McCain had a ‘wicked’ wit that he often aimed at himself

In this Oct. 25, 2017, file photo Senate Armed Services Chairman John McCain, R-Ariz., followed at right by House Armed Services Chairman Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, makes a humorous face to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. McCain died on Aug. 25, 2018, after battling brain cancer.

What to Watch in Tuesday’s Primaries

GOP Rep. Martha McSally is facing two other Republicans for the GOP nomination for Senate. Voters in three states - Arizona, Florida and Oklahoma - head to the polls Tuesday in some of this year's latest nominating contests, including a critical Senate race and about half a dozen open-seat primaries.

What to watch during elections in Florida, Arizona, Oklahoma

Voters in Arizona, Florida and Oklahoma head to the polls in the final multistate elections of the 2018 primary season. They offer another test of President Donald Trump's imprint on the Republican Party.

McCain’s death shadows Republican primary in Arizona

Shadowed by the death of six-term Sen. John McCain, Arizona voters are nominating candidates to replace his seat-mate in a primary contest that lays bare the fissures in a Republican Party dramatically remade by President Donald Trump. Three Republicans are vying Tuesday to replace Sen. Jeff Flake, who is retiring after his fierce criticism of Trump made his political future in the state untenable.

Mashpee Wampanoags: Decision expected on land in trust by Sept. 21

Officials with the U.S Department of Interior have told attorneys for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe that there will be a decision by Sept. 21 on whether the agency will be able to keep the tribe's reservation in trust, according to a statement issued Monday by the tribe.

In Colonie, Schumer pushes opioid bill to safeguard first

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On second thought: Trump, Cohen lawyers stumble on facts

In this Aug. 21, 2018, file photo, Michael Cohen leaves Federal court, in New York. Cohen's lawyer, Lanny Davis, is walking back his assertions that the president's former "fixer" could tell a special prosecutor that Trump had prior knowledge of a meeting with a Russian lawyer to get damaging information on Hillary Clinton.

Gillibrand on Democrats’ plan to thwart Kavanaugh confirmation

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Abolish ICE? Even most Democrats say no

The rallying cry from some liberals to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement isn't a likely winner this election year, as a new poll finds only a quarter of Democrats support eliminating the agency that carried out the Trump administration's policy of separating immigrant children from their parents. But even as they don't want to fully dismantle ICE, 57 percent of Democrats view the agency negatively, including nearly three-fourths of those who describe themselves as liberal, according to a poll released Monday by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

Democratic Donors Lavishing Cash on Some Long Shots, Sure Bets

Democratic donors are often leading with their hearts rather than their heads when it comes to funding this fall's congressional campaigns. Brimming with enthusiasm and fueled by anger at President Donald Trump, Democrats are funneling cash to long-shot and sure-bet candidates with strong personal appeal sometimes at the expense of lower-profile races that will be more pivotal to party efforts to win the House and Senate.

West Virginia gov taps ex-speaker, congressman to high court

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, center, shakes hands with West Virginia Great Barrel Co. managing partners Tom Crabtree, left, and Philip Cornett following the announcement Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, in Charleston W.Va., that a barrel-making facility will be constructed in White Sulphur Springs.

Democrats, on last day of Chicago meetings, OK limiting party leadersa role in picking nominee

After two years of sometimes ugly public fighting, Democratic Party leaders on Saturday voted to limit their own high-profile roles in choosing presidential nominees, giving even more weight to the outcome of state primaries and caucuses. The debate over the influence of party insiders known as superdelegates was evidence of the fallout from the 2016 fight between eventual nominee Hillary Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.