If Kentucky Republicans refuse to change their primary election to a caucus so Paul can compete for both his Senate seat and the presidency, he'll have to move to Plan B.

Even before Cruz kicked off his 2016 bid, Paul, 52, had his eye on April 7 as a launch date for his own national campaign. But the fellow Republican's formal announcement helped solidify Paul's plans.

An Iowa Republican Party official says the senator's claims to Washington-outsider status 'won't sell in Iowa, especially since he's walking his views back toward the center.'

Like Paul, the 52-year-old freshman senator who made a name for himself championing issues not typically associated with the GOP, the 'Rand' 2016 SWAG store is unique.

Kelley Ashby Paul is likely her husband's secret weapon in his bid to win the presidency. She grew up in Kentucky where she was a high school cheerleader and loves to shop with her mom.

On Friday, the Republican lawmaker from Kentucky shared a Snapchat video of himself learning how to play Liar's Poker - a game played with dollar bills - from the debauched social media star.

The South Carolina senator has told multiple donors he'd start his presidential campaign, which he has been testing the waters for since late February, on that day, according to a report.

A pro-Hillary group told the FEC that author Peter Schweizer made an illegal 'in-kind' contribution to Sen. Paul by arming him with presidential campaign dirt on Clinton before his book's publication date.

The president's spokesman said this afternoon that the Obama does not have the ability to alter the program with a swish of his pen as Paul demanded.

'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.

Other predict a pair of 9/11 era former governors who have been out of office for roughly a decade and are polling at one percent or under will be the next to go: Jim Gilmore and George Pataki.

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.

Ted Cruz is a maniac no more. Donald Trump, who hit the Texas senator just two days ago, saying he wasn't 'qualified' to be president, slammed the breaks on any more attacks.

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

The Kentucky senator said The Donald's lust for power makes him like the creepy Tolkein character who craves the 'precious' ring. Trump is leading national polls while Paul's numbers are in single digits.

Republican presidential hopefuls launched fresh attacks as the latest bombshell in the Hillary Clinton email saga coincided with the final days of their Iowa caucus campaigns.

Rick Santorum will follow Rand Paul's lead and quit the Republican race for the White house today. They failed to make headway in Iowa and had little standing in polls for New Hampshire.

Carly Fiorina said she is 'horrified' at the prospect of a Donald Trump presidency – so this morning she endorsed Ted Cruz. 'It's time to unite behind Ted Cruz,' she said at a Miami rally.

President Donald Trump cranked up the pressure on Senate Republicans in advance of next week's Obamacare repeal vote, warning Rand Paul and other critics they'll be blamed if it fails.

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.

Sen. Rand Paul, a Republican from Kentucky, is the second high-profile member of President Trump's party to suggest the president may not run for re-election in 2020.

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.

MSNBC's Kasie Hunt has apologized for apparently gloating over an attack that left Republican Senator Rand Paul hospitalized. She said that it was one of her 'favorite stories' while on air.

Rand Paul said that for four or five weeks after Rene Boucher allegedly attacked him at his home in Bowling Green and left him with broken ribs and fluid buildup in his chest he was in a 'living hell.'

Senator Rand Paul posted pictures of letters sent between himself and the FBI in January on the subject of whether Peter Strzok and Lisa Page still had security clearances afforded to other agents.

Republican Senator Rand Paul (left) has declared himself opposed, meaning that at least one Democrat on the Foreign Relations Committee would have to support Pompeo (right) to pass a recommendation.

A man has been arrested after threatening to chop up Republican Sen. Rand Paul and his family with an ax.

Sen. Rand Paul says the letter 'emphasized the importance of further engagement' including on 'countering terrorism, enhancing legislative dialogue and resuming cultural exchanges.'

Republican Senator Rand Paul is urging President Donald Trump to use lie detector tests to root out the author of the anonymous New York Times op-ed. 

Kelley Paul said she feels frightened amid calls from Democrat supporters to increase hostility against Republicans and has increased security at home in Bowling Green, Kentucky

Republican Sen. Rand Paul said he will vote for a resolution denying President Trump emergency powers to build his border wall, a move that could set up the first presidential veto.

The former Daily Show host shamed the Kentucky Republican during an interview with Fox News , branding Paul's decision 'absolutely outrageous.'

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.

Rand Paul, a Republican senator, ripped into Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani on Monday as he participated in a part serious, part sarcastic 'airing of grievances.'

Sen. Rand Paul is threatening to call Hunter Biden as an impeachment witness if Democrats persevere and have witnesses testify at President Trump's Senate trial.

Rand Paul, a GOP senator from Kentucky, has tested positive for coronavirus, his office announced Sunday. 'He is feeling fine and is in quarantine,' a tweet from his official Twitter account revealed.

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.

Republican Senator Rand Paul admitted Monday he didn't qualify to be tested for the coronavirus even though he received one and got a positive result.

Sen. Mitt Romney flew home to Utah by private jet after learning that he was exposed to Sen. Rand Paul, who announced Sunday he had tested positive for the coronavirus.

President Donald Trump issued a mocking tweet Wednesday about the negative results of Sen. Mitt Romney's coronavirus test.

Republican Senator Rand Paul said he was not wearing a face mask because he already had the coronavirus and that immunity meant he couldn't transmit it to anyone else. 

It's the hit Channel Ten cooking show that is set to return to screens for the ninth year.

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