Rand Paul returned nearly $2 million to taxpayers since taking office
Following in the footsteps of his father, former Texas Congressman Ron Paul, as being a good steward of our tax dollars, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul announced Friday he is returning nearly $500,000 from his office More...
Rand Paul stirs up crowd in Sarasota
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul met with supporters Valentine’s Day evening in the brisk confines of a Dolphin Aviation hanger to lay out his vision in a appearance sponsored by the Republican Party of Sarasota. Rand More...
New study: Mass incarceration not helping reduce crime, Congress stalled on reform
As lawmakers continue to push criminal justice reform, a new study claims the of role mass incarceration in the drastic drop in crime in the U.S. over the last two decades has not been the cause. “Incarceration More...
Rand Paul says no to Loretta Lynch nomination, G.K. Butterfield condemns
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said Thursday he would oppose the nomination of Loretta Lynch to the position of U.S. Attorney General, specifically pointing out her pro- civil asset forfeiture views. “Mrs. Lynch has More...
Dallas Fed chief responds to Rand Paul’s ‘Audit the Fed’ bill
Late last month, Kentucky Republican Senator Rand Paul reintroduced the bipartisan Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015. Rand Paul on Senate floor/Video Screen Shot Known widely as “Audit the Fed,” More...
RNC Chair: We must have criteria to be in the debates
Reince Priebus, Republican National Committee chairman, says that potential presidential contenders will have to poll above certain levels to earn a spot in the GOP debates. In a radio interview on the Hugh Hewitt More...
Scott Walker, Rand Paul top Iowa GOP poll, Hillary Clinton way ahead for Dems
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is surging and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is dominating in a new poll of Iowans likely to vote in the nation’s first presidential nominating contest. In the More...
Rand Paul introduces more Pro-Israel legislation
For the second time in as many years, Kentucky’s junior Senator, Rand Paul (R) has introduced legislation to stop US aid to the Palestinian Authority. Rand Paul at CPAC 2013Image/Video Screen Shot Today he More...
Mitch McConnell to lead Senate GOP with ‘Don’t be scary’ plan
Congress will add their new members today and Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell will be moving to Senate Majority Leader and offers a simple plan for Republicans: “Don’t be scary.” “I don’t More...
Ron Paul, Rand Paul and the Baptist World Alliance welcome ending Cuban embargo
While so many of the Republican political class and talk radio mouthpieces harshly criticize President Obama’s call for normalizing relations with Cuba by ending the half-century long embargo, not everyone More...
President Obama moves on ending Cuba embargo, attacked by GOP
President Obama will move quickly to end the American trade embargo against Cuba, administration officials said Thursday, using broad executive orders to lift restrictions on travel, commerce and financial activities. Starting More...
Libertarian Party to Sen Rand Paul: ‘Your bid for a declaration of war against ISIS is unjustifiable and dangerous’
What you would think would be cozy bedfellows doesn’t necessarily always materialize. On Monday, libertarian-leaning Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky released a draft Declaration of War resolution against More...
Senate Republicans, including NSA opponent Rand Paul, kill surveillance limiting bill
Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked a measure to overhaul the NSA monitoring program, the collection of records and phone calls. Democrats and a few Republicans failed to rally enough support to reach 60 votes More...
Rick Perry corrected on statements about Rand Paul’s foreign policy
Rick Perry, the governor of Texas, in an apparent attempt to begin to better his abysmal showing in the last round of presidential primaries in 2012, recently attacked the current leader in Republican polls, Rand More...
Rand Paul: End aid to Pakistan over treatment of women, Christians – notes Asia Bibi
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul has called for an end to American foreign aid to Pakistan in the name of both persecuted young women and the persecution of Christians. Speaking before the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee, More...
Senate to approve David Barron for judge, the author who justified drone murders
The decision to release documents detailing the controversial legal logic behind the assassination of an American with a drone is imminent as the Senate votes to approve its author to judgeship. President Obama’s More...
House passes NDAA with funding of military
photo donkeyhotey donkeyhotey.wordpress.com The House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Of the 100 or so amendments that lawmakers attempted to add to the More...
Lucas Overby to be lone challenger to David Jolly as Democrat drops out of race
Due to an unforeseen set of circumstances in the last two days, Libertarian Congressional Candidate Lucas Overby, who had originally intended to wait until 2016 to run for the Congressional District 13 (CD–13) More...
Pro-Israel lobby voices opposition to Rand Paul’s ‘Stand with Israel Act’, bill is blocked in Senate
The idea of cutting off aid to the Palestinian Authority unless they they agree to a ceasefire and recognize the right of Israel to exist sounds like a great idea for supporters of Israel, right? Think again. Kentucky More...
Sen. Paul introduces ‘Stand with Israel Act of 2014’, Ends foreign aid to Palestinian government
In a follow up to a news release Monday concerning future foreign aid to the Palestinian government, Sen. Rand Paul yesterday introduced Senate bill, S. 2265, the Stand with Israel Act of 2014. photo Ron Almo This More...
