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Republican presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul, R-K.Y., arrives before Secretary of State John Kerry, Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz, and Secretary of Treasury Jack Lew, arrive to testify at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Thursday, July 23, 2015, to review the Iran nuclear agreement. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Rand Paul: Senate close to defunding Planned Parenthood

Barbara Boland · July 29, 2015 4:20 pm

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul, R-K.Y., speaks as Secretary of State John Kerry, Secretary of Treasury Jack Lew, and Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz testify at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Thursday, July 23, 2015, to review the Iran nuclear agreement. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Rand Paul: It’s time to discuss taxpayer funding for ‘gruesome’ Planned Parenthood

Barbara Boland · July 26, 2015 10:28 pm

Republican presidential candidate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee speaks at a campaign event Thursday, July 23, 2015, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Huckabee: With Iran deal, Obama will march Israelis ‘to the door of the oven’

Barbara Boland · July 26, 2015 9:46 pm

This photo combination shows, from left, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, left, Republican presidential candidate, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, of Texas, and Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul, of Kentucky. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall/Nati Harnik/Carloyn Kaster)

Will rare Senate session allow Cruz, Paul to bust Trump?

Barbara Boland · July 26, 2015 8:10 pm

Watch defiant Planned Parenthood president as unedited fetal organ bartering footage rolls

Watch defiant Planned Parenthood president as unedited fetal organ bartering footage rolls

Barbara Boland · July 26, 2015 5:12 pm

President Barack Obama, left, listens as Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta speaks during a news conference at State House, on Saturday, July 25, 2015, in Nairobi, Kenya. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

National Security

Obama: Some people think I’m in Kenya ‘to look for my birth certificate’

Barbara Boland · July 25, 2015 9:31 pm

Moderator David Gregory speaks with Fritz Henderson, CEO of General Motors, during a remote interview during a live taping of 'Meet the Press' at NBC studios April 5, 2009 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images for Meet the Press)

2016 candidates dominate guest spots on Sunday morning shows

Barbara Boland · July 25, 2015 9:04 pm

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.,Â said Russia is filling a leadership vacuum left by President Obama, who backed down from using military force against Assad even after Assad used chemical weapons to attack civilians.Â (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

McCain blocked amendment to arm troops before Chattanooga attack

Barbara Boland · July 25, 2015 7:47 pm

President Barack Obama, center, and Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta, right, arrive to speak to the media after meeting together at State House in Nairobi, Kenya Saturday, July 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

National Security

Obama lectures Kenyan president on gay rights

Barbara Boland · July 25, 2015 6:51 pm

Kentucky Senators Rand Paul, left, and Mitch McConnell address the media during a press conference following McConnell's victory in the republican primary Friday, May 23, 2014, in Louisville, Ky.

Rand Paul defies McConnell to defund Planned Parenthood

Barbara Boland · July 25, 2015 5:26 pm

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party's Hall of Fame Dinner, Friday, July 17, 2015, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Poll: Sanders doubles approval ratings, rival Hillary falls

Barbara Boland · July 25, 2015 4:30 pm

The changes were "a response to complaints we received from the Clinton camp that we thought were reasonable, and we made them," said Michael Schmidt, one of the reporters who wrote the article.Â (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

NY Times slammed for late-night changes to Hillary Clinton email story

Barbara Boland · July 24, 2015 6:51 pm