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March 22, 2020

Romney says he will self-quarantine after Rand Paul tests positive for coronavirus

Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, announced he would be self-quarantining hours after Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., confirmed he had tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday.

March 17, 2020

Senate pushes deal over coronavirus bills to Wednesday

Though Majority Leader Mitch McConnell directed the Republican majority to pass the House coronavirus package despite its flaws, the Senate could not come to an agreement and will take up the bills on Wednesday, along with an amendment from Sen. Rand Paul, R.-K.Y.

February 13, 2020

Rand Paul responds to YouTube blocking video of whistleblower mention: 'A chilling and disturbing day'

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., fired back after YouTube decided to block video of him on the Senate floor naming an individual who has been reported to be the anonymous whistleblower who filed a complaint that touched off President Trump's impeachment. 

February 4, 2020

Rand Paul on Senate floor reads impeachment trial question that Roberts refused

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., appeared on the Senate floor on Tuesday to read aloud the question he tried -- but failed -- to ask during President Trump’s impeachment trial last week when it was blocked by Chief Justice John Roberts.

January 30, 2020

Rand Paul 'disappointed' Roberts didn't read question, denies identifying alleged whistleblower

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., told Fox News Thursday he was "disappointed" that Chief Justice John Roberts did not read his question at the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump, saying he "did not identify anyone as a whistleblower or refer to anyone as a whistleblower."

January 30, 2020

Trey Gowdy: Both sides in fight over whistleblower testimony are wrong

Former House Oversight Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy responded Thursday to the firestorm over Sen. Rand Paul's attempt to ask a question that invoked the alleged name of the Trump-Ukraine phone call whistleblower.

January 30, 2020

Schiff decries 'disgraceful' question after GOP asks about aide, alleged whistleblower

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., slammed an impeachment trial question by Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisc., about the intelligence community whistleblower whose complaint led to the investigation into President Trump, calling it “disgraceful” in a tense moment Thursday on the Senate floor.

January 30, 2020

Sen. Rand Paul fumes after Chief Justice Roberts refuses his whistleblower question

Chief Justice John Roberts shut down a question Thursday from Sen. Rand Paul that mentioned the name of the alleged Ukraine whistleblower, prompting Paul to storm out of the impeachment trial and hold an impromptu press conference to read the question anyway. 

January 28, 2020

Rand Paul blasts 'scurrilous' Schumer for defaming Trump family: 'They ought to sue him'

Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul said Tuesday that President Trump's children should sue Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., for defamation of character after he accused both them and their father of illegally making money off of politics. 

January 11, 2020

Lindsey Graham calls War Powers Act 'blatantly unconstitutional,' says Mike Lee and Rand Paul 'so wrong' on Iran

Sen. Lindsey Graham called the War Powers Act "unconstitutional" during a television interview on "Justice with Judge Jeanine" Saturday and claimed Sens. Mike Lee, R-Utah and Rand Paul, R-Ky., are wrong to support curbing President Trump's military authority.