The 119th Congress will be the first one in recent years to buck the general trend of more racial, gender, age and ethnic ...

The position goes to the longest-serving senator of the majority ... Though Chuck Grassley is currently the oldest sitting senator, he isn’t the oldest senator or president pro tempore ever.

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. Scott ...

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

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

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

Tim Scott on Friday makes history, becoming the longest-serving African American in the 235-year history of the United States Senate. This historic moment will be shared alongside four other ...