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A truck burns after being set on fire on a street in Culiacan, Sinaloa state, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Martin Urista)

Public backs GOP calls for U.S. military to attack Mexican cartels

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., speaks during a town hall, May 8, 2023, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

GOP presidential candidate Sen. Tim Scott: ‘No higher compliment than to be attacked’ by Obama

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott speaks during U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst's Roast and Ride, Saturday, June 3, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Tim Scott rolls out dozens of South Carolina lawmakers, local leaders endorsing his presidential bid

By Meg Kinnard - Associated Press

Illustration on hard and soft bigotry and racism by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

If Black children are told they cannot succeed, many will internalize that message

By Cal Thomas

Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the conclusion of military operations in Afghanistan and plans for future counterterrorism operations, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. On Monday, Jan. 10, 2022, Rounds said he stands by his statement that Donald Trump lost the 2020 election after Trump called his fellow Republican a “jerk” for saying so. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool) ** FILE **

Sen. Mike Rounds won’t commit to backing GOP presidential nominee

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., speaks in front of President Donald Trump and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., during a campaign rally, Friday, Feb. 28, 2020, in North Charleston, S.C. When Scott launched his campaign for the White House last week, the notoriously prickly former President Donald Trump welcomed his new competitor with open arms. “Good luck to Senator Tim Scott in entering the Republican Presidential Primary Race,” Trump said. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Trump’s welcome of Scott into 2024 race shows his calculus: The more GOP rivals, the better for him

By Jill Colvin and Steve Peoples - Associated Press

In this April 1, 2013 file photo, TV personality Joy Behar arrives at the "Lucky Guy" Opening Night in New York. Behar is returning to &#8220;The View&#8221; as a co-host, part of an overhauled panel that also will include newcomers Candace Cameron Bure and Paula Faris. ABC News said Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2015, that the trio will join returning moderator Whoopi Goldberg and co-hosts Raven-Symon&#233; and Michelle Collins on the daytime talk show. (Photo by Dario Cantatore/Invision/AP, File)

Joy Behar: Tim Scott, Clarence Thomas don’t understand what it means to be Black in America

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., shakes hands with a guest following a town hall, Monday, May 8, 2023, in Manchester, N.H. Scott filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission declaring his intention to seek his party's nomination in 2024. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

John Thune to endorse Tim Scott for president; No. 2 Senate Republican offers support at kickoff

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C. gives remarks at his presidential campaign announcement event at his alma mater, Charleston Southern University, on Monday, May 22, 2023, in North Charleston, S.C. Scott formalized his bid last week with federal campaign paperwork. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

Tim Scott launches 2024 presidential bid, calls himself ‘the candidate the far-left fears the most’

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, left, announces Rep. Tim Scott, right, as Sen. Jim DeMint's replacement in the U.S. Senate during a news conference at the South Carolina Statehouse, Dec. 17, 2012, in Columbia, S.C. Scott has filed paperwork to enter the 2024 Republican presidential race. He'll be testing whether a more optimistic vision of America’s future can resonate with GOP voters who have elevated partisan brawlers in recent years. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt) **FILE**

Nikki Haley and Tim Scott started as allies in South Carolina. Now they’re rivals for president.

By Meg Kinnard - Associated Press

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., speaks at a town hall, Sunday, April 30, 2023, in Charleston, S.C. Scott filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission declaring his intention to seek his party's nomination in 2024. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard, File)

Who is Tim Scott? 5 things to know about the newest 2024 GOP presidential candidate

By Meg Kinnard - Associated Press

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., speaks during a town hall, May 8, 2023, in Manchester, N.H. Scott plans to begin airing ads in Iowa and New Hampshire early next week as he prepares for an expected 2024 Republican presidential campaign. The ad buy, valued at about $5.5 million, is scheduled to run through the first GOP presidential debate in late August. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Sen. Tim Scott files paperwork for 2024 GOP presidential bid

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., speaks during a town hall, May 8, 2023, in Manchester, N.H. Scott plans to begin airing ads in Iowa and New Hampshire early next week as he prepares for an expected 2024 Republican presidential campaign. The ad buy, valued at about $5.5 million, is scheduled to run through the first GOP presidential debate in late August. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Tim Scott launching ad campaign in Iowa, New Hampshire for expected presidential bid

By Thomas Beaumont - Associated Press

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., speaks during a town hall, May 8, 2023, in Manchester, N.H. Scott plans to begin airing ads in Iowa and New Hampshire early next week as he prepares for an expected 2024 Republican presidential campaign. The ad buy, valued at about $5.5 million, is scheduled to run through the first GOP presidential debate in late August. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Sen. Tim Scott makes it official: He’s a Republican candidate for president

By Meg Kinnard - Associated Press

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., speaks during a town hall on Sunday, April 30, 2023, in Charleston, S.C. Scott announced Sunday that he would make an announcement on a 2024 presidential bid on May 22. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

Sen. Tim Scott to announce presidential plans on May 22

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., leaves the stage after speaking at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition Spring Kick-Off Saturday, April 22, 2023, in Clive, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Tim Scott sets May 22 announcement for 2024 presidential bid

By Meg Kinnard - Associated Press

FILE - Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the National Review Ideas Summit, Friday, March 31, 2023, in Washington. Ten Republican White House hopefuls will be speaking Saturday, April 22, at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition’s annual spring fundraiser that marks the unofficial launch of the 2024 Iowa caucus campaign. Former President Donald Trump, Pence and Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina are among the top declared and expected candidates set to speak at the event, though Trump will be appearing via video. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

2024 Republican hopefuls set to meet with Iowa evangelicals

By Thomas Beaumont and Michelle L. Price - Associated Press

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, left, announces Rep. Tim Scott, right, as Sen. Jim DeMint's replacement in the U.S. Senate during a news conference at the South Carolina Statehouse, Dec. 17, 2012, in Columbia, S.C. Haley and Scott are forever linked by that announcement, cementing their status as rising stars in a Republican Party frustrated by Barack Obama's reelection just a month earlier. But nearly a dozen years later, they find themselves poised to run against each other for the GOP presidential nomination. Haley has already launched a campaign, and Scott took steps last week toward initiating a bid of his own. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt, File)

Haley vs. Scott: From South Carolina allies to 2024 rivals

By Meg Kinnard - Associated Press

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., talks with diners at the breakfast counter during a visit to the Red Arrow Diner, Thursday, April 13, 2023, in Manchester, N.H. Scott on Wednesday launched an exploratory committee for a 2024 GOP presidential bid, a step that comes just shy of making his campaign official. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

GOP’s Tim Scott says he backs 20-week federal abortion ban

By Holly Ramer - Associated Press

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C. speaks during a Faith in America Tour event, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023, at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) ** FILE **

Sen. Tim Scott launches 2024 presidential exploratory committee

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times