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Sen. John McCain announces he’s running for 6th term
U.S. Sen. John McCain has announced he will run for re-election in 2016. The Arizona Republican made the announcement to run for a sixth term on Monday in an interview with NBC News.
You’ll need a black arrow, a wind lance and maybe $20M
As she mulls a run against McCain next year, Ward has become a topic of discussion in the national political press. Last week, conservative news website Breitbart declared it was “increasingly likely” that McCain would face stiff opposition from the right in next year’s primary.
Proxy war: Bill aims to limit abuse in intraparty elections
A Senate panel has advanced a bill that attempts to rein in the rampant use of proxies at Republican intraparty elections, but some local party leaders say the bill is unnecessarily overreaching.
Goldwater statue dedicated in National Statuary Hall
Congressional leaders and members of Arizona's delegation unveiled a statue honoring the late Sen. Barry Goldwater in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
The doctor is in, and she wants McCain out
Ward confirmed this morning that she’s considering taking on McCain in 2016. “Nothing set in stone – just exploring the possibilities,” she said in a text message to our reporter.
Arizona legislator considers primary challenge to McCain
A conservative Republican two-term state legislator from western Arizona says she is considering a possible primary challenge to U.S. Sen. John McCain in 2016.
Veterans suicide prevention act a first step toward a solution
Every day in America, approximately 22 U.S. military veterans commit suicide. That’s 8,000 veterans dying each year.
Graham re-elected state GOP chairman
Arizona Republicans re-elected their chairman in a landslide, urged their party to close its primary elections to independents and got a surprise visit from U.S. Sen. John McCain, who was both cheered and jeered by the party faithful.
McCain wages a new national campaign, to define his legacy
Sen. John McCain is waging another national campaign ai??i?? this time, to define his legacy. After two unsuccessful presidential bids, the 78-year-old former Navy pilot and Vietnam prisoner of war has rebounded as the chairman of the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee.
Arizona’s congressional delegation tries again to block tribe’s casino
Some members of Arizona's congressional delegation are trying again to block a tribe's casino project now under construction near Phoenix's west side.
The maverick kicked the hornet’s nest
Less than two weeks ago, former LD30 GOP Chairman Timothy Schwartz told Politico that the efforts by McCain’s camp to wrest control of the Republican Party infrastructure away from grassroots activists would lead to retaliation.
Vets upset Obama skips Phoenix VA hospital on visit
President Barack Obama angered some veterans Thursday when he chose not to visit the troubled Phoenix Veterans Affairs hospital at the center of a nationwide wait-time scandal while in town for a speech.
