The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/john-mccain/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 02:58:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png John McCain | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/john-mccain/ 32 32 Biden warns that Trump and Republican party could ‘smash’ democracy in America https://www.timesofisrael.com/biden-warns-that-trump-and-republican-party-could-smash-democracy-in-america/ Fri, 29 Sep 2023 07:13:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3108120 US president accuses GOP of 'deafening silence,' saying that the party is 'driven and intimidated by MAGA extremists,' a reference to devotees of the former president

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]]> Mark Kelly sworn into Senate for Arizona, narrowing GOP edge https://www.timesofisrael.com/mark-kelly-sworn-into-senate-for-arizona-narrowing-gop-edge/ Wed, 02 Dec 2020 21:17:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2441482 Husband of former Jewish congresswoman Gabby Giffords, who survived assassination attempt, gives Democrats 48 seats in upper chamber

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]]> Biden slams Trump over alleged comments mocking US war dead as ‘losers’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/biden-slams-trump-over-alleged-comments-mocking-us-war-dead-as-losers/ Fri, 04 Sep 2020 19:22:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2381959 Democratic nominee declares Trump 'unfit' for the presidency after Atlantic report; 'It is absolutely damning. It is a disgrace,' says Biden. 'Who the heck does he think he is?'

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]]> Report: Trump disparaged American war dead as ‘losers’ and ‘suckers’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/report-trump-disparaged-american-war-dead-as-losers-suckers/ Fri, 04 Sep 2020 03:13:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2381644 US president declined to visit military cemetery in France in 2018 because he feared rain would mess up his hair and dead soldiers were 'losers' anyway, officials say

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]]> Pentagon tells White House to stop politicizing military https://www.timesofisrael.com/pentagon-tells-white-house-to-stop-politicizing-military/ Sun, 02 Jun 2019 14:46:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2087288 Acting US defense chief Shanahan considering steps after White House requested hiding ship named for dead Trump critic John McCain

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]]> White House reportedly wanted USS McCain out of Trump’s view in Japan https://www.timesofisrael.com/white-house-reportedly-wanted-uss-mccain-out-of-trumps-view-in-japan/ Thu, 30 May 2019 05:38:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2085738 The late senator had a frosty and contentious relationship with the president, who denies any knowledge of request

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]]> Democrats demand full Mueller report; Trump says that’s OK with him https://www.timesofisrael.com/democrats-demand-full-mueller-report-trump-says-thats-ok-with-him/ Mon, 25 Mar 2019 21:52:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2044054 US president says release of document 'wouldn't bother me at all,' as political rivals plot a strategy for their own investigations

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]]> Ex-astronaut Mark Kelly announces run for McCain Senate seat https://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-astronaut-mark-kelly-announces-run-for-mccain-senate-seat/ Tue, 12 Feb 2019 21:39:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2017207 Husband of former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, who survived a failed assassination attempt, throws hat in one of the most closely contested races of the 2020 election

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]]> In first, Russian woman charged with interference in US midterm elections https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-first-russian-woman-charged-with-interference-in-us-midterm-elections/ Fri, 19 Oct 2018 19:42:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1945199 Elena A. Khusyaynova of St. Petersburg is accused of creating thousands of social media and email accounts appearing to belong to US citizens

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]]> Former Arizona US Sen. Jon Kyl to replace John McCain https://www.timesofisrael.com/former-arizona-us-sen-jon-kyl-to-replace-john-mccain/ Tue, 04 Sep 2018 20:00:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1920591 Lawyer, who retired from Senate in 2012, seen as safe bet for Republicans, but will only serve until end of year

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]]> After a week of bipartisan tribute, McCain is laid to rest https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-a-week-of-bipartisan-tribute-mccain-is-laid-to-rest/ Mon, 03 Sep 2018 00:29:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1919137 Arizona Senator buried at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, next to the grave of his best friend Admiral Chuck Larson

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]]> At funeral for McCain, a show of defiance against Trump https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-funeral-for-mccain-a-show-of-defiance-against-trump/ Sun, 02 Sep 2018 00:06:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1918575 Mourners use service to contrast late senator's commitment to civility and greater good with president's bombast and politics of fear

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]]> Trump seen as neglecting symbolic power of office https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-seen-as-neglecting-symbolic-power-of-office/ Sat, 01 Sep 2018 21:07:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1918539&preview=true&preview_id=1918539 The president's seeming inability to seize the ceremonial, symbolic power of his post threatens to change an important aspect of the office itself

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]]> Joe Lieberman lauds McCain’s sensitivity to Jewish observance, love of Jerusalem https://www.timesofisrael.com/joe-lieberman-lauds-mccains-sensitivity-to-jewish-observance-love-of-jerusalem/ Sat, 01 Sep 2018 20:08:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1918511 In eulogy, former senator recalls Republican colleague went out of his way to observe 'Shalom Shabbat' with him during trips abroad

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]]> At funeral, McCain’s daughter mourns passing of ‘real’ American greatness https://www.timesofisrael.com/three-presidents-but-not-trump-pay-tribute-to-mccain-at-washington-funeral/ Sat, 01 Sep 2018 15:22:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1918389&preview=true&preview_id=1918389 Meghan McCain lambastes 'cheap rhetoric from men who will never come near his sacrifice'; three presidents, but not Trump, pay tribute at Washington service

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