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McCain Throws Possible Wrench Into CIA Vote

Former POW opposes Gina Haspel over her support of harsh interrogation

(Newser) - Gina Haspel's path to becoming the next CIA director must now overcome a late new hurdle from John McCain. The Arizona senator issued a statement Wednesday night urging his fellow senators to reject her because of her role in the agency's interrogation tactics under George W. Bush, reports...

John McCain Is Blocking Trump From Funeral

It's 'ridiculous,' says Sen. Orrin Hatch

(Newser) - As Arizona Sen. John McCain gets his affairs in order , focus has moved to the 81-year-old's funeral. NBC News reports that former presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama have each been asked to deliver eulogies at the event at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC, while President Trump...

McCain: I Regret Not Picking Someone Else in 2008

Ailing senator says he should have ignored advice and picked Joe Lieberman as VP running mate

(Newser) - As John McCain debated his choice for vice presidential running mate in 2008, advisers warned him against the optics of picking Joe Lieberman, a pro-choice Independent senator who caucused on the other side of the aisle. "It was sound advice that I could reason for myself," he writes....

John McCain: &#39;This Is My Last Term&#39;
John McCain:
'This Is My
Last Term'
May 1, 2018 10:17 AM CDT

John McCain: 'This Is My Last Term'

Senator faces down own mortality, state of politics in forthcoming book

(Newser) - Facing down an aggressive brain tumor that's kept him out of Washington for months, John McCain appears to be taking a hard look at his own mortality vis-a-vis his forthcoming book, The Restless Wave . "This is my last term," he writes in excerpts out now , via NPR...

McCain's Heartbreaking Request: 'Take Care of Meghan'

McCain's son-in-law tweeted about the request Saturday then deleted the post

(Newser) - John McCain's son-in-law said Saturday that the ailing US senator has asked him to "take care" of his daughter. In a Twitter post that he subsequently took down, conservative pundit Ben Domenech said McCain embraced him as he made the request. Per AZCentral.com , the post read: "...

John McCain Is Recovering From a New Malady

GOP senator, away from DC since December, underwent intestinal surgery amid cancer treatment

(Newser) - Sen. John McCain's office says he's had intestinal surgery needed to stem an infection and is in stable condition at a Phoenix hospital.The longtime Republican senator has been undergoing physical therapy related to brain cancer treatment at his family home near Sedona, Arizona, since December. He previously...

McCain Likely to Miss Crucial Vote on Tax Bill

Senator has returned to Arizona for treatment

(Newser) - Sen. John McCain has gone home to Arizona to recover from the side effects of chemotherapy, meaning he's likely to miss a vote on the Republican tax reform plan expected this week. After days of speculation about the 81-year-old senator's health, daughter Meghan McCain tweeted Sunday that he'...

Rubio Deals Blow to Hopes of Passing Tax Overhaul

Senator demands change to child tax credit

(Newser) - President Trump's hopes of passing a tax overhaul before Christmas have taken a big hit from the man he used to call "Little Marco Rubio." In what Politico describes as a surprise move, the Republican senator announced Thursday that he won't support the legislation. Rubio said...

Biden Offers Apology to One Woman, Comfort to Another

Former VP says he's sorry he didn't shield Anita Hill more from attacks, consoles Meghan McCain

(Newser) - When law professor Anita Hill faced the Senate Judiciary Committee in 1991 to testify about the sexual harassment she said she endured from then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas, she also faced down attacks on her character and credibility—and many (including Hill herself ) still blame Joe Biden, the senator...

McCain Says He's a Thumbs-Up on Tax Bill

A decision he came to 'after careful thought and consideration'

(Newser) - There will be no thumbs-down moment coming : Sen. John McCain on Thursday announced that he's in the "yes" camp on the GOP tax bill, a decision he says he came to "after careful thought and consideration." In a statement, McCain described the legislation as "far...

McCain Could Have Another Thumbs-Down Moment

Senate vote on tax bill might be a close one

(Newser) - Perhaps not for the first time , President Trump may be regretting his digs at John McCain, given that the Arizona senator could decide the fate of the GOP tax bill. In order to pass the Senate, all GOP senators but two need to vote yes. Though vocal critics Bob Corker...

A Split, a Marriage, a Baby
A Marriage, a Split, a Baby
Nov 22, 2017 11:01 AM CST

A Marriage, a Split, a Baby

It's a big week for Hollywood romance news

(Newser) - A big week in Hollywood couple news, with one pair breaking up, another getting hitched, and a third announcing their family is expanding:
  • Jennifer Lawrence and Darren Aronofsky are together no more after a year of dating . The actress, 27, and director, 48, kept their relationship pretty quiet, and so
...

McCain Slams 'Bone Spur' That Kept Trump Out of War

Senator doesn't mention president by name, but faults Vietnam deferments by wealthy

(Newser) - He didn't mention President Trump by name, but John McCain seems to have taken a swipe at the president over his Vietnam War deferment. In an interview with C-SPAN for the 50th anniversary of the war, McCain took issue with how easy it was for wealthy men to get...

McCain May Turn to Subpoena to Get Info on Niger Ambush

Meanwhile, the Pentagon has sent team to Niger to investigate deadly attack

(Newser) - The Pentagon has dispatched a team to Niger to figure out exactly what happened in an attack two weeks ago that left four US soldiers dead and two others injured, the New York Daily News reports. Despite the deadly attack happening Oct. 4, officials tell NBC News they still have...

Trump Warns McCain, Who Shrugs It Off
Trump Warns McCain,
Who Shrugs It Off
Oct 17, 2017 12:45 PM CDT

Trump Warns McCain, Who Shrugs It Off

President says if he fights back, 'it won't be pretty'

(Newser) - John McCain took a not-so-subtle jab at Trump Nation on Monday when he criticized "half-baked, spurious nationalism." President Trump, famous for his counterpunches, has responded with a not-so-subtle statement of his own. "People have to [be] careful, because at some point I fight back," he told...

McCain Rebukes 'Half-Baked' Nationalism

In speech, senator seems to take aim at movement that lifted Trump

(Newser) - John McCain didn't mention President Trump by name, but a speech he gave on Monday sounded very much like a rebuke to what NPR calls the "Age of Trump." In particular, McCain warned against "half-baked, spurious nationalism" during his speech in Philadelphia, where he received the...

McCain on Trump's POW Slight: We're 'Very Different People'

Senator speaks on '60 Minutes,' including his reaction on hearing 'serious' cancer diagnosis

(Newser) - "They said that … the prognosis is very, very serious," John McCain said Sunday night on 60 Minutes as he talked about his brain cancer diagnosis, which came right after he'd had a regular checkup and was on his way back home. Per USA Today , the 81-year-old...

Wary Democrats: 'Bill Is Not Dead Yet'

No celebrations after McCain announces opposition to ObamaCare repeal

(Newser) - John McCain's opposition to the latest GOP effort to repeal ObamaCare didn't quite kill the legislation's chances, though it came pretty close. Still, Democrats are taking pains not to declare victory in public or do anything that smacks of gloating, reports Politico . As Democratic Hawaii Sen. Brian...

McCain May Have Just Saved ObamaCare. Again

Senator says he can't vote for the newest GOP repeal bill

(Newser) - The latest Republican effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act may very well be dead after Sen. John McCain announced his opposition to it Friday, the AP reports. "I cannot in good conscience vote for the Graham-Cassidy proposal," CNN quotes McCain as saying in a statement. "I...

Suddenly, GOP Has Real Chance to Torpedo ObamaCare
Suddenly, GOP Has Real
Chance to Torpedo ObamaCare
the rundown
Sep 19, 2017 12:50 PM CDT

Suddenly, GOP Has Real Chance to Torpedo ObamaCare

Graham-Cassidy bill has only one firm 'no' so far

(Newser) - Republicans have about two weeks left if they hope to fundamentally change ObamaCare, and the chances of that happening have suddenly risen. In fact, NBC News declares in a headline that the Affordable Care Act is in "grave danger," and the reason is a new bill from GOP...

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