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With humor and criticism, Rand Paul courts New Hampshire voters

Concord, New Hampshire (CNN) – Sen. Rand Paul used humor to accompany biting criticism of President Barack Obama Monday on issues ranging from the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of conservative organizations to the president’s health care law, as the Kentucky Republican made his formal introduction to influential New Hampshire voters. Paul was well received by […]

Rand Paul in N.H.: IRS targeting of conservatives 'un-American'

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul continue to stoke speculation about a possible run for president in 2016 during a Monday evening speech in New Hampshire, where he said the targeting of conservative groups by the IRS was "un-American." Paul spoke on Monday in the state which hosts …

N.H. primary gets boost from national GOP leaders

Concord, New Hampshire (CNN) – Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, and Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus each voiced support Monday for the New Hampshire primary, welcome endorsements for a state that is constantly fighting to protect its unique status as the first state to hold a primary in the race for president. “I like the […]

Rand Paul: ‘IRS Memo Exists, We Need To See It’

Senator Rand Paul knows in his gut that there’s an IRS memo out there which will prove that the organization has been targeting President Obama’s political enemies. Though he’s never laid eyes on such a thing, the Kentucky Republican just knows it’s out there. Paul claimed Sunday that there exists a ”written policy” that will prove that [...]Show More Summary

Rand Paul and the CFR

Jacob Heilbrunn gives Rand Paul some advice that is likely to be …

Road to 2016: Rand Paul sells out N.H. GOP event

Kentucky senator makes third stop in tour of states key to presidential contenders.

First on CNN: Rand Paul donates $10,000 to New Hampshire GOP

Nashua, New Hampshire (CNN) – Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky has donated $10,000 to the New Hampshire Republican Party, stoking further speculation he is eyeing a run for president. The donation will be announced publicly on Monday hours before Paul headlines a state GOP fundraising dinner in Concord. Nearly 500 people will attend the fundraiser, […]

Rand Paul Believes Nefarious Make-Believe IRS Memo Must Be Revealed

While being interviewed on CNN on Sunday, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul said he believes that the Internal Revenue Service had a written policy that was specifically "targeting people who were opposed to the president." Read more...

The secret memo that only Rand Paul understands

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) seems to have an unusual fondness for conspiracy theories. Paul believes, for example, that the administration is conspiring with the United Nations "confiscate and destroy all 'unauthorized' civilian firearms." He believes there was a secret gun-running s …

Off to the races: Meet E.W. Jackson

Beth Reinhard: “Florida Sen. Marco Rubio hasn’t popped up in an early-primary state in six months, leaving potential Republican rivals like Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal to make the rounds while he carried the torch for h …

Rand Paul Continues Attacks on Clinton Over Benghazi

Click here to view this media Sen. Rand Paul continued with his charges from earlier this week that former Sec. of State Hillary Clinton had "her fingerprints all over these talking points" on the Benghazi attack and claims that she never "really accepted culpability" because she failed to resign shortly after the tragedy. Show More Summary

‘More Political Than Policy’? Candy Crowley Confronts Rand Paul Over Motivation Behind Hillary Criticism

Broaching the topic on Benghazi on this week's State of the Union, host Candy Crowley challenged guest Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) over his criticism of Hillary Clinton. Pointing to the timing of Paul's stating she should not be able to hold "higher office," Crowley asked him about the "danger that this looks a lot more political than policy."

McConnell: ‘There is a culture of intimidation throughout the administration’

Republican Senators Rand Paul, Mitch McConnell and Rob Portman continued Sunday to press the Obama administration on the Internal Revenue Service scandal that's engulfed the White House. On CNN's "State of the Union," Paul told Candy Crowley he heard about a "written policy" that encouraged IRS officials to target "those who are critical of the [...]

On CNN, Sen. Rand Paul Suggests IRS Has ‘Written Policy’ About Targeting People ‘Opposed To The President’

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) spoke with CNN's Candy Crowley on Sunday, weighing in on the scandal involving the IRS targeting conservative groups. Addressing the agency's insistence that the problem was not politically motivated, Paul suggested there's likely a memo or "written policy" about officials singling out those opposing President Obama.

Rand Paul: Clinton Should Have Resigned Over Benghazi

Rand Paul Struggles To Tie Obama To IRS Scandal

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) went on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday to use the IRS scandal to attack the Obama administraiton, but flubbed a key part of his case: he couldn’t defend the claim that IRS was targeting conservative groups as part of a political strategy to help the White House. Paul, like [...]

Sen. Paul: IRS targeting ‘too widespread’

“I can’t believe that one agent sort of started this,” Sen. Rand Paul said Sunday. Read more...

Rand Paul claims revealing memo exists in IRS scandal

(CNN) – While the Internal Revenue Service maintains it was not focusing on conservative groups out of political bias, Sen. Rand Paul claimed Sunday there was a "written policy" floating around the agency that said IRS officials were "targeting people who were opposed to the president." "And when that comes forward, we need to know […]

Paul: Clinton Should Have Resigned Over Benghazi Failures

Dismissing whether his comments were a 2016 preview, Senator Rand Paul said that Hillary Clinton should have resigned as secretary of state following her failures to provide security to the Benghazi consulate prior to last year’s 9/11...Show More Summary

Paul: We Need to Treat Tripoli and Benghazi Like Baghdad

Senator Rand Paul said that the diplomatic facilities in Libya should be under the guard of military command rather than relying on local militia for security, and compared the “war-torn country” to Iraq.  He described the decision not...Show More Summary