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.

Paul has kept that independent streak, nevertheless. But in Trump’s first term, it didn’t seem to affect his relationship with the president. Paul was often seen as a counterweight to Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on foreign policy among Trump’s friends on Capitol Hill.

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.

Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul said he's concerned over the message that could be sent by President Donald Trump's upcoming military parade.

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.