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Aug 26, 2018 · Sen. John McCain, the Vietnam War hero who represented Arizona in the US senate for three decades, has died. He was 81. Follow here for the latest.
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The son and grandson of admirals, John Sidney McCain was born at a U.S. Naval base in Panama on August 29, 1936. After moving with his parents from base to base, then to boarding school, he attended the Naval Academy at Annapolis and graduated to become a Navy pilot. He frequently joked about his poor performance in school, calling himself an "undi...
Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1982 as a conservative Republican, McCain was broadly supportive of President Ronald Reagan's agenda. He was also considered to be one of the most popular members of the freshman class of 1983. "John was clearly the star from the first day," Steve Bartlett, a former congressman from Texas, told The Ne...
The quotable and charismatic McCain developed a reputation as a maverick in the Senate, and seemed to relish his fights with the GOP establishment. He was at times unorthodox in his views, much to the consternation of his party's leadership, although his reputation for straight talk helped propel his run for the Republican presidential nomination i...
McCain returned to the Senate and remained outspoken. Over the last three years, Donald Trump became a frequent target. After McCain said a Trump campaign rally in Phoenix "fired up the crazies," Mr. Trump hit back with an infamous comment about McCain's military service. "He's not a war hero," Mr. Trump said at an event in Iowain 2015. "He's a war...
The Arizona senator, who served in Vietnam and was a prisoner of war, passed away in 2018 after a long battle with brain cancer. He was known for his bipartisan spirit, his campaign finance reform and his presidential run against Barack Obama.
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Sep 1, 2018 · Friends, family and former presidents gathered this morning at Washington National Cathedral to honor the life of the late Sen. John McCain. The ceremony is beginning now. Here are the moments...
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Aug 26, 2018 · Sen. John McCain had been planning his own funeral services over the last year, often discussing the plans with close friends who visited his Arizona ranch. Two people close to McCain said he...
Aug 24, 2018 · WASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain has chosen to discontinue medical treatment for brain cancer, the Arizona senator’s family said. In a statement, McCain’s family said McCain has surpassed expectations for his survival, but “the progress of disease and the inexorable advance of age render their verdict.”. The family added: “With his ...
Sep 29, 2023 · President Biden praised the late Republican Sen. John McCain, his longtime Senate colleague and friend, at a dedication ceremony for a new library in his name. He used the occasion to speak about the state of democracy and the 2024 election, as he seeks to court anti-Trump Republicans in Arizona.
