ANTIGUA, Guatemala — Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) is visiting Guatemala to perform pro bono eye surgeries, a trip his political advisers are saying is strictly charity work but offers an important platform for the Kentucky Republican at the epicenter of
Robert Patterson, a former speechwriter for President George W. Bush, said Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) gave “aid and comfort to the rioters and the protestors” with his op-ed in Time against the militarization of local police forces. Appearing on Breitbart
“Rand Paul is right,” Rev. Al Sharpton said on MSNBC’s Morning Joe on Friday after the Kentucky Senator empathized with African-Americans who believe their rights were threatened by police officers. Paul published a TIME op-ed on Thursday discussing the issue of
After another night of violent confrontations between police and demonstrators in Ferguson, Missouri, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) argued Thursday that big government has gone too far in militarizing local police forces. Ahead of a potential 2016 presidential run, it was
Two U.S. Senators, a Republican and a Democrat, are calling for a “demilitarized” police force in response to the conflicts in Ferguson, Missouri between protestors and police officers. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) also addressed the situation in a TIME op-ed
After a book tour and summer season of gaffes, missteps and backtracks during her clumsy book tour, a new poll shows that Hillary Clinton’s once-insurmountable lead over her potential GOP 2016 presidential contenders has slipped considerably. The former Secretary of
At last weekend’s Family Leadership Summit in Iowa, Sen. Rand Paul was noticeably absent among presidential hopefuls attending the event. But Bob Vander Plaats went out of his way to excuse the Kentucky Senator’s absence, explaining that he had a
Recent polls indicate that libertarian ideas are gaining traction among voters, especially with “Millennials” under the age of 33, a group whose strong support was critical to the election of Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012. According to a February
When whites in New York City and San Francisco were informed that blacks disproportionately make up the country’s prison population, they were actually more likely to support tougher sentencing laws. Stanford University psychology researchers Rebecca Hetey and Jennifer Eberhardt “wanted
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) told an Iowa radio station this week that he was a “moderate” on illegal immigration while discussing an incident in which two DREAMers confronted Rep. Steve King (R-IA) and himself at an Iowa fundraiser. In a
Does the Daily Beast want someone to shoot Senator Rand Paul (R-KY)? Is the Daily Beast calling for the assassination of Rand Paul? Is the Daily Beast hoping Rand Paul is terrorized by death threats? Back in 2011, a mere
Tuesday on CNN, conservative commentator Ann Coulter weighed in on Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-KY) latest media controversy over whether or not he supports aid to Israel. Coulter said, “I think it’s a little like a compass. It used to be
MSNBC anchor Ronan Farrow said he was a “fan” of Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) in a discussion of Paul’s opinion on same-sex marriage on Thursday. Farrow criticized Paul’s comments about having children out-of-wedlock leading to poverty in response to a
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on Tuesday criticized the media for what he suggested to be a mischaracterization of his position on foreign aid to Israel. The newest claims that the junior Kentucky senator once called to end aid to Israel
On Tuesday, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s enthusiastic embrace of in-state tuition for illegal immigrants is a magnet that lures more illegal immigrants to America – just like President Barack Obama’s temporary amnesty program for DREAMers. “President
“Who does he think he is?” asked a bewildered Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) during a political event in Iowa, referring to President Obama’s efforts to act on his own on immigration reform. Paul noted that even though he supported some
On his Thursday broadcast, Bill O’Reilly lamented the notion that Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) will appear on MSNBC, as he did on Wednesday’s broadcast of “The Cycle” with Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), but has declined to appear on his show
Wednesday on MSNBC’s “The Cycle,” Sen Rand Paul (R-KY) criticized MSNBC to host Ari Melber in bringing up his wildly misreported 2010 discussion about the way the Civil Rights Act should apply for private business with Rachel Maddow. “People need
Sen. Rand Paul took a shot at MSNBC Wednesday afternoon during an appearance on The Cycle. During a discussion with Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), the host brought up controversial comments Paul made in 2010 during an interview with MSNBC host Rachel
Republican Pete Peterson holds a slight edge over his Democratic Party rival, State Sen. Alex Padilla, in the race for California Secretary of State, a new Gravis poll shows. The land-line survey of 580 registered voters showed Peterson with 37%
“This is not your fathers Republican party,” Vice President Joe Biden told the NAACP on Wednesday, pointing to the “hailstorm” of voter ID legislation. “Grandmothers in Alabama who came up under Jim Crow” are being “stripped of their vote,” he
With the world in turmoil, foreign policy is shaping up to be one of the most important issues facing potential 2016 presidential candidates. Hillary Clinton, who enthusiastically bullied Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as Secretary of State, is now trying
On Tuesday, Dr. Ben Carson said he is starting to think about running for the White House in 2016. Carson, the retired brain surgeon, won a Western Conservative Summit straw poll this weekend in Colorado, and the Draft Ben Carson
President Barack Obama’s executive amnesty for illegal aliens via the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and other executive orders is a “magnet” for illegal immigration, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) told Breitbart News on Tuesday. “All of that is
This past weekend, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) was the featured speaker at a gathering for Silicon Valley conservatives called Lincoln Labs Reboot 2014. The conferencewas devoted to the question: How can technology and liberty exist side by side? Sen. Paul
