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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks to reporters about Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and his recent freeze-ups on camera, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Kentucky school choice ballot measure pits competing messages from Gov. Andy Beshear, Sen. Rand Paul

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., pauses to speak to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Rand Paul chides Speaker Mike Johnson, says it’s like Democrats are running the House

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 5, 2018 file photo, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks at a Republican Party rally at Highland Stables in Bowling Green, Ky. Paul's attorneys say the Republican lawmaker's political views should be off-limits at his upcoming civil trial against his neighbor. The attorneys say his political beliefs could &quot;alienate&quot; potential jurors who don't share his views. The senator's legal team filed a motion asking a Kentucky judge to exclude any references to Paul's political views and the condition of his yard. The civil trial stems from a 2017 attack when Paul was tackled by Rene Boucher while doing yard work. (Bac Totrong/Daily News via AP, File)

Rand Paul’s big announcement: He doesn’t like Nikki Haley

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks during a committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked the final passage of a measure to create domestic terrorism units in the FBI, Department of Homeland Security and Justice Department. (Stefani Reynolds/The New York Times via AP, Pool, File)

Bipartisan group of senators fail to stop FISA spying provision in year-end Pentagon bill

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks during a committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked the final passage of a measure to create domestic terrorism units in the FBI, Department of Homeland Security and Justice Department. (Stefani Reynolds/The New York Times via AP, Pool, File)

Rand Paul takes on Dr. Fauci — this time in a new book

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Sen. Rand Paul of Ky., addresses the audience at the Kentucky Farm Bureau Ham Breakfast at the Kentucky State Fair in Louisville, Ky., Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Fire damages building that houses office of Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul

Associated Press

Members of the Bowling Green Fire Department work to extinguish an early morning structure fire on State Street Friday, July 21, 2023 in Bowling Green, Ky. The building, home to Senator Rand Paul's Bowling Green local office, sustained heavy damage, including a roof collapse. (Jake Moore/Daily News via AP)

Rand Paul’s Kentucky office scorched in early morning blaze

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs Bowling Green Veterans Center in Bowling Green, Ky., on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022. (Grace Ramey/Daily News via AP) **FILE**

Foreign cyber bill advances as Rand Paul laments U.S.’ ‘sugar daddy’ role

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

In this file photo, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing held Monday, March 21, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**

TikTok feud: Josh Hawley says Rand Paul defending China’s right to spy on Americans

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Sen. Rand Paul of Ky., addresses the audience at the Kentucky Farm Bureau Ham Breakfast at the Kentucky State Fair in Louisville, Ky., Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley) ** FILE **

Sen. Rand Paul: Looming antitrust action is a threat to free markets

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs Bowling Green Veterans Center in Bowling Green, Ky., on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022. (Grace Ramey/Daily News via AP) **FILE**

Republican Sen. Rand Paul wins 3rd term in Kentucky

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

Democrat Charles Booker speaks to supporters at a rally in Morehead, Ky., on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022. Booker is stressing his support for abortion rights in challenging Republican Sen. Rand Paul. (AP Photo/Bruce Schreiner)

Charles Booker touts abortion rights in Kentucky Senate bid

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., listens during a virtual Senate Committee for Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing, Tuesday, May 12, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)

Rand Paul: Anthony Fauci’s resignation won’t stop ‘full-throated investigation’

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

In this file photo, S. Chad Meredith, Kentucky solicitor general, speaks to members of the media after making arguments before the Kentucky Supreme Court at the state Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., on Thursday, June 10, 2021. On Friday, July 15, 2022, the White House dropped plans to nominate Meredith, an anti-abortion lawyer backed by Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, for a federal judgeship in Kentucky. (Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP, Pool, File) **FILE**

Biden nixes plans to appoint lawyer who defended abortion restrictions to federal judgeship

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

FILE - Democrat Charles Booker Speaks to a gathering of supporters as he announces his candidacy for the United States Senate at the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage in Louisville, Ky., Thursday, July 1, 2021. Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul has stockpiled a massive fundraising advantage heading into his 2022 reelection campaign in Kentucky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

Rand Paul-Charles Booker matchup set in Kentucky Senate race

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., questions Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona as they testify before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on Sept. 30, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Shawn Thew/Pool via AP File)

Congress rallies to aid Ukraine; end-state murky for some lawmakers

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks during a Senate Foreign Relations committee hearing on the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget in Washington, Tuesday, April 26, 2022. (Al Drago/Pool Photo via AP)

Sen. Rand Paul wants to investigate origins of COVID-19

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

In this file photo, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing to examine the federal response to COVID-19 and new emerging variants, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP, File) **FILE**

Sen. Rand Paul forces vote passing Senate resolution to lift public transportation mask mandate

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

FILE- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing to examine the federal response to COVID-19 and new emerging variants, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022 on Capitol Hill in Washington. Paul has stockpiled a massive fundraising advantage heading into his 2022 reelection campaign in Kentucky, after the most prominent Democratic challenger's campaign spent more than he raised in the final three months of last year. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP, File)

Sen. Rand Paul encourages truckers to hold U.S. protest, clog up cities

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Ray Bellia holds up N95 personal protective masks, used by medical and law enforcement professionals, in the warehouse of his Body Armor Outlet store, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, in Salem, N.H. Bellia's store rapidly evolved into one of the nation's 20 largest suppliers of personal protective equipment to states this past spring, according to a nationwide analysis of state purchasing data by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Calls to upgrade masks intensify as omicron spreads

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times