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McCain: Obama ‘directly responsible’ for Orlando shooting
Republican Sen. John McCain said Thursday that President Barack Obama is "directly responsible" for the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, because of the rise of the Islamic State group on the president's watch. But he later issued a statement saying that he "misspoke."
McCain seeks sixth term in uncertain terrain
At age 79, running what may be his last campaign, Sen. John McCain finds himself on treacherous terrain.
Mr., Ms. Smith to go Washington: Citizens add voices on national issues
Over two days last week, three Arizonans – a teacher, a former student and a immigration case worker – came to Washington to add their voices to the debate over Merrick Garland’s stalled Supreme Court nomination.
US Sen. John McCain calls for criminal probe into mine spill
U.S. Sen. John McCain on Friday called for a criminal investigation into actions by the Environmental Protection Agency that led to a mine spill polluting rivers in three Western states last summer.
Arizona to get $26 million in conservation funding
The state of Arizona is slated to receive nearly $26 million to go toward conservation funding.
McCain to skip GOP convention to focus on election, campaign says
Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, will not attend the Republican National Convention in Cleveland this July but will be “working and campaigning throughout Arizona,” a campaign official confirmed Tuesday.
Southern Arizona congresswoman questions TSA on long lines
Security lines at Tucson International Airport have gotten so long they sometimes go from a terminal through the lobby all the way to another terminal.
Begay urges Senate panel to back bill giving Native students school choice
Arizona state Sen. Carlyle Begay, R-Ganado, told a U.S. Senate committee on April 6 that a bill to give Native American students school choice is the “true essence of self-determination and self-empowerment” that tribes are seeking.
Senator blasts administration’s fight against Islamic State
The Obama administration's fight against the Islamic State is at risk of becoming a "grinding failure for our nation," an influential Republican senator said Tuesday in a broadside that illustrated the mounting frustrations in Congress with the U.S. strategy to defeat the extremist group.
Presidential candidates focused on Arizona ahead of primary
Presidential candidates are focused on Arizona as the state's primary looms, with four of the five remaining Democratic and Republican hopefuls planning visits to the state in advance of Tuesday's election.
Lawmakers challenge proposal to have Oak Flat listed as historic site
Supporters of a copper mine proposed for Oak Flat have been given until Friday to make the case that the area, deemed sacred by the San Carlos Apache, should not be designated a historic site.
McCain wants next president to fill US Supreme Court vacancy
Arizona Senator John McCain is joining some fellow Republican senators in saying that President Barack Obama's successor should fill the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia.
