Fact-checking GOP response to Biden's joint address
CNN
In the Republican response to President Joe Biden's joint address to Congress, Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina said Biden and Democrats were "pulling" the US apart and took time to praise former President Donald Trump.
Scott's nearly 15-minute rebuttal to Biden's hour-long speech was largely accurate, but some of his claims could have benefited from additional context. Republicans and votingPresident-elect Donald Trump is preparing to dust off a series of centuries-old laws and legal theories to drive his first-year agenda – particularly on the border and birthright citizenship – hoping history will be on his side when the inevitable legal challenges make their way to the Supreme Court.
Despite the symbolism that might be associated with exploding a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, law enforcement officials said Thursday they were still trying to piece together why a five-time Bronze Star recipient and new father would orchestrate the New Year’s Day blast.
With the start of the 119th Congress on Friday, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott will become the longest-serving Black Senator in the United States. Scott will also serve as the first Black Chairman of a Senate standing committee, leading the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, where he previously served as Ranking Member.