The title of longest-serving Black senator was previously held by Sen. Edward Brooke (R-Mass.) who served two full terms from ...

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) has become the longest-serving Black senator in U.S. history, as the 119th Congress begins Friday.

Republican U.S. Sen. Tim Scott made history on Friday as the longest-serving African American senator in the 235-year history ...

Tim Scott (R-SC) became the longest-serving black senator on ... After serving in the House from 2011 until 2013, Scott was ...

Despite Scott’s historic milestone, Democratic strategist Antjuan Seawright criticized the South Carolina senator’s ...

Sixty years after Black Americans gained the right to vote in the United States through the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Sen.

The 119th Congress, which for the first time in state history will include two women in South Carolina's federal delegation, ...

Tim Scott of South Carolina is poised to make ... Scott, 59, the only Black Republican senator, was appointed in 2012 by then-Gov. Nikki Haley (R) after Sen. Jim DeMint abruptly resigned to ...

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) has become the longest-serving Black senator in U.S. history, as the 119th Congress begins Friday. Scott was appointed to the Senate in 2012 by then-Gov. Nikki Haley (R ...

South Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley, left, and Republican congressional candidate Tim Scott, right, campaign on Oct. 7, 2010, in North Charleston, South Carolina.