Haley and Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC); and much more.

May 27, 2023 — A recap of Sen. Tim Scott's swing through the early voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire as his 2024 presidential campaign begins.

May 23, 2023 — An in-depth look at the official launch of Sen. Tim Scott's (R-SC) 2024 presidential campaign and his career in politics.

South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott has launched his presidential campaign. At an event in his hometown of North Charleston on Monday, Scott offered an optimistic message he hopes can contrast the two figures who have used political combativeness to dominate the early GOP primary field: former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Scott is the Senate's only Black Republican. His team acknowledges the challenge but notes that the political environment can change, that Scott won reelection by a commanding 20 points in November and that he has more money to start his campaign than any presidential candidate in history.

Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina is set to announce his bid for president. With Monday's launch, he will officially wade into a Republican primary battle already largely dominated by two commanding figures: former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina made it official Friday: He's running for president. The Senate's only Black Republican has filed paperwork with the Federal Election Committee declaring his intention to seek his party's nomination. His candidacy will test whether a more optimistic vision of America's future can resonate with GOP voters who have elevated partisan brawlers in recent years. The deeply religious 57-year-old former insurance broker has made his grandfather's work in the cotton fields of the Deep South a bedrock of his political identity. Scott is scheduled to make a formal announcement on Monday in his hometown of North Charleston.

May 2, 2023 — Comments from Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) about his expected 2024 presidential campaign; Christale Spain becomes the first Black woman to chair the South Carolina Democratic Party; a look at the final days of the state legislative session; and more.

Sen. Tim Scott says he's nearly ready to reveal his decision on entering the 2024 presidential race. The South Carolina Republican said Sunday during a town hall in Charleston that he would make an announcement May 22. Scott has been inching ever closer to formally entering the GOP race, where he would join other announced candidates, including former President Donald Trump and Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor who appointed Scott to the Senate. Scott has created an exploratory committee and visited other early voting states. Scott has tried to present a more positive vision for the future than many of his potential GOP rivals.