Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry says better enforcement of existing laws would have prevented the Louisiana movie theater shooter from buying the weapon he used to kill two people and injure 9 others, but he also believes allowing people who have proper training and permits to bring their guns into such places could reduce the loss of life.

Fifty years ago Republicans and Democrats came together to enshrine in law the principle that all of us regardless of race color or national origin are created equal.

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry slammed the Obama administration’s decision to reopen embassies in the United States and Cuba, saying the move underscores the president’s misguided approach to global affairs and is unlikely to help the people living under the Castro regime.

Mr. Perry, a 2016 GOP presidential candidate, said the decision is the “most recent example of this president’s foreign policy that ignores reality in exchange for surface level political ‘wins.’”

Republican presidential candidate and former Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Sunday that Hillary Rodham Clinton wasn’t just attacking him but attacking the people of Texas when she blasted the state’s voter ID law.

“It’s way outside the norm and ridiculous, if you want to know the truth of the matter, to call out the people of the state of Texas, because that’s what she did,” Mr. Perry, who three days ago announced his White House run, said on CNN’s “State of the Union.”

Rick Perry is pressing his attack on Hillary Clinton on voting rights, accusing her of calling out Texas voters for their support of voter ID laws.
Asked about the Democratic front-runner’s speech last week, railing against voter ID laws like those in Texas, Perry said Clinton was alienating voters.

Friends describe the wink as part of a broader repertoire of natural-born gifts that makes him one of the most instinctive retail politicians in the potential 2016 GOP field.

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Friday hit back at former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton who criticized Mr. Perry and several other of her potential 2016 GOP rivals on Thursday over the issue of voting rights.

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry is expected to announce his bid to seek the GOP presidential nomination on Thursday. It will be Perry’s second attempt to secure a home at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, and Perry showed commendable candor in the lead-up to his 2012 bid regarding his unorthodox views about the Constitution. Most politicians who hope to win a

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced on his website Thursday that he is running for president a second time, joining an already crowded Republican field of contenders.