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Rand: Civil Asset Forfeiture Not ‘American Way’

On Tuesday, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said it was un-American for the government to seize the property of Americans without charging or convicting them of crimes. In an appearance on Fox News, Paul said libertarians, working-class Americans, and minorities are

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Rand Paul: Saudi Arabia Needs to Quit Funding Radical Islam

Tuesday on Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said Saudi Arabia “needs to be working against radical Islam.” In discussing President Barack Obama’s visit Paul said, “I hope he says to Saudi Arabia that we’d like them to help

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Sen. Rand Paul: Give Diplomacy With Iran A Chance

Sen. Rand Paul signaled that the Senate should give President Obama room to negotiate with Iran before it votes on economic sanctions on the country. “If it fails I will vote to resume sanctions and I would vote to– vote to actually have new sanctions,” he said. “But if you do it in the middle of the negotiations you’re ruining it.”

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As 2016 Campaign Heats Up, Rand Paul Reaches Out to Texas

Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky), widely assumed to be preparing for a 2016 presidential run, has taken several key steps recently to reach out to the Lone Star State, including making preparations to open an office in Texas and sending a congratulations note to a newly elected state senator who is popular with the conservative grassroots.

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A Guide to 2016 Republican Candidates’ Positions on Illegal Immigration

With Republicans in Congress split over the best approach to President Obama’s executive amnesty – and with many establishment Republicans splitting from grassroots Republicans on the issue of illegal immigration more generally – it’s clear that immigration will be a hot-button primary issue in 2016.

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Rand Paul: Mitt Romney ‘Yesterday’s News’

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) thinks GOP primary voters are ready to turn the page on Mitt Romney, who is seriously considering another presidential run and could be a potential rival. “Look, I like Governor Romney, I like him personally, I

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Military Women Don’t Need Magic Wands

The new Senate will have many national security and defense issues to deal with in 2015, but indulging Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s relentless campaign to alter the military justice system should not be one of them.

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Exclusive — Rand Paul Slams ‘Moderate’ Bush, Christie, Pushes Cuts To ‘Crap’ Obama Spending With Purse Power

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) says former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, a fellow likely 2016 GOP presidential candidate, is a “moderate.” Calling a Republican who’s seeking the GOP nomination a “moderate” is a clear insult in Republican presidential primary politics. During that selection process, each of the candidates is likely to focus on highlighting conservative credentials to please GOP base voters. Paul further hinted Bush would be open to tax increases and more government spending, positions no candidate is likely to take while trying to win the nomination.

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Molly Ball: Rand Domesticated by McConnell

Molly Ball, Politics Writer for The Atlantic, argued that Kentucky Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) had been somewhat domesticated by fellow Kentucky Senator, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R)  on Monday’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” on MSNBC. In a discussion on the potential impact the

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Chuck Todd: ‘Mega-Rich’ Are Afraid of Rand Paul

In an appearance on NBC’s “Today” on Thursday, “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd laid out what he foresees as the make-up of the 2015 political landscape, much of which has to do with the 2016 presidential contest. According to

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Rubio: Rand, Obama Have ‘Identical Foreign Policy’

Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) argued that Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has an “identical foreign policy” with President Obama on Tuesday’s “Laura Ingraham Show.” While Rubio denied there was a spat between he and Paul, he did declare “Rand has made