John McCain was a brave man but his foreign policy was dangerously belligerent
John McCain was a brave man, from his time spent as a POW in Vietnam to his final battle against cancer. May he rest in peace.
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Aust MPs pay tribute to John McCain
Scott Morrison has used his first question time as prime minister to pay tribute to United States Senator John McCain, who died last month. Mr Morrison said it was unusual for parliament to recognise foreign politicians who weren't heads of state, but Senator McCain was a "worthy exception".
Question time in federal parliament
"Is this what the prime minister meant when he said his own government was a Muppet show?" Labor deputy leader Tanya Plibersek. @TimWattsMP Extraordinarily, Scott Morrison begins his first #qt as Prime Minister by confirming that the latest change in the leadership of the Liberal Party has nothing to do with the Australian public.
Mark Shields: Not taking oneself too seriously
Mostly missing from the moving and deserved tributes to Sen. John McCain was attention to McCain's gift for self-deprecating humor.
John McCain’s Senate Desk Draped in Black and Decorated with Flowers After His Death
Sen. John McCain 's desk, draped in black and bearing a vase of white flowers, served as a quiet homage to the late war hero and longtime politician in the Senate chamber in the wake of his death. McCain's colleagues - including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell , Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer , and Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake - spoke of the late politician on Monday, with his decorated desk in the background, according to ABC News .
What John McCain’s Death Means for Republican Control of the Senate
After the late Arizonan's prolonged absence, the appointment of a replacement by Governor Doug Ducey will temporarily bolster the GOP's advantage. John McCain's death will deprive the Senate of one of its longest-serving members, its leading military hawk and champion of interventionist U.S. foreign policy, and a Republican who regularly sought-and often struck-significant accords with Democrats.
John McCain’s Death Brought Out the Worst in the Trump Administration
You can tell a lot about a person, and a presidential administration, by the way they handle small, symbolic things. The White House's handling of the American flag in the aftermath of Senator John McCain's death is providing a good test of the Trump team.
Lindsey Graham: I’ve Been a Basket Case Since McCain’s Death
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said the death of his good friend Sen. John McCain has left him a "basket case." "I have been a basket case," Graham said.
Are the Interventionists Now Leaderless?
"The death of John McCain will leave Congress without perhaps its loudest voice in support of the robust internationalism that has defined the country's security relations since World War II." Certainly, the passing of the senator whose life story will dominate the news until he is buried at his alma mater, the Naval Academy, on Sunday, leaves America's interventionists without their greatest champion.
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.
John McCain: The United States has lost a true hero
U.S. Sen. John McCain was a statesman, a patriot and a hero. He was a man of honor.
What John McCain Didn’t Do
When we all look back at the life of Sen. John McCain , it's easy to focus on all that he did - the sacrifice and victories, the wounds of war and the joy in service. But for me, it was something that McCain chose not to do years ago that I'll always be grateful for.
Pentagon Will Miss John McCain, Its Friend and Foe
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., brought a unique and formidable background to his oversight of the Defense Department and its contractors and allies. To the Pentagon, its contractors and allies on the congressional defense committees - the so-called iron triangle - John McCain could be either the U.S. military's strongest proponent or its harshest critic.
Kushner and Lighthizer Pressed for Deal Before Mexican President Leaves Office
McCain appears to criticize Trump in farewell message to the nation - The Arizona Republican's moving final words were read to the public by his close friend Rick Davis in Arizona. - Sen. John McCain, who passed away Saturday from brain cancer, penned a farewell message before he died Glenn Greenwald, the Bane of Their Resistance - A leftist journalist's bruising crusade against establishment Democrats - and their Russia obsession.
Insults, straight talk, expertise – McCain knew how to attract the media
McCain appears to criticize Trump in farewell message to the nation - The Arizona Republican's moving final words were read to the public by his close friend Rick Davis in Arizona. - Sen. John McCain, who passed away Saturday from brain cancer, penned a farewell message before he died Nuns Killed Children, Say Former Residents Of St. Joseph's Catholic Orphanage - Millions of American children were placed in orphanages.
McCain had a ‘wicked’ wit that he often aimed at himself Source: AP
Here's how John McCain made it clear he was happy to see you in the Senate hallways. Such rascally greetings produced smiles before the discussion or tough questions even had begun.
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.
Trump White House resumes flag tribute to McCain after criticism
The White House lowered its flag to half-staff Monday afternoon following a barrage of criticism for ending the tribute to deceased Sen. John McCain just one day after he died. President Donald Trump refused to say a word about McCain during events at the White House on Monday, where flags flew at full-staff for most of the day in contrast to honors the late senator received elsewhere in Washington and across the country.
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.
Support builds for plan to rename Senate building for McCain
In this Jan. 27, 2014 file photo, the Capitol is seen from the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington.