In Israel, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul says it will be hard for U.S. to be a...
WASHINGTON – Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, a critic of U.S. foreign aid, is visiting Israel, the largest recipient of that aid. Paul is making his first visit to Israel and Jordan, accompanied by Christian...
View ArticleNaomi Judd says her daughter Ashley is ‘very interested in changing the...
WASHINGTON – Singer and actress Naomi Judd says her daughter Ashley is “very interested in changing the world” and knows politics would be a way to do that. But, in an appearance on “Larry King Live”...
View ArticleSen. Rand Paul to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: ‘I would have relieved...
WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is on Capitol Hill today answering questions from lawmakers about the circumstances surrounding the deaths of the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three...
View ArticleNew York billionaire to host fundraiser for Sen. Mitch McConnell
WASHINGTON – A New York Republican billionaire and mayoral hopeful is scheduled to host a campaign fundraiser this weekend for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., The New York Post reports....
View ArticleKentucky Sen. Rand Paul fighting for third place in 2016 Iowa caucus poll
WASHINGTON – Okay, all you presidential campaign addicts, it’s time to gaze forward to 2016 and Iowa. Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, who is considering entering the Republican presidential primaries in...
View ArticleKentucky Sen. Rand Paul to deliver tea party response to State of the Union
WASHINGTON – Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul will deliver the tea party movement’s response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night. Paul will follow Sen. Marco...
View ArticleSen. Rand Paul says tea party challenge to Sen. Mitch McConnell ‘unlikely,’...
WASHINGTON – Despite unhappiness among some tea party members with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., his colleague doesn’t think there will be a challenge to him from the tea party wing....
View ArticleOne subject Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul is almost sure to raise in his State of...
WASHINGTON – The latest word we have is that Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul was still tweaking his response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address, to be delivered tonight. Paul is going to...
View ArticleKentucky Sen. Rand Paul delivers the tea party response to the State of the...
WASHINGTON – For the third consecutive year, the tea party has given a separate response to the State of the Union address. This year, that response was delivered by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., who is a...
View ArticleHemp legalization proposed by Sens. Mitch McConnell, Rand Paul and others
WASHINGTON – As lawmakers in Kentucky and other states seek to legalize the production of hemp, the crop has received a boost in the nation’s capital from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and...
View ArticleAfter his marathon filibuster, Sen. Rand Paul saluted by Senate’s top...
WASHINGTON – Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul ended his marathon, nearly 13-hour filibuster at 12:39 a.m. Thursday, concluding what has become a rare event in the United States Senate. The Kentucky Republican...
View ArticleSen. Mitch McConnell collects signatures backing Sen. Rand Paul’s filibuster,...
WASHINGTON – Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is using last week’s filibuster by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., in a new fundraising letter. McConnell is urging potential donors to sign a...
View ArticleWill Sen. Rand Paul win his first straw poll?
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Of course, to say it’s early is to state the obvious. But…it’s 2016 presidential straw poll time! And, based on his rip-roaring reception at the Conservative Political Action...
View ArticleSen. Rand Paul to headline Iowa Lincoln Day dinner in May
WASHINGTON – Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul will boost his profile in the first-in-the-nation caucus state of Iowa in May. Paul is scheduled to be the headline speaker at the Republican Party of Iowa’s...
View ArticleSen. Rand Paul offers immigration plan in Hispanic Chamber of Commerce speech
WASHINGTON – A day after an internal Republican Party report said the GOP needed to become more inclusive, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul on Tuesday told a key Hispanic audience that he favored immigration...
View ArticleTIME magazine names Sen. Rand Paul one of 100 most influential people of 2013
WASHINGTON – Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, a possible 2016 Republican presidential candidate, has been named by TIME magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2013. Paul has been...
View ArticleAhead of Iowa and New Hampshire talks, Sen. Rand Paul ranked in second tier...
WASHINGTON – As he prepares to talk to Iowa Republicans next month, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul has some ground to make up if he wants to be in the first tier of 2016 GOP presidential candidates. That’s...
View ArticleNew Hampshire poll out tomorrow will show Sen. Rand Paul leading GOP field
WASHINGTON – Oh, the tease! Public Policy Polling is promising some poll numbers on Thursday from the first-in-the-nation primary state of New Hampshire. And none other than Kentucky’s junior senator,...
View ArticleHow serious is Sen. Rand Paul about running for president? He’s about to...
WASHINGTON – He’s made no secret of his interest in the White House, but Sen. Rand Paul’s latest endorsement may raise some eyebrows. CNN, citing sources, is reporting that the Kentucky Republican is...
View ArticleThe morning after Mark Sanford’s affair is raised in debate, Sen. Rand Paul...
WASHINGTON – The morning after former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford’s extramarital affair was raised during a debate, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul endorsed him. “More than anything, Washington needs...
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