Rand Paul

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks to supporters after filing papers to be on the nation's earliest presidential primary ballot, Friday, Nov. 13, 2015, at The Secretary of State's office in Concord, N.H.

(Jim Cole, Associated Press)

Today's Rand Paul news: During a presidential campaign swing to New Hampshire, Kentucky GOP Sen. Rand Paul responded to President Barack Obama's executive orders on guns with a tweet that promised to fight them "tooth and nail:" Twitter

Our founding fathers said congress would write the laws. I'll fight Obama's executive orders tooth and nail! - RP pic.twitter.com/lY9brlbw31 — Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) January 5, 2016

Just before the U.S. Senate left for its holiday recess, Paul, who has earned an "A" rating from the National Rifle Association and is seen an ardent supporter of gun rights, introduced legislation that would label any executive action put forth by Obama that deals with gun control as "advisory only" until corresponding legislation is passed by Congress. "In the United States, we do not have a king, but we do have a Constitution. We also have the Second Amendment, and I will fight tooth and nail to protect it," said a statement from Paul. The proposed bill would also make it legal for any state official or member of Congress to bring a civil lawsuit, against the President, related to the effects of any executive action on gun control: New York Daily News

Paul has campaigned hard in the west and spoke out on the lands issue. Like Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, he told reporters he could not support what rancher Ammon Bundy and other armed activists were doing by taking over a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon. "I'm sympathetic to the idea that the large collection of federal lands ought to be turned back to the states and the people, but I think the best way to bring about change is through politics," Paul told the Washington Post. "That's why I entered the electoral arena. I don't support any violence or suggestion of violence toward changing policy:" The Washington Post

Paul told CNN that Bill Clinton's troubles could easily be Hillary Clinton's on the trail, as she makes the argument for improved protections for women. "The thing is, is that if she's for workplace equality and if she's for changing the laws to make it better for women, then she needs to -- there is going to be this distinction brought up or this problem or irony brought up that her husband seemed to be a great abuser of women in the workplace," Paul said. "She does have a women's problem, and I think it's not apparent yet because she gets kind of a pass from some in the media:" CNN