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After a tough vote, a new GOP attitude. HERSHEY, Penn. — In New Hampshire yesterday, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul told a group of supportive Republican legislators that the country needed some immigration fixes. A few hours later, I asked whether, if elected president, Paul would move to...

GoJimGo The biggest dark horse of the 2016 presidential campaign has clashed frequently with his party's higher-ups. He is known for his outspoken views on the surveillance state, his opposition to overseas entanglements, his warnings about the broken criminal-justice system, his desire to...

Sen. Rand Paul began the new year by lobbying for one of his favorite causes: criminal-justice reform. Last week, Paul issued a press release urging the Kentucky Legislature to act on a bill that would let state voters decide whether or not to create a path back to voting rights for nonviolent...

Opinion: Rebels challenge leaders in both parties David Goodman, a political activist in New Jersey, urged those fed up with mainstream politics, whether on the left or the right, to work together in a Trenton Times op-ed entitled, “A new populist alliance: Why progressives and the Tea Party...

While the relatively short political career of Kentucky junior Sen. Rand Paul has made headlines, the personal life of the prospective 2016 GOP hopeful has been much quieter. Here are eight facts about the personal side of Republican candidate that will come to light during a 2016 presidential...

There will be one noticeable difference when Republicans take over the Senate on Tuesday, says Sen. Rand Paul: there will be votes. Republicans have complained that outgoing Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Democrat, refused to allow votes — even from members of his own party — if the legislation...

As prospective candidates claim their spot on the coveted 2016 Republican presidential ticket, two senators, Marco Rubio and Rand Paul bump heads on a newly awakened foreign policy issue: Cuba. After President Obama's disclosure of renewed diplomatic relations with the island nation, an...

The Republican Jewish Coalition — facing the loss of its leading champion and tensions within the GOP — is planning an aggressive push in 2015 to enforce the hawkish pro-Israel consensus it helped build within the party over the past two decades. The RJC will gather Tuesday evening for a...

He wants to run for Senate and the White House at the same time. That means more money. By Shane Goldmacher and Scott Bland January 4, 2015 Sen. Rand Paul could have a financial edge over many of his prospective presidential rivals in 2016 due to a quirk in timing and election law that lets...

Rand Paul may only yet be a candidate for re-election to the Senate in 2016, but the first-term Kentucky Republican already is sprinting toward the race for president. The libertarian-minded lawmaker is set to visit several Western states this month before reintroducing himself to voters in...

Just Asking: Rand Paul on why helping people see again is easier than politics The Republican senator talks history and the joys of defending liberties. Rand Paul, 51, is a Republican senator from Kentucky. He is often mentioned as a potential presidential candidate for 2016. I’m not going to...

Video: http://iroots.org/2015/01/02/video-mega-rich-gop-donors-afraid-of-rand-paul/ CHUCK TODD: The establishment, AKA, donors, they want one of those three [Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Chris Christie]. The grassroots: they’re not interested in any of those three. They’re very unpopular with the...

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I found this a bit interesting, especially the least admired top 10. I'm sort of hurt by how Rand (nor Ron even) appear on this list, but I guess it really depends on who responded. Here's a list: Looking further into their data, I found info on both Ron & Rand. For Rand: 5) How do you...

“The United States trades and engages with other communist nations, such as China and Vietnam,” Mr. Paul argues. “Why not Cuba? I am a proponent of peace through commerce, and I believe engaging Cuba can lead to positive change. Sen. Rubio is acting like an isolationist who wants to retreat to...

The GOP will not be able to win in 2016 without getting some Dems to vote GOP for president Of all of Washington’s odd couples, the oddest is turning out to be President Barack Obama and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul . You often see this kind of thing in business and social circles: A pair who...

De Blasio? Sharpton? Nope. The biggest blowback will be against the “reforming” Kentucky senator, because Republicans back cops, period. After New York City Police Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu were gunned down in a retaliatory ambush on Saturday afternoon, the collateral damage was...

It looks as if U.S. Sen. Rand Paul is giving up hope that the Kentucky General Assembly will change state law so that he can run for both re-election to the U.S. Senate and for president in 2016. Senate Majority Leader Damon Thayer, who sponsored a bill that would have changed the law last...

WASHINGTON — A version of the police militarization debate will be part of the Senate agenda next term. Next year, Sen. Rand Paul will reintroduce a bill that goes after the federal programs that send military-grade equipment to local police departments, staff for the Kentucky Republican told...

POSTED BY Norm Singleton December 18, 2014 Newborn screening for medical disorders is becoming an increasingly common practice. This seems like a good thing; however, along with the potential benefits of screening, there are concerns that some states are not obtaining parental consent before...