‘Sometimes, just standing sends a message’: Honor guards pay homage to McCain
Members of volunteer POW/MIA/KIA Honor Guard have been paying their respects to Sen. John McCain of Arizona, former POW who was a champion of veterans and their causes.
Graham, other senators recall facets of friend, colleague McCain
WASHINGTON - As senators delivered glowing tributes to John McCain, Sen. Lindsey Graham reminded them of another side of his friend: Every one of them had "had their head ripped off time by him at some point in time," but McCain could work with those same people the next day. It was one of a number of remembrances this week by senators, some tearful, of the Arizona icon.
Hold off on new stationery: Senators balk at naming building for McCain
WASHINGTON - Senators agree that they need to find some way to honor the legacy of Arizona Sen. John McCain, but this is Washington - there has to be a committee first, an apparent blow to a proposal to rename the Russell Senate Office Building for McCain.
‘I was heartbroken’: Larry Fitzgerald recalls time shared with John McCain
An unlikely friendship developed between Larry Fitzgerald and Sen. John McCain during the time the two shared in Arizona.
Experts say Ducey faces ‘unenviable’ task in picking McCain replacement
WASHINGTON - Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has steadfastly refused to discuss a replacement for Sen. John McCain until after the senator's funeral, but political consultants say the governor faces an "unenviable" task when he does name an appointee.
Sen. McCain to lie in state at Arizona Capitol on Wednesday; mourners continue to pay respects
As Arizonans continued to mourn Sunday, Gov. Doug Ducey said Sen. John McCain will lie in state at the state Capitol on Wednesday, which is McCain's birthday.
‘We are a better, stronger country because of him’: Political leaders reflect on Sen. John McCain
National and Arizona political leaders from President Donald Trump to former President Barack Obama, Sen. Jeff Flake to Rep. Andy Biggs shared condolences and memories on the death of Sen. John McCain.
Sen. John McCain dies one year after brain cancer diagnosis, leaves legacy of leadership
Arizona senator who went from defiant prisoner of war to straight-talking Republican presidential candidate and conservative ideologist died Saturday at 81.
McCain discontinues cancer treatment, a year after diagnosis
WASHINGTON - Sen. John McCain has discontinued treatment for the deadly brain cancer he has been living with since last summer, his family announced Friday., more than a year after he announced his diagnosis with glioblastoma.
McCain, Udall honored for their legacy of supporting Grand Canyon
Sen. John McCain was one of two people honored Wednesday with the dedication of a plaque at Grand Canyon National Park's South Rim. The National Park Service and the Grand Canyon Association unveiled the tribute for Sen. McCain and the late Representative Morris Udall near Mather Point.
House gives final OK to bill extending AMBER alerts to Indian Country
WASHINGTON - The House gave final approval to a bill that will give tribes direct access to funds that will let them quickly post AMBER alerts to counties within reservation borders, a moves sparked by the 2016 abduction of Navajo girl.
McCain backs immigration bill blasted as ‘waste of time’ by Trump
WASHINGTON - Sen. John McCain co-sponsored a bipartisan bill that gives DACA recipients a path to citizenship and calls for beefed-up border security - but excludes border wall funding, causing the president to brand it a "waste of time."
