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Rand Paul

United States Senator from Kentucky since 2011

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  • Sep 30

    US Senate blocks resolution demanding report on West Bank violence and American deaths

    A procedural vote in the US Senate rejected a measure requiring the Trump administration to assess human rights conditions in the West Bank and investigate the killings of nine Americans.

  • Sep 25

    Senate defeats resolution to halt Iran military campaign in 49-50 vote

    The US Senate narrowly voted against a House-passed measure seeking to end President Donald Trump's military campaign in Iran, as four Republicans crossed party lines.

  • Jul 30

    Anthony Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment over 100 times at Senate COVID hearing, faces contempt vote

    The former NIAID director accused Senator Rand Paul of an 'unbalanced obsession' and refused to answer questions on COVID origins, as Republicans push for criminal charges.

  • Jul 29

    Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment more than 100 times as Senate Republicans press COVID lab-leak theory

    Anthony Fauci appeared before the Senate Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday and invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times, as Republicans pressed the lab-leak theory of COVID-19's origins and Senator Rand Paul threatened a contempt vote next week.

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