Susan Collins: McCain Had ‘Determination To Do What Was Right’

Sen. John McCain's controversial 2017 thumbs-down to an Obamacare repeal and replace bill showcased his unwavering "determination" to vote his conscience despite political pressure, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said Sunday. In remarks on CNN's "State of the Union," Collins said "McCain felt very strongly about virtually every issue that he tackled - but it was never based in partisanship."

Former attorney general fears feud between Trump, Sessions makes president look weak

"I fear that, because the president is head of the executive branch and can remove the attorney general anytime that he wants, that the continuous criticism without taking any action a makes the president look a little weak," Gonzales said on "Fox News Sunday." Gonzales's comments come days after Trump lambasted Sessions in an interview with "Fox & Friends" host Ainsley Earhardt that aired last Thursday morning.

Amarinder Singh puts weight behind Rahul Gandhi, says Congress not involved in 1984 riots

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday came out in support of Congress chief Rahul Gandhi's remarks on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, saying that the Gandhi scion could not be responsible for something he wasn't even aware of. Even as the knives were out for Gandhi following his remarks at an event in the UK that Congress was not involved in the massacre of Sikhs that followed Indira Gandhi 's assassination in 1984, Singh said the criticisms against the party chief was "ridiculous".

Pelosi: Naming Senate office building after McCain would be a ‘great tribute’

"I think it would be a great tribute, because then for decades to come, everyone who came to Washington would know the very special place that John McCain held - has held and will continue to hold in our country," she said by phone on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos." Nancy Pelosi says naming the Russell Senate Office Building after John McCain would be a "great tribute."

For McCain, a life of courage, politics came down to 1 vote

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.

Michigan Senators react to death of John McCain Sunday, August 26

One day after issuing a statement saying he was halting medical treatment for brain cancer, U.S. Senator John McCain has died at his ranch in Sedona, Arizona. As a navy pilot who spent five years as a POW, the maverick Republican U.S. Senator and Presidential Candidate is being saluted by democrats and republicans alike.

8 people, 6 of them kids, killed in Chicago apartment fire

A ribbon for missing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts hangs on a light post, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, in Brooklyn, Iowa. Tibbetts was reported missing from her hometown in the eastern Iowa city of Brooklyn in Jul... A Mass will be held for an Iowa college student less than a week after her body was found in a cornfield near her hometown.

Nevada deserves lawmakers with the backbone to stand up to Trump

The way most congressional Republicans have dealt with President Donald Trump's behavior has been shameful, bringing to mind the nervous stammers of parents of a spoiled brat. After the events of last week, though, it's no longer acceptable for Republicans to wring their hands and shrug their shoulders about Trump.

What I learned about John McCain during 20 years covering him

It was on that bus rolling through New Hampshire, as McCain was poised for arguably his finest moment politically, that I truly came to know him. What I learned about John McCain during 20 years covering him It was on that bus rolling through New Hampshire, as McCain was poised for arguably his finest moment politically, that I truly came to know him.

Ben Cousins revealed to have been living with a brothel owner before his arrest

John McCain's body is given a police escort as it's taken to Phoenix from his Arizona ranch following the death of the maverick senator aged 81 after a year-long battle with brain cancer Donald Trump does NOT pay tribute to John McCain's personal achievements and only offers sympathy to his family, as its claimed the president 'will NOT be invited to the senator's funeral' John McCain dies at 81: War hero, father and presidential candidate had been fighting aggressive brain cancer since last summer - and leaves behind a proud legacy of public service 'I love you forever, my beloved father': Meghan McCain leads the tributes to her father with heartbreaking statement as Obama, the Clinton's and the Bush family offer their condolences EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: SARAH PALIN ON JOHN MCCAIN - 'I'll remember the good times that's for darn sure.