It’s great to see elected officials paying attention to these issues. Tim Scott is great and his concern is obviously genuine.

The Washington Examiner reports:

Sen. Tim Scott questions integrity...

On Wednesday afternoon, President Donald Trump held a news conference on the White House lawn to celebrate the tax bill’s passage through Congress. A group of GOP lawmakers joined him, including Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC).

Scott had a place right next to the president, which led HuffPo contributor Andy Ostroy to call...

Tuesday, federal authorities arrested a Georgia man for allegedly threatening the life of Republican South Carolina lawmaker, Sen. Tim Scott.

According to local news reports, Jason Kenneth Bell was arrested for calling Sen. Scott’s office almost a dozen times, threatening to kill him.

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Democrats pride themselves on diversity and inclusiveness, so we might expect to see a united colors of Benneton ad in the Senate yearbook.  But we’d be wrong.

According to the Washington Post, they have seen a report released by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) that shows that the majority of Senate...

I came across this CNN article that Labor Secretary nominee Andrew Puzder faced many hurdles before his Thursday confirmation hearing because four GOP senators decided to withhold their support. The fast food executive will face the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Thursday.

These anonymous sources pointed their fingers at...

While Sen. Warren is wearing out her victim card, Sen. Tim Scott used his time on the Senate floor to read hate mail he received since voicing his support for newly minted AG Sessions.

“If you sign up to be a black conservative, the chances are very high you will be attacked,”...

As I mentioned earlier this week, I’ve been greatly encouraged that post-Dallas Shootings, there seems to be a collective denial of the usual gun control nonsense in favor of heartfelt conversations about race.

Communities nation-wide aren’t...

Marco Rubio may have received the third-most votes in Iowa this week, but he won big.

The Iowa caucus was Monday.  Even as votes were being counted, news emerged confirming long-standing rumor that South Carolina Senator Tim Scott would endorse Rubio.

#BREAKING: Tim Scott to endorse Marco Rubio https://t.co/rgMNwxKINV

— Blake Hounshell (@blakehounshell) February...

Republican presidential hopeful Sen. Marco Rubio picked up several meaty endorsements over the past few days.

Saturday, Townhall’s Guy Benson reported South Carolina firebrand, Rep. Trey Gowdy, has endorsed Sen. Rubio.

Scooplet: Campaign confirms @TGowdySC will join @marcorubio on the trail in Iowa next week. Statement from Gowdy: pic.twitter.com/vd0gt8UIBH

— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) December...

Republican South Carolina senator Tim Scott appeared on CNN yesterday and was questioned by host Brianna Keilar for saying all lives matter. His response was brilliant.

Josh Feldman of Mediaite has a partial transcript:

Sen. Tim Scott: If ‘All Lives Matter’ Really Offends You, That’s Your Problem

Senator Tim Scott said tonight that if...

Amidst all the good news from election 2014, the victories of Tim Scott, South Carolina’s Senator, and Mia Love, new Representative from Utah’s 4th District, are especially noteworthy.

There’s no way to deny that their race becomes important, if only because Democrats have emphasized race so very much. Sadly,...

Of course, there is a third possibility, both.

The NAACP under the guidance of Ben Jealous had emerged as a forceful race card player directed at conservatives in general, and the Tea Party movement in particular.

In July 2010, the NAACP Passed a “Tea Party Is Racism” Resolution, and Tim Scott was in...

This reprehensible column about Tim Scott by Adolf L. Reed, Jr., a U. Penn. Political Science Professor, The Puzzle of Black Republicans:

… But this “first black” rhetoric tends to interpret African-American political successes — including that of President Obama — as part of a morality play that dramatizes “how far we...

Just breaking, via NY Times:

9:47 a.m. | Updated Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina has chosen Representative Tim Scott to replace Jim DeMint in the United States Senate, according to Republican officials. The move will make Mr. Scott the first black senator from the state since the late 19th century. Ms....