John McCain News

Democratic and Republican senators are in tense discussions over a border-security amendment to the Gang of Eight immigration-reform package that could prove critical to its passage, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said Tuesday afternoon.

The White House is playing a larger role in developing the Gang of Eight's immigration bill than its supporters publicly admit, according to a forthcoming article in The New Yorker.

Defence Minister Peter MacKay is in the U.S. capital today meeting with his American counterpart, Chuck Hagel, and bestowing an honorary doctorate upon Sen. John McCain.

It's fascinating that two Latino men - both of whom are further to the right of where most Latinos stand on immigration - are at the epicenter of the current reform debate.

Under the auspices of immigration reform, a prominent bipartisan group of lawmakers has embarked on a months-long journey.

Republican Sen. John McCain on Monday questioned President Barack Obama about his political appointees' use of secret government email accounts at work, saying that Congress cannot tell the American people what its government is doing if it creates a "secret alternate communications network."

Republican Sen. John McCain is questioning President Barack Obama about political appointees' use of secret government email accounts to conduct official business.

The plans of a former Microsoft manager to create the "Starbucks of Pot" are worrying other activists who pushed for the legalization of marijuana in Washington state.

NSA leaker Edward Snowden is defending his disclosure of top-secret U.S. spying programs in an online chat with The Guardian and attacking U.S. officials for calling him a traitor.

When the Trevor Project honors Cindy McCain tonight with its "Trevor Hero Award," the knee-jerk reaction from those who haven't paid attention will be something like: "Wait, what?" Her husband is Sen. John McCain of Arizona, who is at this moment fulfilling a pledge to "do everything in my power" to ensure immigration reform excludes protection for ... (more)

They've lost their high-profile champion and tea party heroine, but Republicans in Minnesota's 6th Congressional District express confidence they can hold the U.S. House seat even without Michele Bachmann on the ballot next year.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has been leading the charge against the sexual assault crisis in the military, which has been struggling to curb the culture that yielded 26,000 cases of "unwanted sexual contact" in the ranks last year.

Last Thursday, Louisiana Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu was speaking out against South Dakota Republican Senator John Thune's proposal to build a border fence before any amnesty for illegal aliens occurs.

A top aide to President Obama said Sunday that U.S. policy in Syria has to be dictated in part by what happened in Iraq.

Sen. John Cornyn is the big prize in the quest for more than 70 votes for immigration reform, but the Gang of Eight is split over whether he's worth wooing.

Former GOP vice presidential candidate and Alaska governor Sarah Palin told a Washington audience Saturday that the U.S. should not get involved in the Syrian civil war.

Shabren Kurtz-Russ wanted to join the military to start a family tradition. Her mother and father served in the Army.

We who live in this country have long clung to the idea that transparency in government is the key to the success of democracy.

They are observing six months since the shooting at Sandy Hook and making a call to local lawmakers in Washington D.C. These groups will meet this evening at the Little Chapel of Nations on the U of A campus.

Out of America: One of Hispanic America's great heroes, soon to get a Hollywood biopic, was no friend to illegals Known for his commentary on international relations and US politics, Rupert Cornwell also contributes obituaries and occasionally even a column for the sports pages.