Poll: Jeb Bush Favorite Among Republicans To Run For President
WASHINGTON (CBS DC) — Republicans would like to see another Bush run for the White House. According to the latest CBS News/New York Times Poll, 41 percent of Republicans want to see former Florida...
View ArticleRand Paul Says Conservatives Need A Bold Message
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Potential presidential contender Rand Paul says conservatives need a bold message to “hit those who haven’t been listening” and to keep their political movement growing. The...
View ArticleTea Party-Backed Effort Fails To Unseat Boehner As Speaker
WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP) — Republicans assumed full control of Congress on Tuesday for the first time in eight years in a day of pomp, circumstance and raw politics beneath the Capitol Dome. Before the...
View ArticlePaul Touts ‘Reasonable’ Foreign Policy, ‘Very Strongly’ Considering 2016
WASHINGTON (CBS DC) – Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is touting several foreign policy issues as he now says he is “very strongly” looking at a run for president in 2016. Paul spoke with the “Howie Carr Show”...
View ArticleRubio: ‘We’re Going To Build The Bomb’ For Iran At This Pace
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rand Paul is demonstrating how he could disrupt the Republican presidential field if he seeks the nomination, sparring with potential rivals over Iran, Cuba and the Pentagon’s budget...
View ArticleHillary Clinton: ‘The Science Is Clear: Vaccines Work’
CAMBRIDGE, England (CBSDC/AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Monday parents should have some choice on whether to vaccinate their children, a position he’s taken before but one that drew a new...
View ArticleExpert: Paul, Christie ‘Paid A Price’ For Measles Comments
WASHINGTON (CBSDC) — Vaccinations have become the topic du jour for potential presidential candidates after the latest measles outbreak has sickened more than 100 people in six states. The vaccination...
View ArticleRand Paul On Vaccines, Thin Line Between Medicine And Politics
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — As a medical doctor, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul has a rare set of credentials at the intersection of science and politics. But the glare of the 2016 presidential race is searing,...
View ArticleRand Paul: ‘Stop Obama’s Ammo Ban’
WASHINGTON (CBS DC) — A proposed federal ban on the manufacture and sale of popular ammunition for AR-15 semiautomatic rifles has prompted Sen. Rand Paul to urge supporters to fight back. The Bureau of...
View ArticleAP Source: Sen. Rand Paul Eyes April 7 To Announce Official White House Run
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Rand Paul is set to make official a presidential bid that has long been expected, a senior adviser to the Kentucky Republican said Tuesday, pointing to April 7 as the kickoff...
View ArticleReid Thanks Rand Paul For Dispensing ‘Expert Advice’ On Injured Eye
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid thanked likely Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul of Kentucky for dispensing “expert advice” on Reid’s injured right eye. “I really...
View ArticleJohn Bolton: ‘I Just Don’t Know What’s At Work’ In Rand Paul’s Mind
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Sen. Rand Paul, a Tea Party favorite and frequent antagonist of leaders of his Republican Party, is ready to test how much change voters want, both for their government and for...
View ArticleWhere Rand Paul Stands On Issues
FRANKFORT, Ky. (CBSDC/AP) — A look at where Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, who declared his candidacy for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination Tuesday on his website, stands on some issues: —...
View ArticlePaul Calls On Constitutional Amendment To Force Congress To Balance Budget,...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (CBSDC/AP) — Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky entered the campaign for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination Tuesday with a declaration that he’s running for the White House to “take...
View ArticleNew Hampshire GOP Voters Relish In Crowded Candidate Field: ‘The More The...
NASHUA, New Hampshire — For New Hampshire Republicans, the early days of the 2016 presidential campaign feel like an embarrassment of riches. The state’s notoriously fickle, independent-minded voters...
View ArticleRand Paul: ‘Our Founding Fathers Would Be Mortified’ By NSA
WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP) — Republican Sen. Rand Paul lashed out against the federal government’s sweeping surveillance programs on Wednesday, staking an aggressive position on an issue already dividing...
View ArticleRand Paul Faces Tough Questions From Orthodox Jewish Crowd
NEW YORK (AP) — Looking to woo New York’s Orthodox Jewish community, Republican presidential contender Rand Paul faced tough questions Monday about his support for Israel and his approach to foreign...
View ArticleRand Paul Begins Filibuster On Senate Floor Against Patriot Act
WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP) — Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul took to the Senate floor Wednesday afternoon to filibuster against the reauthorization of the Patriot Act. “I’ve just taken the senate floor to begin a...
View Article6 Dem Senators Expressed Sympathy With Rand Paul’s NSA Complaints During His...
WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP) — The fate of the government’s bulk collection of Americans’ phone records is unclear following an FBI warning, House-Senate disagreements and more than 10 hours of criticisms by...
View ArticleRand Paul: Obama ‘Disingenuous’ About Ending NSA Bulk Collection
WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP) — Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., claims that President Barack Obama has been “disingenuous” about ending the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of Americans’ phone records....
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