Meet Tim Scott, the South Carolina senator and former GOP candidate who could become Trump's pick for vice president

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Tim Scott and Donald Trump at a campaign event in New Hampshire in January 2024
Tim Scott and Donald Trump at a campaign event in New Hampshire in January 2024.

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Nikki Haley picks up first Senate endorsements from Collins, Murkowski while most GOP senators line up behind Trump

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Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski have endorsed Nikki Haley's presidential campaign.

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Trump won't get to hand-pick McConnell's successor — just look at what happened to Jim Jordan

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Former President Donald Trump and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Former President Donald Trump and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.

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Mitch McConnell is stepping down in November. 3 men named John have long been angling to succeed him.

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Sens. John Barrasso, John Thune, and John Cornyn are all said to be potential successors to McConnell.
Sens. John Barrasso, John Thune, and John Cornyn are all said to be prospective successors to Mitch McConnell.

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Trump says conservatives should 'celebrate' the defeat of the bipartisan border security bill: 'We crushed it'

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Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Conway, South Carolina.

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Sen. Chris Murphy, who helped broker the failed border security package, says it's 'worrying' that Mitch McConnell couldn't deliver more votes: 'No one is in charge over there'

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Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut.

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Former GOP governor who said that being a senator sucks changes his mind to run for Senate

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Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan at an event in Las Vegas on November 18, 2022.
Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan at an event in Las Vegas on November 18, 2022.

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Why Congressional Republicans are imploding before our eyes

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Mitch McConnell gestures to Mike Johnson
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell gestures to House Speaker Mike Johnson.

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McConnell staked his legacy on a border-Ukraine deal. He may be too out of step with the GOP to save it.

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is pushing for a bipartisan Ukraine-immigration deal that former President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson are against.

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GOP Senate candidate David McCormick has up to $2.2 million in a 'dynasty trust' that allows him to evade wealth taxes — potentially forever

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Pennsylvania GOP Senate candidate Dave McCormick at an event on May 17, 2022 in Pittsburgh.
Pennsylvania GOP Senate candidate Dave McCormick at an event on May 17, 2022 in Pittsburgh.

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