Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) is vowing to obstruct the debt deal as long as he can, seeking more time to deliberate and expose its flaws. “We’re in the middle of a filibuster,” Paul said on the floor. “This filibuster will go on to about 1:00 in the morning and then we will find out who the true conservatives in this town are.”
As for the contenders on the debate stage, it’s not hard to pick the biggest loser of the night, for this could well be the end of Jeb Bush’s candidacy. In fact, he needs to think long and hard about getting out while his endorsement still matters, and he can still generate big headlines with his withdrawal.
California Republicans are reacting to Wednesday’s GOP debate, hosted by the CNBC in Boulder, Colorado.
Kentucky Senator and Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul dubbed the agreement to raise the debt ceiling “an unholy compromise, to bankrupt the country” and stated, ” wear it as a badge of honor that I miss very, very few votes”
The House Freedom Caucus is formally announcing its token opposition to the big government debt ceiling and budget deal that the House will vote on later in the day, phony opposition designed to let the package through because the organization won’t use the leverage it has in the Speakership election to stop the deal.
Wednesday on Fox News Channels’ “America’s Newsroom,” Republican presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said he would filibuster the new budget deal outgoing Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) negotiated with President Barack Obama because “It is a rotten deal. It stinks.”
The House Freedom Caucus has officially surrendered to big government by refusing to stand up against a debt-ceiling increase wrapped in the two-year budget deal.
BOULDER, Colorado—The RNC divided up workspaces for each of the GOP presidential campaign staffs during Wednesday night’s GOP primary debate hosted by CNBC in Colorado—but the workspace for each campaign wasn’t quite equal, according to one Republican political consultant.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), a 2016 GOP presidential candidate, tells Breitbart News in an exclusive email interview that he thinks members of the House Freedom Caucus should consider withdrawing their previous support for a Speakership bid from Ways and Means Committee chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) unless Ryan can stop the giant budget and debt ceiling deal that’s before Congress.
On Saturday’s “Cashin’ In” on Fox News Channel, GOP presidential candidate Rand Paul responded to Lincoln Chafee and Jim Webb dropping out of the Democratic race for presidency, as well as Vice President Joe Biden deciding not to throw his
Kentucky Senator and Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul argued, “if Bill Clinton had been president now, with Hillary Clinton, I think he would have let Hillary Clinton go for not doing her job” in Benghazi on Friday’s “Outnumbered” on the
Friday on Fox News Channel’s “Outnumbered,” Republican presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) declared that while he recognizes the plight African-Americans, he isn’t a fan of the so-called Black Lives Matter movement. Paul said, “College should be the absolute place, people
Hard on the heels of yesterday’s Quinnipiac poll comes a survey from the Des Moines Register that confirms Ben Carson is now the leading Republican candidate in Iowa, with Donald Trump slipping into second place, and Senator Ted Cruz nudging ahead of Senator Marco Rubio for third.
Senator Marco Rubio returned to Washington, D.C., Tuesday to vote on a Senate bill to defund sanctuary cities, after weeks of being criticized for missing votes on Capitol Hill.
Republican presidential candidate Florida Senator Marco Rubio accused fellow candidate Kentucky Senator Rand Paul of “misreading” history with regards to Syria and stated that fellow candidate Donald Trump should be allowed to host “Saturday Night Live” and those who oppose
“Rand’s missed his opportunity,” said Gary Heavin, a Texas billionaire who accompanied Paul on a three-day humanitarian mission to Haiti over the summer. “I wanted to support him because he’s the real deal, but his strategy is just awful,” continued Heavin, the founder of the health club franchise Curves.
Republican presidential candidate Kentucky Senator Rand Paul argued the US should get out of Afghanistan immediately on Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Wolf.” Rand said of President Obama’s decision to delay the scheduled withdrawal from Afghanistan, “I think it’s a mistake. It’s
On Tuesday, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), a candidate for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, took some questions on a livestream about his campaign. One of the questions he fielded was one that was the third-most popular on Google, which was,
Sen. Rand Paul scored a victory in Saturday’s Republican Liberty Caucus (RLC) straw poll.
GOP presidential candidates Donald Trump, Gov. Mike Huckabee, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Gov. Jeb Bush made several statements following Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) dropping out of the race for Speaker of the House, suggesting a tough, conservative choice for the people.
Republican presidential candidate and Kentucky Senator Rand Paul said “the people in my party who are saying don’t talk to Putin, have a no-fly zone, be prepared to use force against Russia, that’s all very scary to me, and the
Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina stated she “would be considering, after important consultations with our military leaders” “a no-fly zone around the rebel forces that we have armed” and said fellow GOP presidential candidate Kentucky Senator Rand Paul “sounds an
Republican presidential candidate and Kentucky Senator Rand Paul argued “we should not be at war in Afghanistan” and “I think we should announce, across America, that there are not gun-free zones” on Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Wolf.” Rand said that
Sunday on CNN’s “Inside Politics,” The Atlantic’s Molly Ball said Republican presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-KY) campaign is “now officially on death watch.” Ball said, “The Rand Paul campaign, which once showed so much promise is now officially on death
The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal faces a major hurdle Wednesday when leaders from 12 different countries will reconvene to try to finalize the deal, which has been five years in the making, according to The Financial Times. The
