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A federal appeals court's ruling on Thursday that the National Security Agency's bulk collection of telephone metadata is illegal has split the 2016 presidential field, making unlikely allies of Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and some of the Republican Party's most conservative members.

Sens. Rand Paul and Ted Cruz lauded the decision as a win for Americans' personal freedoms, and

In the months leading up to his presidential announcement, Sen. Rand Paul has seemingly shifted positions on everything from defense spending to foreign policy. But he has been steadfast on one issue: vehemently opposing surveillance and the bulk collection of phone records by the National Security Agency.

Paul lavished praise on a federal appeals court ruling Thursday that the NSA's

President Trump’s choice to lead the nation’s intelligence community often cites a massive roundup of immigrant workers at poultry plants in 2008 as a highlight of his career. Rep. John Ratcliffe claims that as a federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of Texas, he was the leader of the immigration crackdown, describing it as one of the largest cases of its kind.

“As a U.S. Attorney

First responders and residents who were stricken with cancer after being exposed to the toxic ash that exploded over Manhattan when the World Trade Center collapsed would qualify for free treatment and potentially hefty compensation payments under a rule proposed by federal health officials.