John McCain

In between his military and political career, John McCain had been known for his defiant-and-rebel attitude.

Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Zachary Kai signals a SH-60 helicopter to land on the flight deck aboard the USS John S. McCain.

Prior to the 2016 presidential election, Jeb Bush, son and brother to two former U.S. presidents, was among the Republican Party (GOP) lawmakers pursuing the GOP’s presidential nomination. Name recognition may have been on his side had another man with TV notoriety not entered into the race. Donald Trump would go on to secure the […]

Senator John McCain passed away last weekend, bringing a life led largely in service to his nation to an end at the age of 81. His funeral takes place today at the Washington National Cathedral. As a veteran and former Prisoner of War, McCain was a vocal supporter of the veteran community, and although his […]

Senator John McCain passed away on Saturday, bringing a life led largely in service to his nation to an end at the age of 81. As a veteran and former Prisoner of War, McCain was a vocal supporter of the veteran community, and although his politics occasionally placed him at odds with those within his own […]

Senator John McCain was the only Republican Senator to vote against the confirmation of President Trump’s nominee for the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel earlier this week, citing Steven Engel’s previous work on “enhanced interrogation techniques” under the George W. Bush administration. McCain, in a statement to Politico, said that “I cannot in good […]

President Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Department of Defense’s health services as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs said that civilians in the United States owning a semi-automatic rifle like the AR-15 is “insane.” Dr. Dean Winslow made the statement during a questioning by members of the Senate Armed Services Committee for his […]

Senator John McCain went on the record Thursday to say he is wary of the high numbers of defense industry executives finding their way into high level positions in the Pentagon. During a hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee to confirm nominees for positions which have long been left vacant, McCain expressed concern that […]

Nearly a full month into the new fiscal year, the Department of Defense continues to operate without an approved budget, limiting the Pentagon’s ability to manage contracts, and hindering maintenance and training initiatives needed to save lives. The longer the continuing resolution replaces a budget, the more damaging it is to DoD,” Pentagon spokesperson Dana […]

On Meet the Press, Armed Services Committee member Senator Lindsey Graham stated that he did not know that there were American soldiers in Niger, and only found out when news of a deadly ambush against a U.S. Special Forces convoy hit the press a few weeks ago.  Graham went on to say that he is […]

Sen. John McCain seemed to call out Trump for his medical deferment from the Vietnam War. The senator criticized wealthy Americans who “found a doctor that would say that they had a bone spur” — the exact diagnosis Trump received in 1968. Trump famously dismissed McCain’s military service in 2015, saying “I like people who weren’t captured.” […]

In a Senate hearing covering defense strategy in protecting the country from cyber-attack yesterday, key missing personnel and unclear roles and responsibilities among government agencies frustrated members of the committee, ending with threats of subpoenas and still no clear strategy. Committee Chairman Senator John McCain (R-Az.) set the tone for the discussion in his opening […]