Rep. Tim Scott to Replace DeMint in Senate

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley picks U.S. Rep. Tim Scott to be the state's next U.S. Senator, ma...  More »

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley picks U.S. Rep. Tim Scott to be the state's next U.S. Senator, making him the only black Republican in Congress and the South's first black Republican senator since Reconstruction. He takes over for Jim DeMint. (Dec. 17)  « Less