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Tipsheet: John McCain, war hero and giant of the Senate, dies at 81

 
 
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John McCain, war hero and giant of the Senate, dies at 81
BY ALEXANDER BOLTON
 
John McCain, a giant of the Senate who survived years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam to become a leading actor on the political stage for decades, died Saturday at the age of 81.

In a statement, McCain's office wrote that the Arizona senator died at 4:28 p.m., where he was accompanied by his wife, Cindy, and their family.

The news prompted an outpouring of tribute and sympathy from Republicans and Democrats alike, a testament to the respect McCain built among colleagues in both parties despite his habit of calling them out during clashes over politics and policy.
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Schumer introducing resolution to name Senate office building after McCain
BY TAL AXELROD
 
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) mourned McCain's death in a statement on Saturday, saying that he plans to introduce a resolution to rename a Senate office building after the war hero and longtime GOP senator.
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McCain to lie in state at Capitol in Washington, Arizona
BY MORGAN GSTALTER
McCain will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C., and receive a full dress funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral, The New York Times reported Saturday night. The GOP senator will also lie in state at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix, a Republican official who is involved with planning told the newspaper.
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Arizona governor to name McCain's successor for Senate seat
BY TAL AXELROD
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) will name the successor to McCain's (R-Ariz.) Senate seat, following news of his death late Saturday afternoon. Under Arizona state law, Ducey is charged with appointing McCain’s successor to fill his seat until 2020, when there will be a special election for the right to finish out the final two years of McCain’s term
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GOP divided over midterm threat posed by Trump's legal travails
BY ALEXANDER BOLTON
Republicans are divided over whether President Trump’s escalating legal problems pose a major threat to their Senate and House majorities in November.
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The Memo: Immunity for Trump Org figure rattles White House
BY NIALL STANAGE
A grim seven days for Trump and his allies was capped on Friday by news that Allen Weisselberg, the chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, had been granted immunity by prosecutors.
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Cohen draws fresh scrutiny from key Senate panel
BY MORGAN CHALFANT 
Michael Cohen has attracted fresh scrutiny from lawmakers on the Senate Intelligence Committee, with some saying they want him to come back to testify a second time in the panel’s Russia investigation.
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Democrats move to limit role of superdelegates in presidential nominations
BY MAX GREENWOOD
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) voted overwhelmingly on Saturday to limit the role of superdelegates in choosing the party’s presidential nominee, moving to heal internal divisions that emerged during the bitter 2016 primaries.
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Court strikes down Trump measures on firing federal workers
BY JOHN BOWDEN
A federal judge on Saturday struck down several key provisions in Trump's executive orders that he signed earlier this year that would have made it easier to fire federal workers.
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Russia election meddling fears expand to other countries
BY OLIVIA BEAVERS AND JACQUELINE THOMSEN
Russia's efforts to influence the 2016 presidential election may be motivating other foreign adversaries to use social media to try to disrupt U.S. elections going forward, security experts warn.
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Trump is using the Bill Clinton playbook and it just might work
BY JOSEPH MORENO
OPINION | Today, Trump is not only following former President Clinton’s playbook to a tee, he stands a good chance of winning his war of words against an opponent who remains unable to fight back. 
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We can do better — A new call to civility
BY NOELLE NIKPOUR
OPINION | We need to treat each other with respect and kindness. We need to listen to each other and debate issues; not try to shut down others’ ideas just because they are not exactly like our own.
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The Washington Post: McCain’s death marks a new era for congressional checks on Trump
By KAROUN DEMIRJIAN
The senator, along with Bob Corker, has held the president to account on foreign policy.
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CNN: Trump breaks silence on McCain, tweeting his 'deepest sympathies and respect'
By DEVAN COLE
President Donald Trump broke his closely watched silence on Sen. John McCain, tweeting his "deepest sympathies and respect" to the family of the senator after his death was announced on Saturday night.
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The Associated Press: Captivity, candor and hard votes: 9 moments that made McCain
By LAURIE KELLMAN
 
John McCain lived most of his life in the public eye, surviving war, torture, scandal, political stardom and failure, the enmity of some colleagues and the election of President Donald Trump.
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The Wall Street Journal: Trump blasts Sessions’s leadership of Justice Department
By PETER NICHOLAS
 
President complains about Russia probe "as real corruption goes untouched."
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The New York Times: Trump’s war on the Justice System threatens to erode trust in the law
By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and KATIE BENNER
President Trump’s remarks about law enforcement revolve mostly around how its actions affect him personally — a vision that would recast an independent justice system as a guardian of the president.
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