Ron Paul

Jane Coaston asks former Representative Justin Amash how she can believe in the Libertarian Party again.

Mr. Paul, 85, a former congressman and presidential candidate and the father of Senator Rand Paul, slurred his words while speaking on his YouTube channel on Friday.

My faith in their ability to fix this mess is lower than the water levels in West Texas creek beds in August.

While public health experts warn people to take precautions, these popular media figures insist that the virus is overhyped.

His new Showtime series, “Who Is America?,” promises a thorough skewering of American politicians. But Ali G, Borat and Brüno have been at this a while.

A veteran tea party activist who helped kick off a “super PAC” supporting Donald J. Trump resigned shortly after the candidate became the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, a fresh blow to a group whose other senior strategist was convicted on Thursday in an effort to effectively buy an endorsement in Iowa.

Candidates’ fathers kept coming up during Thursday’s debate, resulting in some awkward moments.

Following is a transcript of the main Republican debate, as transcribed by the Federal News Service.

During his 2010 race for the Senate, Mr. Paul appealed to Kentuckians who believed in shutting down the government to advance their goals.

Jesse Benton, who ran a “super PAC” backing Mr. Paul, was charged with misleading an investigation into payments made to an Iowa state senator for endorsing Mr. Paul’s father, Ron, for president in 2012.