Tag: Sen. John McCain

With the Democratic presidential nomination all but delivered for Kamala Harris, speculation has turned to who would best compliment her as the vice-presidential nominee. There are certainly several interesting possibilities but there is one who,…

On Sunday, President Donald Trump almost conceded that Joe Biden is President-elect when he tweeted “He won.” Trouble is, he followed those two words with more accusations that the election was rigged. That the final…

PHOENIX (AP) — Cindy McCain has endorsed Democrat Joe Biden for president in a rebuke of President Donald Trump by the widow of the Republican Party’s 2008 nominee.  Trump has had a fraught relationship with…

With the Democratic presidential nomination within his grasp, former Vice President Joe Biden must make a decision that presidential candidates always insist that they take seriously but often don’t: the selection of a running mate.…

A recent column in the Wall Street Journal characterized Pete Buttigieg’s military service as a half-effort. After all, Buttigieg’s 2009-2017 stint in the Navy Reserves included only seven months in Afghanistan and he never was…

Jack LeGros, a helicopter door gunner during the Vietnam War, was on his way into the Veterans Administration’s Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center on Tuesday afternoon when I asked him what he thought about President Trump’s…

Dear editor, I would like to encourage area residents to participate in Monday night’s discussion regarding a potential bond issue for USD 257 schools.  The forum is at 6 p.m. at Lincoln Elementary.  The purpose…

WASHINGTON — The skies outside the Capitol opened up Friday morning as a military honor guard carried the flag-draped casket of Sen. John McCain up the stairs of the Capitol before bright sunshine later emerged.…