Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) / Sen. John McCain’s U.S. Senate DeskWASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator John Hoeven of North Dakota is one of many colleagues commemorating the life of Senator John McCain in the Senate. “You know he was a friend,” said Hoeven on the floor of the U.S. Senate. “He was somebody that was down to earth, that was a…
Whenever America was in a fight during his long lifetime, John McCain was in the thick of it. The Republican U.S. Senator from Arizona, and two-time candidate for president, died Saturday after fighting a brain tumor. He was 81. McCain will lie in state at the Arizona capitol on Wednesday with a memorial service on Thursday in Phoenix. His body…
FORT DRUM, N.Y. — President Trump has signed a $716 billion defense policy bill named for ailing Arizona GOP Sen. John McCain. The measure will boost military pay by 2.6 percent, the largest hike in nine years. It includes $32 million for a Readiness Center in Fargo to house, support and train three Army National Guard units. Over $400 million…
PHOENIX, AZ — Doctors say Arizona Sen. John McCain has a brain tumor associated with a blood clot that was removed last week. In a statement late Wednesday, doctors revealed that he has glioblastoma, the most aggressive cancer that begins within the brain. It was discovered at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix during a surgery to remove a blood clot….
