by Jim Heath | Sep 4, 2018 | 2020, Headlines, McCain
For 18 years, while John McCain became a national political leader, Arizona’s junior senator, Jon Kyl, stayed in his shadow. Dependably Republican, never one to create waves, Kyl will have no trouble readjusting into the new Trump era. That means he should be a...
by Jim Heath | Sep 4, 2018 | 2020, Headlines, McCain, Republicans
He spent years in John McCain’s shadow in the U.S. senate, and now he returns to Washington as McCain’s replacement. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey will appoint Jon Kyl, 76, who served three terms alongside McCain and became the Senate minority whip before...
by Jim Heath | Sep 3, 2018 | Headlines, McCain
John McCain has been laid to rest at the the United States Naval Academy Cemetery, in Annapolis, Maryland. His family and close friends said farewell in a private ceremony on Sunday. Jack McCain said of his father, “He fought hard, obstinately, exuberantly because he...
by Jim Heath | Sep 2, 2018 | Headlines, McCain
He now belongs to the ages. John McCain’s remains were carried by horse-drawn carriage to his final resting place today after a five-day procession that served as a final call to arms for a nation he warned could lose its civility and sense of shared purpose....
by Jim Heath | Sep 2, 2018 | Headlines
After a national memorial service yesterday celebrating the life of Sen. John McCain at Washington National Cathedral, a small private funeral and burial service for the Vietnam War hero, former GOP presidential nominee and statesman will be held today at the U.S....
