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McCain to lie in state at Capitol in Washington, Arizona

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who died on Saturday at age 81, will lie in state in the Capital Rotunda in Washington, D.C., and receive a full dress funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral,...

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Arizona governor to name McCain's successor for Senate seat

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) will name the successor to Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.) Senate seat, following news of McCain's death late Saturday afternoon.Under Arizona state law, Ducey is charged with...

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GOP Arizona Senate candidate suggested McCain family statement on cancer...

Arizona GOP Senate candidate Kelli Ward suggested Saturday that the Friday statement issued by Sen. John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) family about ending medical treatment for brain cancer was intended to hurt...

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Trudeau praises McCain as an 'American patriot and hero'

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau praised Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) as an “American patriot and hero” after the Republican lawmaker died Saturday at age 81.“Senator John McCain was an American...

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Flake: McCain taught me the value of standing alone to do what is right

Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) said that Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who died Saturday, taught him “the value of standing alone to do what is right.”Flake, who served for more than a decade in the House as...

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Former aide: McCain spent his life serving the dignity of his fellow man

A former staff aide and speechwriter for Sen. John McCain, who died on Saturday, says the Arizona Republican spent his life serving the dignity of his fellow man.“He died knowing that a life spent...

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Netanyahu salutes McCain: His support for Israel never wavered

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saluted Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who died of brain cancer on Saturday at the age of 81, writing that the senator’s support for Israel never wavered.“It was...

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Brokaw: McCain was ‘always authentic’

Veteran NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw paid tribute to Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) following the announcement of the senator's death Saturday afternoon. “The thing about John was he was always authentic in...

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Flake says Senate does not want Trump to fire Sessions

Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) said on Sunday that the Senate, as a body, does not want President Trump to fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions.“There may be a few isolated voices saying that the president...

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CNN's Tapper questions whether reverence for McCain can be attributed...

CNN host Jake Tapper questioned Sunday whether the bipartisan outpouring of tributes to Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) following his death on Saturday could be attributed partly to President Trump being in...

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Christie praises McCain for standing by him during Bridgegate

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) on Sunday praised Sen. John McCain for standing by him during the fallout from the Bridgegate scandal, calling the Arizona Republican, who died from brain...

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Americans in Vietnam lay flowers in tribute to McCain

Americans living in Vietnam paid tribute to the late Sen. John McCain by placing flowers at the Hanoi site where the Arizona Republican was shot down during the Vietnam War.McCain, who died Saturday at...

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Former aide: McCain had no regrets about losing White House bid

Sen. John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) former senior adviser Steve Duprey said Sunday that McCain had no regrets about losing his bid for the presidency in 2008.After he lost the presidential election in 2008,...

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Arizona gov to wait until after McCain's burial to name successor

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) will wait until the late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is buried before naming his successor."Out of respect for the life and legacy of Senator John McCain and his family,...

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US Embassy in Vietnam announces new fellowship in honor of McCain

The US Embassy in Vietnam announced a new fellowship in honor of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Sunday.“In honor of Senator McCain's contributions and those of his former U.S. Senate colleague and...

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Ex-CIA chief: McCain and I disagreed but he never thought I should lose...

Former CIA Director Michael Hayden honored Sen. John McCain after the Arizona Republican died on Saturday, saying that while they disagreed, McCain never advocated for Hayden to lose his security...

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McCain to be buried at US Naval Academy on Sept. 2

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who died on Saturday, will be buried at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., on Sunday, Sept. 2, following a week of memorial services commemorating his life. McCain,...

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Kaine shares the advice McCain gave him after losing 2016 election

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) honored Sen. John McCain after the Arizona Republican’s death on Saturday, reminiscing about how McCain consoled him after losing the 2016 election.Kaine was the Democratic vice...

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O'Rourke holds moment of silence after McCain's death

Texas Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke (D) held a moment of silence for Sen. John McCain during a townhall meeting on Saturday night, hours after the Arizona Republican died at the age of 81.O’Rourke...

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Arizona governor faces pressure over McCain replacement

For more than a year, Cindy McCain kept Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) updated on her husband's valiant battle against brain cancer. Sen. John McCain...

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