/tags/rand-paul Rand Paul en-US Copyright Mon, 29 Sep 2025 13:43:03 GMT /politics/2025-09-29/targeted-by-trump-rep-thomas-massie-teams-up-with-rand-paul-for-district-tour While most congressional Republicans have been in lockstep with President Donald Trump this year, the glaring exceptions are both from Kentucky — Congressman Thomas Massie and Sen. Rand Paul. Mon, 29 Sep 2025 13:43:03 GMT /politics/2025-09-29/targeted-by-trump-rep-thomas-massie-teams-up-with-rand-paul-for-district-tour Joe Sonka /show/cincinnati-edition/2025-09-29/massie-closer-to-forcing-epstein-file-release-rand-paul-thanks-jimmy-kimmel-and-more-top-stories On Cincinnati Edition's weekly news review, local journalists join us to talk about the big stories from recent days. Fri, 26 Sep 2025 12:45:36 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2025-09-29/massie-closer-to-forcing-epstein-file-release-rand-paul-thanks-jimmy-kimmel-and-more-top-stories /politics/2025-09-16/analysis-rand-paul-jd-vances-words-boat-strike The differences among Republicans was clear when Kentucky's Rand Paul challenged JD Vance over the U.S. blowing up Venezuelan boats in the Caribbean. Tue, 16 Sep 2025 16:38:58 GMT /politics/2025-09-16/analysis-rand-paul-jd-vances-words-boat-strike Howard Wilkinson /politics/2025-06-12/rand-paul-says-its-a-mistake-for-trump-to-blackball-him-over-policy-differences Paul says Trump's criticism will not deter the Kentucky senator from disagreeing with his party's president on policies such as debt spending and tariffs. Thu, 12 Jun 2025 17:11:16 GMT /politics/2025-06-12/rand-paul-says-its-a-mistake-for-trump-to-blackball-him-over-policy-differences Joe Sonka /local-news/2025-05-16/rand-paul-trump-tariffs-funding-cuts-snap Paul held a wide-ranging conversation with roughly two dozen Northern Kentucky elected leaders, touching on tariffs, cuts to federal funding, and proposed changes to programs like SNAP, Medicare, and Social Security. Fri, 16 May 2025 19:22:19 GMT /local-news/2025-05-16/rand-paul-trump-tariffs-funding-cuts-snap Nick Swartsell /politics/2024-11-21/a-huge-mistake-ky-gop-sen-rand-paul-splits-with-trump-on-militarized-mass-deportations In a TV interview, Kentucky U.S. Sen. Rand Paul said he would not support using the U.S. military to deport immigrants from the interior. Thu, 21 Nov 2024 19:07:58 GMT /politics/2024-11-21/a-huge-mistake-ky-gop-sen-rand-paul-splits-with-trump-on-militarized-mass-deportations Sylvia Goodman /news-from-npr/2023-03-28/aide-to-sen-rand-paul-is-recovering-after-an-assault-in-washington-d-c Paul described the attack as brutal, and said a suspect had been arrested. The incident comes as a House panel this week holds the first in a series of oversight hearings on D.C., including on crime. Tue, 28 Mar 2023 15:19:45 GMT /news-from-npr/2023-03-28/aide-to-sen-rand-paul-is-recovering-after-an-assault-in-washington-d-c Claudia Grisales /politics/2022-11-08/rand-paul-defeats-charles-booker-third-term-u-s-senate Since taking office in 2011, Paul has burnished his credentials by taking libertarian stances on issues like taxes, foreign policy and aid. Wed, 09 Nov 2022 03:55:07 GMT /politics/2022-11-08/rand-paul-defeats-charles-booker-third-term-u-s-senate Divya Karthikeyan /show/cincinnati-edition/2022-10-24/we-can-win-our-future-charles-booker-interview We talk to Booker, then get analysis of the race. Senator Rand Paul did not agree to be on the program. Mon, 24 Oct 2022 08:00:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2022-10-24/we-can-win-our-future-charles-booker-interview /politics/news-from-npr/2022-08-15/sen-rand-paul-wants-to-repeal-the-espionage-act-amid-the-mar-a-lago-investigation This is the first time in U.S. history a former president has been investigated for possibly violating the 1917 law. But it's not the first time the Espionage Act has been under scrutiny, experts say. Mon, 15 Aug 2022 10:20:19 GMT /politics/news-from-npr/2022-08-15/sen-rand-paul-wants-to-repeal-the-espionage-act-amid-the-mar-a-lago-investigation Juliana Kim