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McCain, Feinstein Join White House Official In Trip To Guantanamo Bay

White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough and two leading senators on national security are traveling to the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

2013/06/07

Senator John McCain speaks during a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa on the shores of the Dead Sea on May 25, 2013. (credit: STR/AFP/Getty Images)

McCain: ‘President’s Credibility Obviously Is At Stake Here’

Sen. John McCain says President Barack Obama is “mired” in a series of scandals and must find a way to surmount them.

2013/06/03

McCain Praises ‘Brave Fighters’ Battling Assad’s Syrian Forces

Sen. John McCain on Tuesday praised the “brave fighters” battling the forces of Syrian President Bashar Assad and renewed his call for the Obama administration to move aggressively militarily to aid the opposition.

2013/05/29

Sen. John McCain speaks during a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa on the shores of the Dead Sea, 55 kilometers southeast of the Jordanian capital Amman, on May 25, 2013. (credit: STR/AFP/Getty Images)

McCain Had Syria Trip Planned ‘For Weeks, If Not Months’

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has quietly slipped into Syria for a meeting with Syrian rebels.

2013/05/28

‘Gang Of Eight’ Senators Tightly Control Immigration Debate

For all the soothing words she heard from fellow Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii never had a chance to win a relatively modest change to far-reaching immigration legislation.

2013/05/25

Libertarian-Leaning Politicians Create Rift In Republican Party

A string of unrelated events is highlighting divisions among Republicans just when they’d like to show a united front and take full advantage of President Barack Obama’s latest political problems.

2013/05/22

Biden: Economy Kept McCain From Victory Over Obama

Vice President Joe Biden said Friday that Arizona Sen. John McCain probably would have beat his boss in the 2008 presidential election had the economy not collapsed.

2013/04/27

file photo of Sen. Chuck Schumer (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Schumer: We Do Not Have Adequate Technology To Guard Border

A bipartisan group of senators crafting a sweeping immigration bill vowed Wednesday that they would be ready to unveil it when Congress reconvenes in less than two weeks after getting a firsthand look at a crucial component of their legislation: security along the U.S.-Mexico border.

2013/03/28

Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., take part in Politico's Playbook Breakfast series on Jan. 30, 2013 at the W Hotel in Washington, D.C. (credit: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Members Of Gang Of Eight To Tour US-Mexico Border

A group of U.S. senators who will be influential in shaping and negotiating details of an immigration reform package is traveling to the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona to get a firsthand look at issues affecting the region.

2013/03/27

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., talks with reporters on his way to the weekly Senate Republicans policy luncheon on March 19, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (credit: T.J. Kirkpatrick/Getty Images)

McCain: ‘You Are Not Going To Be Completely Happy’ With Immigration Bill

Sen. John McCain worked to lower expectations surrounding his plan for immigration reform and hinted at difficult disagreements in Congress during an emotional town hall meeting in his home state of Arizona on Monday that saw people on both sides of the debate exchange fiery insults.

2013/03/26