WASHINGTON (AP) — John McCain will make a dramatic return to the Senate for a make-or-break vote on Republican health care legislation Tuesday just days after getting diagnosed with brain cancer, giving an emotional and arithmetical boost to his party’s reeling effort to repeal Obamacare. The decision by the 80-year-old senator to travel to Washington […]
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Doctors: Sen. John McCain has brain tumor
I love John McCain. I’ve traveled with him, I’ve been tongue lashed by him, I’ve worked with him, and I wish I could be with him tonight. — Senator Angus King (@SenAngusKing) July 20, 2017 .@SenJohnMcCain is a fighter. I wish him a speedy & vigorous recovery. His experience & outspoken voice are more important […]
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McCain's absence forces Senate to delay vote on GOP health bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate delayed a highly anticipated vote this coming week to repeal and replace the nation’s health care law after Sen. John McCain’s announced absence due to surgery, an enormous setback as time dwindles for Republicans to pass the signature legislation after years of promises. The decision by Senate Majority Leader Mitch […]
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John McCain praises the Khans, challenges Donald Trump
Republican Sen. John McCain, Arizona, who has shied away from criticizing Donald Trump even after the GOP presidential nominee questioned his military service last year, sharply criticized Trump Monday for his handling of criticism from the parents of a Muslim Army captain who was killed in Iraq in 2004. “He has suggested that the likes […]
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Heroism is a matter of choice
My heroes are not necessarily people of great ability but ones who did what I think I could not. Two contemporary men fall into that category. The first is the late Muhammad Ali, maybe the greatest fighter of all time, and the second is John McCain. Now, from the grave, Ali reprimands McCain. Both Ali […]