Rand Paul defends Trump plan on Syria, backs similar pullout in Afghanistan; others in GOP remain skeptical

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul reiterated his support for President Trump’s decision last week to remove 2,000 American troops from Syria, appearing on Sunday talk shows to assert that the president had made the right move and was doing “exactly what he promised” voters when he campaigned in 2016. Paul also urged a similar U.S. pullout from Afghanistan, a nearly two-decade… READ MORE

Rand Paul prepared to filibuster FISA surveillance reauthorization

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is prepared to filibuster the reauthorization of Section 702 of the Federal Intelligence Surveillance Act, which is up for a vote… READ MORE

Is Rand Paul the GOP’s Great Libertarian Hope against Clinton? Yes and no.

Sen. Rand Paul is reportedly set to announce his presidential campaign in April. And (timing!) his supporters are happily pointing to new Quinnipiac polls of… READ MORE

Rand Paul: I want to return to medicine ‘at some point’

Sen. Rand Paul, who practiced as an ophthalmologist for 17 years before entering Congress, is back at home performing free eye surgery for patients Tuesday. The Kentucky Republican said it’s “an amazing thing to see someone sit up and be able to see better,” but he’s also keeping up his skills so he can eventually return to the medical field.… READ MORE

Rand Paul: “Republicans Will Not Win Again” Without Total “Transformation”

Do you agree with Sen. Rand Paul? As noted at Reason 24/7, the libertarian Kentucky Republican told Glenn Beck that

“I think Republicans will not win again in my lifetime … unless they become a new GOP, a new Republican Party,” Paul said evenly. “And it has to be a transformation. Not just a little tweaking at the edges.”… The

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Rand Paul launches suit against NSA snooping programs

Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul filed a class-action lawsuit Wednesday to halt the NSA’s phone-records collection program, and invited millions of Americans to sign up… READ MORE

Rand Paul Will File NSA Class-Action Lawsuit Wednesday in D.C.

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., announced in a Tuesday afternoon press release from his political action committee RAND PAC that he’s following through with a promised class-action lawsuit against the National Security Agency. Paul will file the lawsuit alleging violations of Americans’ Fourth Amendment rights in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., Wednesday morning. It’s unclear if Paul’s lawsuit will target… READ MORE

Rand Paul, Libertarians, Republicans, Social Conservatives,

For many, the word that comes to mind when they hear the name Rand Paul is likely “libertarian.” While he gladly embraces the label, Paul… READ MORE

RNC to join Rand Paul’s fight to protect privacy of Americans overseas

Hoping to woo voters overseas in time for the 2016 presidential election, the Republican National Committee is poised to join Sen. Rand Paul’s fight to… READ MORE

Rand Paul to Lead Class-Action Lawsuit Against Obama Over NSA Spying

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) is leading a class-action lawsuit with hundreds of thousands of Americans against President Barack Obama’s National Security Agency (NSA) over its… READ MORE