The Senate Banking Committee will hold a hearing next week to address concerns that some financial institutions cut off ...

As the 119 th Congress begins on Friday, Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina is poised to make history as the longest-serving African American in the 235-year history of the U.S. Senate.

Democratic strategist Antjuan Seawright criticized the South Carolina senator’s legislative record and whether it improved the lives of African Americans. Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., made history on ...

and Republican congressional candidate Tim Scott, right, campaign on Oct. 7, 2010, in North Charleston, South Carolina. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith) The South Carolina senator has also become the first ...

Senator Tim Scott, a Republican from South Carolina and ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, speaks during a hearing in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 11 ...

With the start of the 119th Congress on Friday, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott has become the longest-serving Black U.S. senator.Scott will also serve as the first Black chairman of a Senate ...