Full coverage: Ron Paul

4:44 PM PST, February 4, 2012

Ron Paul turns to Minnesota

The last time Nevada Republicans caucused in a presidential contest, they delivered a stunning second-place finish to Texas Rep. Ron Paul, the libertarian-minded candidate who had been largely written off, averaging last place in polls leading up to caucus day.

7:08 AM PST, February 3, 2012

Brothel bunny adds intrigue to Ron Paul event

A thousand or so raucous supporters packed a Reno ballroom to hear Rep. Ron Paul spread what he likes to call his “message of liberty” Thursday evening. They booed Ben Bernanke and the Federal Reserve. They cheered the idea of the gold standard.

12:35 PM PST, February 1, 2012

Ron Paul says Latinos have become 'scapegoats'

As the only Republican candidate for president to address Nevada's oldest Latino political organization Wednesday morning, Rep. Ron Paul got high marks for bravery. All were invited; only he showed up.

7:30 PM PST, January 31, 2012

Ron Paul to Mitt Romney: See you in the caucus states

Touching down in Las Vegas after the networks declared Mitt Romney winner of the critical Florida primary, an upbeat Rep. Ron Paul told hundreds of cheering supporters in a stuffy hotel ballroom that "if enthusiasm wins elections, we win hands down."

6:34 PM PST, January 23, 2012

Ron Paul defends his candidacy at GOP debate

It took NBC debate moderator Brian Williams about 15 minutes to turn to Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, and when he did, he hinted at the question on the minds of most observers of the Republican presidential race: When will Paul drop out?

10:08 AM PST, January 6, 2012

Jon Huntsman blasts 'stupid' video by Ron Paul backers

Jon Huntsman on Friday condemned an Internet video that appears to be from supporters of Ron Paul that uses his time in China – and even his adopted daughters – to question his values.

9:04 AM PST, January 5, 2012

Ron Paul raised $13 million in final months of 2011

Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) raised $13 million last quarter for his presidential campaign, the most he has raised in a single quarter since he declared his candidacy but far short of his single-quarter fund-raising record.

9:21 PM PST, January 3, 2012

Ron Paul, supporters pleased with third-place finish in Iowa

If Ron Paul’s fervent supporters were disappointed in his third-place finish in Iowa, they certainly didn’t show it.

8:09 PM PST, January 3, 2012

Ron Paul taunts Jon Huntsman as Iowa caucus results trickle in

Set to the music from"The Twilight Zone,” Jon Huntsman’s presidential campaign posted an ad last week casting rival Ron Paul as a “crazy uncle.”

2:30 PM PST, January 1, 2012

With Iowa upset in sight, Ron Paul battles skeptics

On the cusp on the nation’s first presidential contest of 2012 and with Ron Paul a threat to win the Iowa caucuses outright, the Texas congressman continues to insist that he is an electable candidate who should be taken seriously by voters and pundits alike.

7:07 PM PST, December 28, 2011

Jon Huntsman says Ron Paul is 'unelectable'

Stepping back out on the campaign trail in New Hampshire after the Christmas break, GOP contender Jon Huntsman joined a chorus of his rivals Wednesday in criticizing   Ron Paul – calling the Texas congressman "unelectable."

10:10 AM PST, December 28, 2011

Mitt Romney takes aim at Ron Paul over Iran

Mitt Romney swatted at Ron Paul on Wednesday, a shift for the candidate who has largely ignored the Texas congressman and a possible sign at the shifting nature of the race in the state that in less than a week holds the first presidential voting contest in the nation.

11:38 AM PST, December 28, 2011

Leading in Iowa, Ron Paul says 'a message is going to be sent'

Returning to Iowa, where polls show him contending for first place in next week's caucuses, Ron Paul studiously ignored a barrage of news media questions Wednesday about fresh attacks from rivals Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, including over incendiary newsletters published under his name in the 1990s.

3:42 PM PST, December 27, 2011

Newly combative Newt Gingrich swipes at Mitt Romney, Ron Paul

Newt Gingrich, trying to reverse a slide in Iowa by positioning himself as the unabashedly positive alternative to his trash-talking rivals for the GOP presidential nomination, unleashed an unexpectedly harsh attack today against his chief rivals, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Rep. Ron Paul.

1:58 PM PST, December 23, 2011

In '90s newsletter appeal, Ron Paul warns of 'coming race war'

A solicitation from the 1990s that carried Texas Rep. Ron Paul’s name predicted a “coming race war,” suggested the government was engaged in a “cover-up” over AIDS, and warned that a plan to update U.S. currency was really a conspiracy to “steal our freedom and our prosperity.”

2:45 PM PST, December 22, 2011

Opinion: Ron Paul defenders

9:43 AM PST, December 22, 2011

Ron Paul gets testy, walks out over talk of racist newsletters

Ron Paul is tired of being “pestered” about offensive statements that were mailed to supporters under his name in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Texas congressman and Republican presidential candidate has told CNN.

12:15 PM PST, December 21, 2011

Ron Paul taps former patients for new antiabortion ad [video]

Texas Rep. Ron Paul’s presidential campaign is out with a new ad today featuring former patients of Paul, who as an OB-GYN has delivered more than 4,000 babies.

December 20, 2011

Op-Ed

Jonah Goldberg: Opinion: Ron Paul's naive promises

The Texas libertarian has big plans for his presidency — if he's elected. But moving into the White House won't turn the lone voice of dissent into someone who can persuade Congress to carry out his wishes.

7:40 PM PST, December 15, 2011

Ron Paul: Strike against Iran would risk a repeat of 'useless' Iraq war

Ron Paul did it again. The libertarian-minded Republican separated himself from the pack of candidates at tonight's debate by urging restraint in response to a possible Iranian nuclear threat, saying the U.S. can ill afford a repeat of its now-concluded war in Iraq.

8:47 AM PST, December 14, 2011

Ron Paul says he's 'peaking at the right time'

With polls showing Ron Paul within striking distance of Newt Gingrich in Iowa and climbing in New Hampshire, the Texas congressman told reporters Wednesday that his campaign's momentum was building at just the right moment and said his rise was beginning to dispel questions about his electability.

1:54 PM PST, December 19, 2011

Michele Bachmann to Ron Paul: 'I don't hate Muslims' [Video]

Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann fired back Monday after rival Ron Paul told late-night TV host Jay Leno that the Minnesota congresswoman “hates Muslims.”

7:05 PM PST, December 15, 2011

Bachmann, Paul hit Gingrich for 'influence peddling'

Michele Bachmann and Ron Paul put front-runner Newt Gingrich on defense early into Thursday night's Republican presidential debate, attacking him for, as Bachmann put it, "influence peddling" when he received $1.6 million in consulting fees from mortgage giant Freddie Mac.

10:02 AM PST, December 11, 2011

Paul rips Romney, Gingrich as 'from the same mold'

Texas Rep. Ron Paul slammed Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney on Sunday, saying they were inconsistent politicians who represent the status quo.

7:26 PM PST, December 10, 2011

Ron Paul: Gingrich profited on taxpayers' dime

Newt Gingrich maintains his record in the private sector did not include lobbying. But rival Ron Paul charged that he had personally profited from taxpayers' money in his work for Freddie Mac.

10:24 AM PST, December 5, 2011

Paul, Perry and Gingrich hit Iowa airwaves with new ads [Video]

Ron Paul as agitator. Rick Perry as outsider. Newt Gingrich as uniter.

10:02 AM PST, November 20, 2011

Ron Paul: U.S. foreign policy influenced 9/11 attacks [Video]

Ron Paul is polling in the top tier of the Republican field in key states like Iowa, but has largely been out of the national conversation that's focused on fleeting moments for other surging candidates. But on Sunday he was put on the defensive for past statements linking U.S. foreign policy to the attacks of 9/11.