'No one should be allowed to invade your privacy' and NSA leaders are 'only sorry they got caught' snooping on Americans, he said to repeated applause from an audience of 400.

'We are lucky Mrs. Clinton didn't get her way and the Obama administration did not bring about regime change in Syria,' the Kentucky senator wrote. 'That new regime might well be ISIS.'

Sen. McCain 'did meet with ISIS, and had his picture taken, and didn't know it was happening at the time,' Sen. Paul claimed, setting off angry denials and a D.C.-wide press scrum to call him a liar.

'We should not underestimate the transmissibility' of this disease, Paul told a conservative radio show host.

The Kentucky senator wants Congress to vote on a formal declaration of war targeting the Islamic fanatics, with troops used for strikes on its leadership and intelligence-gathering.

Earlier in the day Paul had mocked the media for obsessing over his hair and questioning the authenticity of his curls.

'Over half the people on disability are either anxious or their back hurts,' Paul said. 'Join the club.'

The Kentucky senator waded into a contentious science debate with libertarian politics, saying 'the state doesn't own your children.' He shushed a TV host on camera when she cut off his long arguments.

The Republican senator from Kentucky received a booster for Hepatitis A, one year after his trip to Guatemala.

Donald Trump and his team dined on Burger King on Thursday at 40,000 feet becuase it was 'quick,' after his speech to 1,500 Floridians who are hungry for an alternative to Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio.

Christie, a former U.S. attorney who has had to use the Patriot Act, suggested that Paul is not qualified to be crafting federal regulations on the spy agency.

'People here in town think I’m making a huge mistake,' he said Sunday. 'Some of them, I think, secretly want there to be an attack on the United States so they can blame it on me.'

Earl Holt III, the president of the Council of Conservative Citizens whose website Charleston massacre shooter Dylann Roof cited in his 'manifesto', has donated $65,000 to Republicans.

Paul is also a contender for the White House and is aggressively opposed to provisions of the Patriot Act that give the feds access to Americans' phone records so they can look for ties to terrorists.

DEJA VU? Eight days before Trump rival Rick Perry dropped out on September 11, The Donald publicly predicted it – and Perry issued a vehement denial.

In an appearance on The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore that airs in full on Monday, Paul tried his hand at comedy.

With Lindsey Graham out, Rand Paul is now the shortest of the GOP candidates and it must have showed. Appearing on The View today the first question posed was about his height.

Libertarian Senator Rand Paul actually made it onto the main stage at Thursday night's Republican presidential primary debate - kind of.

The father of GOP presidential candidate Rand Paul said Wednesday that Republican front-runner Donald Trump may well end up as the party's 2016 nominee instead of his son

On Tuesday, both President Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan pooh-poohed Senate Republicans for not being able to get an Obamacare repeal bill done.

President Donald Trump hit the golf links on Sunday with Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul – days after handing Paul a pen for an executive action as he seeks to undo Obamacare.

Rand Paul struggled to breathe and speak as he gave his first interview about an alleged attack by neighbor Rene Boucher in Kentucky which left him with six broken ribs and fluid around his lung.

Rene Boucher, 59, told neighbor Rand Paul that he hadn't be able to sell his house for ten years because of the woodland behind Paul's property, DailyMail.com can reveal.

Paul said if Omar visited the country where she was born, 'she might come back and appreciate America more.' Omar retweeted an attack on Paul from anti-Trump actor Tom Arnold.

In a tweet on Monday, the Republican lawmaker said that he had to have part of his lung removed during the procedure after doctors discovered it was damaged in the assault.

Republican Senator Rand Paul was blasted by a diner at a restaurant on Friday who told him she would not tolerate his 'Republican bulls**t.' Paul is in California to promote his new book.

The Republican senator for Kentucky (pictured) yesterday said he was 'convinced' he knew the name and warned he could even reveal it on the Senate floor.

Festivus came early this year, with Sen. Rand Paul dropping his annual Festivus Report 2019 before Monday's Seinfeldian holiday.

Sen. Richard Durbin of Illinois is pushing a bipartisan rules change to allow for remote voting after Sen. Rand Paul tested positive for the coronavirus.

MasterChef Australia judge Matt Preston is sick of drama taking precedence over what happens in the kitchen on cooking shows. 

MasterChef Australia made its highly-anticipated return to TV screens on Monday night. 

Fans take to Twitter to troll MasterChef judge George Calombaris for profusely sweating while tasting a contestant's chicken wing and waffle dish

MasterChef fans tuned in to see a cooking show, only to be furious upon finding it to be more like an 'eating' show.

Masterchef fans have taken issue at born-and-raised Australian contestant Chloe Carroll cooking a Ghanaian dish on Wednesday's episode.

On Monday night's episode of MasterChef, fan favourite Metter Chin became the second contestant booted from the competition. 

Many have attributed Masterchef's return to ratings success to the show's clear focus on drama-free, family-friendly television.

He made headlines in May last year, when he assaulted a 19-year-old man at a football game in Sydney. 

Denise Valdez reveals her BIG cooking plans after being eliminated from MasterChef, with the hopes of starting a line of pickled jalapeños

Hoda Kobeissi is battling it out to be crowned the winner of MasterChef's tenth season.

It's Nigella Lawson week on MasterChef and on Monday's episode the cook had audiences swooning. 

Speaking to The Herald Sun , Matt gushed about the brunette beauty, praising her intellect and wit.

Chef Gary Mehigan has revealed that Prince Charles' wife Camilla was the driving force behind the royal's appearance on MasterChef. 

Brendan Pang suffered a shocking accident on Wednesday's episode of MasterChef when a fall left him with a bloody gash on his hand. 

He's a food journalist and critic, who has become a household name thanks to his role as a judge on MasterChef. 

The former culinary hopeful has revealed what the 58-year-old British chef is really like behind the scenes after sharing the screen with her on the cooking reality show last week.

British celebrity chef Nigella Lawson was given her own dedicated week on Australia's MasterChef this month. 

Thursday's episode of MasterChef Australia finally promises to bring out the fiery Gordon Ramsay viewers have been waiting for. 

MasterChef host George Calombaris copped a not-so-subtle dig from fans on Wednesday after a seemingly innocuous comment he made about football

Matt Preston is known for his controversial antics on Masterchef Australia.

Monday's MasterChef pressure test led to errors in all three competitor dishes. Ultimately, it was 32-year-old mum Lisa Diep who was sent packing.