Dow Jones Today Jumps 134 Points as U.S. and Mexico Near New Trade Deal

The Dow Jones today projected a 134-point gain on news that the United States is close to a trade deal with Mexico. Reuters reported yesterday that Mexico's economy minister, Ildefonso Guajardo, believes the discussions for a new trade deal between the NAFTA partners are in the "final hours."

A life of courage, politics came down to 1 vote for McCain

For John McCain, a lifetime of courage, contradictions and contrarianism came down to one vote, in the middle of the night, in the twilight of his career. The fate of President Donald Trump's long effort to repeal Barack Obama's health care law hung in the balance as a Senate roll call dragged on past 1 a.m. on a July night in 2017.

John McCain: The impossible man

US Senator John McCain visits operating base Gamberi in the Laghman province of Afghanistan on December 25, 2014 [File photo: Reuters/Lucas Jackson] On August 25, senator and former presidential candidate John McCain died aged 81. In the obituaries that poured in, "war hero" and "maverick" were the most frequent epithets used to describe him. Both these terms, however, frame the irreconcilable paradox of the dysfunctional empire McCain called his homeland - its rosy self-perceptions and the truth of its vile militarism.

Vietnam says John McCain helped ‘heal the wounds of war’

U.S. Senator John McCain was a "symbol of his generation" who helped "heal the wounds of war" by pushing for diplomatic normalization of ties with Vietnam, the Southeast Asian country's foreign minister said on Monday. Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh writes in a condolence book near a portrait of U.S. Senator John McCain about his death at the U.S. embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam August 27, 2018.

Coas sends condolences to Us Sen. John McCaina s family: DG Ispr

Islamabad: The director-general of the Inter-Services Public Relations Major General Asif Ghafoor tweeted on Monday that Chief of Army staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa sends his condolences to the US senator John McCain's family. He further added that he was a good friend of Pakistan who believed in great potential of Pak-US relations for common good of both countries.

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.

One Of A Kind: John McCain’s Indelible Place In American Politics

Republican presidential candidate John McCain attends at a town hall campaign event at Peterborough Town Hall in Peterborough, New Hampshire on November 2, 2008. Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images hide caption Republican presidential candidate John McCain attends at a town hall campaign event at Peterborough Town Hall in Peterborough, New Hampshire on November 2, 2008.

Behind Trump’s decision to finally praise John McCain

President Donald Trump offered brief plaudits for the recently passed Sen. John McCain in a statement on Monday after responding only with silence to questions about the Vietnam War veteran. Full credit: Chip Somodevilla/Saul Loeb/Getty Images WASHINGTON -- Fed up with television coverage of Sen. John McCain's death and eager to continue promoting his agenda, President Donald Trump remained silent for most of Monday about the Vietnam War veteran being honored by the rest of Washington.