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Why Three Republicans Voted Against Their Party

Susan Collins, Rand Paul, and Thom Tillis were the naysayers on spending bill

(Newser) - The three most unpopular GOP senators in the White House right now are Susan Collins of Maine, Rand Paul of Kentucky, and Thom Tillis of North Carolina. They were the only Republicans to vote against the tax and spending package that cleared the Senate on Tuesday to pay for President...

Senate GOP Shy of Magic Number, With Murkowski Key

Vote marathon continues on the 'big beautiful bill'

(Newser) - The Senate has been up all night voting and haggling on the "big beautiful bill" that would pay for President Trump's agenda, but Senate Republicans still don't have the needed votes, reports Punchbowl News . Trump wants the bill passed by July 4.
  • Focus on Murkowski: The math
...

Trump: 'Of Course' Paul Is Invited to White House Picnic

Senator says he was snubbed because of budget clash

(Newser) - President Trump denied Thursday that Republican Sen. Rand Paul had been disinvited from the White House congressional picnic. "Of course Senator Rand Paul and his beautiful wife and family are invited to the BIG White House Party tonight," Trump said in a Truth Social post. "He's...

Trump Slams Rand Paul, Who Doubles Down

They are bickering over the 'Big Beautiful Bill' spending package

(Newser) - The political fighting over the "Big Beautiful Bill" is intensifying by the day. Tuesday featured not only a scathing condemnation from Elon Musk of the spending package favored by President Trump, but also some back and forth between Trump and GOP Sen. Rand Paul. Like Musk, Paul hates the...

49-49 Vote in Senate Kills Anti-Tariffs Measure

McConnell and Whitehouse, who both supported the resolution, were absent

(Newser) - A couple of absences in the Senate on Wednesday doomed a bipartisan measure to block President Trump's tariffs. GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell and Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse both had expressed support for the resolution but missed the vote, NBC News reports. That led to a 49-49 tie; the measure...

Elon Musk Floated as Next Speaker of the House
'Unelected Oligarch,'
or the Next House Speaker?
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Dec 19, 2024 12:16 PM CST

'Unelected Oligarch,' or the Next House Speaker?

Rand Paul flexes his political muscle, earns praise and scorn

(Newser) - Elon Musk had a big hand in Republicans rejecting a spending bill that would've prevented a government shutdown. And Sen. Rand Paul wants the billionaire Trump ally, tapped to head a department of government efficiency in the incoming administration, to play a much bigger role going forward—as House...

Rand Paul Warns Denver Mayor on Deportations

If city resists incoming Trump administration, 'he could be removed from office'

(Newser) - Rand Paul on Sunday issued a warning to the mayor of Denver: Don't try to foil the coming Trump administration's plans for mass deportations of undocumented migrants. On Face the Nation, the Kentucky senator referenced Mayor Mike Johnston's suggestion that police and city residents would block federal...

Rand Paul Offers 'Anti-Endorsement' for One GOP Candidate

Kentucky senator has launched the 'Never Nikki' website to slam Haley

(Newser) - As we settle into the new year, Republicans are beginning to take sides on who they want to win the GOP primary, and who they'd be willing to cast a ballot for in November. It's not yet clear who Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul counts as his first choice,...

Rand Paul Saves Fellow Senator With Heimlich

Joni Ernst was choking on her food until physician-senator intervened

(Newser) - A Republican Senate luncheon turned dramatic on Thursday when Sen. Joni Ernst began choking on her food. Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, a physician, came to the rescue, using the Heimlich maneuver to save his Iowa colleague, USA Today reports. The luncheon took place behind closed doors, but senators announced the...

Rand Paul Staffer 'Brutally Attacked' in DC

Unnamed staffer suffered life-threatening injuries in stabbing attack outside a restaurant

(Newser) - One of Rand Paul's congressional staffers was left with life-threatening injuries after being stabbed in Washington, DC, on Saturday as he left a restaurant. The Metropolitan Police Department responded to the incident in the 1300 block of H Street at 5:17pm, the department says in a statement cited...

Rand Paul: It's Time to Ditch Espionage Act
Rand Paul
Brings New
Attention to
Espionage Act
the rundown
Aug 16, 2022 7:44 AM CDT

Rand Paul Brings New Attention to Espionage Act

Senator wants the law mentioned in Trump search to be repealed

(Newser) - A Rand Paul tweet has focused new attention on the nation's Espionage Act, and a number of outlets are exploring his call to repeal it as well as the history of the WWI-era legislation. Coverage:
  • Paul's case: "The espionage act was abused from the beginning to jail
...

Mitch McConnell, Rand Paul Get Into a Rumble

The 2 Kentuckians butt heads over anti-abortion lawyer's judicial nomination getting pulled

(Newser) - Sen. Rand Paul on Monday accused Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of cutting “a secret deal with the White House that fell apart,” blaming a lack of communication by his fellow Kentuckian for the failure of a federal judicial nomination, the AP reports. Further exposing long-simmering tensions between...

Rand Paul Challenger Wears Noose in New Ad
Rand Paul
Rival Has Most
Controversial
Ad of 2022
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Jun 3, 2022 9:40 AM CDT

Rand Paul Rival Has Most Controversial Ad of 2022

Charles Booker wears a noose to criticize Kentucky Senate incumbent

(Newser) - It's a political ad that begins with a content warning. And the reason soon becomes clear in the controversial spot unveiled this week by Rand Paul challenger Charles Booker in Kentucky. Booker, who is Black, wears a noose and describes Paul as "the person who singlehandedly blocked an...

Senate Clears Ukraine Aid After Rand Paul's Block

$40B package on its way to president's desk

(Newser) - The Senate overwhelmingly approved a $40 billion infusion of military and economic aid for Ukraine and its allies on Thursday as both parties rallied behind America’s latest, and quite possibly not last, financial salvo against Russia’s invasion, per the AP . The 86-11 vote gave final congressional approval to...

Rand Paul Stalls Passage on $40B Ukraine Aid Package

Military, humanitarian aid bill has been delayed until next week at the earliest

(Newser) - A $40 billion package of military, economic, and humanitarian aid for Ukraine has strong bipartisan support—but it was delayed in the Senate Thursday because it does not have the support of Republican Sen. Rand Paul. The senator from Kentucky single-handedly delayed the aid package by calling for a last-minute...

Senator Hurls Warning at Fauci on Possible GOP Midterm Win

Senator says if Republicans take back Senate, he hopes to lead investigation into NIAID director

(Newser) - Longtime tensions over the coronavirus between Rand Paul and chief White House medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci are quite well-documented , but the Republican senator from Kentucky just took things up a notch, with a threat on what might happen if the GOP flips the Senate in the midterms later this...

Fauci Unloads on Rand Paul at Hearing
Fauci Unloads on
Rand Paul at Hearing
Jan 11, 2022 12:07 PM CST

Fauci Unloads on Rand Paul at Hearing

After fiery back-and-forth, he accuses senator of trying to profit from the pandemic

(Newser) - There's no love lost between Dr. Anthony Fauci and Sen. Rand Paul, and that became abundantly clear as Fauci testified Tuesday before a Senate panel on the COVID crisis. During the Senate health committee hearing, Paul accused Fauci of mishandling the US epidemic in general and working to "...

New Filing by Rand Paul Raises Securities Experts' Eyebrows

Discloses wife's COVID-related stock buy 16 months late, prompting whispers of insider trading

(Newser) - Rand Paul's headline-making week isn't over yet. First the Republican senator from Kentucky was booted from YouTube for a week for spreading misinformation on face masks. Now Paul, one of the most vocal lawmakers to break with federal health officials on how to handle COVID, has made a...

YouTube Dumps Rand Paul for a Week Over Mask Misinfo

GOP senator calls his weeklong booting a 'badge of honor'

(Newser) - Marjorie Taylor Greene isn't the only Republican lawmaker who's temporarily lost social media privileges . On Tuesday, the same day that Twitter placed the Georgia congresswoman on a seven-day break for posting misinformation on the COVID vaccine, GOP Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky received his own weeklong suspension from...

Fauci to Paul: 'You Do Not Know What You're Talking About'

Both accuse the other of lying in Senate hearing

(Newser) - A recurring clash between the government's top infectious disease doctor and a senator has erupted again on Capitol Hill, with each accusing the other of lying. Dr. Anthony Fauci angrily confronted Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky in testimony before a Senate committee on Tuesday. Fauci rejected Paul's...

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