Latest Tim Scott News

Sen. Scott poised to give 2024 'political update' to donors

Mar. 22, 2023 12:34 PM EDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina is inching ever closer to a presidential bid in 2024, scheduling his latest swing through early-voting states before returning home afterward to give donors a “political update." According to an invitation obtained...

Presidential waiting game: GOP hopefuls hold off campaigns

Mar. 22, 2023 10:39 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — They are meeting with campaign donors and giving frequent interviews on cable news. They’re delivering speeches in early voting states like Iowa and New Hampshire and hobnobbing with local Republican groups. Some are even quietly discussing campaign jobs with political...

Ex-Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan won't challenge Trump in 2024

Mar. 05, 2023 11:39 AM EST

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Larry Hogan, the former Republican governor of Maryland who positioned himself as one of his party's fiercest critics of Donald Trump, said Sunday he will not challenge the ex-president for the GOP's White House nomination in 2024. “I would never run for...

Pompeo, Haley take veiled jabs at Trump in CPAC remarks

Mar. 03, 2023 19:19 PM EST

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Two leading Republicans took veiled jabs at former President Donald Trump at an annual gathering of conservatives Friday, knocking “celebrity leaders” not in tune with reality while noting winnable elections that had been lost as they urged a party course correction...

Nikki Haley keeping early 2024 fundraising numbers quiet

Feb. 24, 2023 18:52 PM EST

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley had a busy first week as an official 2024 presidential candidate, announcing in her native state, then hustling to early voting New Hampshire and Iowa and going on a media blitz. But as fundraising starts to build for...

Scott speaks of 'new American sunrise' as he mulls WH bid

Feb. 22, 2023 16:44 PM EST

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — As Sen. Tim Scott weighs mounting a 2024 presidential candidacy, the Republican was in Iowa on Wednesday delivering a message of “a new American sunrise,” articulating a positive vision that sets him apart from some possible rivals who have focused more on railing...

Trump absent as Iowa 2024 GOP caucus train begins to roll

Feb. 20, 2023 21:23 PM EST

URBANDALE, Iowa (AP) — Nikki Haley is swinging through Iowa this week fresh off announcing her presidential campaign. Her fellow South Carolinian Republican, Sen. Tim Scott, will also be here as he decides his political future. And former Vice President Mike Pence was just in the state courting...

Biden's Trump-focused campaign could be risky if GOP shifts

Feb. 17, 2023 06:59 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden built his 2020 White House run around promises to beat Donald Trump “like a drum.” As Biden gears up for an expected reelection campaign, he insists he can do it again. But what if Trump isn't next year's Republican nominee? ...

Nikki Haley announces run for president, challenging Trump

Feb. 14, 2023 14:18 PM EST

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador, announced her candidacy for president on Tuesday, becoming the first major challenger to former President Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican nomination. The announcement,...

Haley faces 'high-wire act' in 2024 bid against Trump

Feb. 13, 2023 15:44 PM EST

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Few have navigated the turbulent politics of the Trump era like Nikki Haley. In early 2016, the then-South Carolina governor said she was “embarrassed” by candidate Donald Trump and decried his reluctance to condemn white supremacists. Nine months later,...