A bitter feud is escalating between Republican Sen. Rand Paul and Donald Trump’s top border official, injecting uncertainty into Congress’s attempt to pass the administration’s signature policy bill this month.

Senate Republicans released dueling proposals to fund border security in President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill."

The South African rand slipped on Thursday, after the release of weaker-than-expected local mining output figures. At 1544 GMT the rand traded at 17.7850 against the dollar, down about 0.2% on Wednesday's close.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Charlie Kirk discuss the "Big, Beautiful Bill" and what it will take for him to support the bill. "I was his biggest defender against two impeachments. We'll do it again. I've supported his nominees,

The court issued a much-anticipated ruling this week in Rand vs. State of New Hampshire allowing so-called property-rich towns to keep excess funds generated by the statewide education property tax.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a new naval strategy which aims to fully restore Russia's position as one of the world's leading maritime powers, Kremlin aide Nikolai Patrushev said in an interview published on Monday.

Some have likened the parade to the military chest-pounding commonly seen in North Korea. "We were proud not to be that," Paul said.