Rand Paul: Democrats 'Getting Greedy' for GOP Concessions
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on CNN’s “State of the Union”
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Rand Paul Demands America Help Christian Pastor Held by Iran
On Friday, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) told the audience at the Values Voter Summit he will do everything he can to free American pastor Saeed Abedini in Iran. “In Iran, American pastor Saeed Abedini is detained indefinitely, facing physical and
John McCain Really Hates Ted "Whacko Bird" Cruz
The bitter Republican Senator, who coined the term “Whacko Birds,” to describe conservative Republican Senators, Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, and Rand Paul, took to the Fox News airwaves and continued blaming the government shutdown on Ted Cruz and his squadron
Exclusive–Rand Paul: I Think Obama Will Cave on Debt Ceiling Negotiations
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) told Breitbart News exclusively on Friday morning that he believes President Barack Obama will cave on the debt ceiling and end up negotiating with congressional Republicans if the GOP holds its ground. As Paul was leaving
Daily Beast's Tina Brown: Mitch McConnell is Rand Paul's 'Bitch'
During The Daily Beast’s annual Hero Summit, editor-in-chief Tina Brown unleashed a tirade of hate against the certain members of the GOP. The Hero Summit included an interview with Senator John McCain who also chimed in with some criticism of
Rand: Dems 'Unwilling to Negotiate'
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) told Savannah Guthrie on Meet The Press that the GOP has been sending Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) numerous Continuing Resolutions (CR) to help fund the government. According to him, Reid has said no to every
Rand Paul: Passing Appropriations Bills Better than One Funding Bill
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (UPI) — Sen. Rand Paul, Ky.-R., said Sunday passing appropriations bills one by one instead of one big funding bill is “a much better way to run government.” In an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Paul
Rand Paul: Irresponsible For Obama To Talk Default
Senator Rand Paul on NBC’s “Meet The Press”
Rand Paul Tells Mitch McConnell On Hot Mic: 'We Are Going To Win This'
NBC affiliate WPSD 6 in Paducah, Kentucky caught Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Sen. Rand Paul Wednesday on a hot mic Paul “I just did CNN and I just go over and over again ‘We’re willing to compromise, I
Paul: White House Didn't 'Poll-Test' No Compromise Message
The media and the left are agitated that Sens. Rand Paul and Mitch McConnell were caught on a “hot mic” discussing the utter lack of a White House strategy to navigate the government shutdown fight. Paul notes, in his conversation
Rand Paul: It's Obama Who's Shutting Down Gov't
Sen. Rand Paul on CBS’s “Face the Nation.”
The Two Partisan Rebellions of Today, and the Three Parties: Republican, Democrat, and Establishment
In the first installment, we observed the ongoing rebellion against the established leadership of both parties. As Sen. Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas, told The Weekly Standard recently, I’m convinced we’re seeing a new paradigm in American politics. We’ve seen what happens when America’s
Rand Paul: Republicans 'May Not Get' Obamacare Defunding
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) told reporters Wednesday he is “ready to admit” that the GOP may not defund Obamacare when faced with a government shutdown. Paul told reporters after his colleague Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) 21 hours quasi-filibustering on the Senate
Sen. Ted Cruz Quotes Ashton Kutcher, Ayn Rand in Filibuster
Some still argue that culture and art have nothing to do with politics. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) proved that wrong in his ongoing filibuster this week when he quoted Teen Choice Award winner Ashton Kutcher and novelist Ayn Rand in
Rand's Curious Question to Ted Cruz
On Tuesday evening, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) appeared on the Senate floor to support the filibuster-style stand by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) for defunding Obamacare. Paul had originally revived the “talking filibuster” in March during a famous stand against the
Rand Paul To Join Cruz on The Senate Floor Later Today…
Ted Cruz has been staging a filibuster on the Senate floor since 2:41 this afternoon (livestreaming video here, live updates, here) with assists from Senators Lee and Vitter (who was viciously attacked because of his amendment to end the exemption
Rand Paul, Mitch McConnell Split on Ted Cruz's Anti-Obamacare Strategy
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), like Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Marco Rubio (R-FL), has publicly split with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on whether to join Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) in opposing Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s efforts to fund
Jeff Sessions: We Should 'Respect… Not Undermine' Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, Rand Paul
Appearing on Breitbart News Sunday with Stephen K. Bannon on the Sirius/XM Patriot Channel on Sunday evening, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) threw his weight behind Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX). Cruz is under attack from the GOP establishment for fighting to
Exclusive — Rand Paul: Boehner Has Power to Kill Amnesty Once and for All
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) told Breitbart News that he believes House Speaker John Boehner has the power to kill the Senate’s “Gang of Eight” amnesty bill once and for all. “I think we should do something,” Paul said about immigration
Exclusive: Rand Paul Fires Back at AP, Says He'll Continue to Fight ObamaCare Funding
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) told Breitbart News on Saturday evening that an Associated Press report that claimed he said that Americans “probably can’t get rid of Obamacare” is inaccurate. “I’ve been saying the same thing I’ve been saying all along,”
Prisons: Too Many of the Wrong People Locked Up
Crime rates across America are down and the prison population is up. Is there a connection? You bet there is. Since 1980, the overall crime rate has dropped by nearly 40 percent. According to FBI statistics, there were 1.9 violent
Andrew McCarthy Nails Conservative Foreign Policy
I’ve wrestled with Andrew C. McCarthy’s writings on foreign policy since the start of the Arab Spring. I am one of those conservatives who agreed with George W. Bush’s articulation of human rights and democracy as the core values of
Rand Paul Steps Away from Ron Paul's 9/11 Remarks
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) distanced himself from his father Ron Paul’s controversial views on 9/11 yesterday, saying that some terrorists “are…motivated whether we’re there [in the Middle East] or not.” The elder Paul triggered outrage on Wednesday, the anniversary of
Ron's 9/11 Views Pose Problem for Rand
It is no surprise that former congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul believes that the U.S. bears some responsibility, albeit indirect, for the terror attack of September 11, 2001. That belief, a staple of the far-left, animated his spoiler campaign
