by Jim Heath | Sep 1, 2018 | Headlines, McCain
“The America of John McCain has no need to be made great again, because America was always great.” The words from Meghan McCain, spoken at the funeral for her father, Sen. John McCain. A clear rebuke of Donald Trump and his campaign rhetoric. “He was...
by Jim Heath | Sep 1, 2018 | Headlines, McCain
John McCain has one final dig planned for two of his biggest foes — Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump — at a moment when much of the world will be watching (including Trump, who aides say will be watching from Camp David.) The Republican senator from Arizona, who...
by Jim Heath | Aug 31, 2018 | Headlines, McCain
This morning, at approximately 5:30 a.m. Arizona time, Sen. John McCain will be carried with ceremony from the Capitol by Armed Forces Body Bearers and moved by motorcade to Washington National Cathedral. The motorcade will pause at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial where...
by Jim Heath | Aug 31, 2018 | Headlines, McCain
John McCain’s 106-year-old mother, Roberta, mourned her senator son in public Friday as his casket was carried into the Capitol Rotunda to lie in state on the catafalque built for Abraham Lincoln. McCain is only the 31st person to lie in state there, an honor reserved...
by Jim Heath | Aug 30, 2018 | Headlines, McCain
Final preparations are being made in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington for Sen. John McCain to lie in state. His flag-draped casket will lie atop the Lincoln Catafalque, a bier built for the funeral of President Abraham Lincoln. McCain will become the 31st...