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The desk of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is draped in black on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Monday, Aug. 27, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. McCain died at the age of 81, on Aug. 25, 2018, after battling brain cancer. (Senate Television via AP)

EDITORIAL: Nation mourns John Sidney McCain III, who represents what America aspires to be

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

In this Dec. 1, 1992, photo, Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., left, chairman of the Senate Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs, listens to Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., a former POW in Vietnam, during a hearing of the committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Arizona Sen. McCain, the war hero who became the GOP's standard-bearer in the 2008 election, has died. He was 81. His office says McCain died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018. He had battled brain cancer. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File)

John McCain honored by U.S. Embassy in Vietnam with fellowship

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Pennsylvania flags lowered to honor John McCain

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A POW/MIA flag stands outside the office of Arizona Sen. John McCain in the Russell building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Aug. 27, 2018. McCain, a prisoner of war in Vietnam, a two-time Republican presidential contender and towering figure in Congress, died Saturday at age 81 of brain cancer. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Arizona campaigns suspend activity following McCain’s death

By MELISSA DANIELS - Associated Press

An American flag above the White House flies at full-staff less than 48 hours after the death of Sen. John McCain, Monday, Aug. 27, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Latest: Trump says ‘we appreciate everything’ McCain did

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Murphy orders flags to fly at half-staff to honor McCain

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Flags flying a half-staff in honor of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., frame the U.S. Capital at daybreak in Washington, Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018. McCain, 81, died at his ranch in Arizona after a yearlong battle with brain cancer. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

John McCain to lie in state at U.S. Capitol Rotunda

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Governor orders all flags in state lowered for John McCain

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Four Acts: John McCain proved his duty to country time and again. As a Navy lieutenant commander (top inset), he was tortured for years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. He and fellow war veteran John F. Kerry (center inset) lost their presidential bids to draft avoiders. The candidate celebrated a New Hampshire primary win in 2000 with his wife, Cindy. (Associated Press photographs)

John McCain, American hero, leaves unmatched legacy

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this May 2, 2018 file photo, Arizona Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kelli Ward speaks to the media as she prepares to file her nominating petitions at the state Capitol in Phoenix. Ward, running for her party's nomination for an open Senate seat, suggested the announcement that McCain was ending medical treatment was intended to hurt her campaign hours before Sen. John McCain died on Saturday, Aug. 25. (AP Photo/Bob Christie, File)

Arizona candidate groused about McCain family before he died

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Members of the POW-MIA-KIA Honor Guard organization stand in front of a local mortuary keeping the late Arizona Sen. John McCain, Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018, in Phoenix. McCain, the war hero who became the GOP's standard-bearer in the 2008 election, died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018, after battling brain cancer. He was 81. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

John McCain memorial services schedule announced

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

As flags fly at half-staff at the Arizona Capitol in memory of the late Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain, television crews broadcast live Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018, in Phoenix. McCain, the war hero who became the GOP's standard-bearer in the 2008 election, has died at the age of 81, Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018, after battling brain cancer. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Replacing McCain in the Senate is political balancing act

By MELISSA DANIELS and NICHOLAS RICCARDI - Associated Press

Dozens of people lined Interstate 17 as they waited for the procession with the hearse carrying the late Arizona Sen. John McCain. (Associated Press)

John McCain tributes pour in; senator to lie in state

By David Sherfinski and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - In this May 2, 2018 file photo, Arizona Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kelli Ward speaks to the media as she prepares to file her nominating petitions at the state Capitol in Phoenix. Ward, running for her party's nomination for an open Senate seat, suggested the announcement that McCain was ending medical treatment was intended to hurt her campaign hours before Sen. John McCain died on Saturday, Aug. 25. (AP Photo/Bob Christie, File)

Kelli Ward suggested John McCain announcement timed to hurt her campaign

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Massachusetts officials recall Sen. McCain’s fighting spirit

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FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2008, file photo, Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., waves to the crowd at a campaign rally in Woodbridge, Va. Aide says senator, war hero and GOP presidential candidate McCain died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018. He was 81. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Reaction to the death of Arizona Sen. John McCain

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

With a police escort, a procession follows the hearse carrying the late Arizona Sen. John McCain along Interstate 17 on the way to Phoenix, Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018, in Anthem, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

The Latest: Services and other events set for McCain

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FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2008, file photo, Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks at a rally in Davenport, Iowa. Arizona Sen. McCain, the war hero who became the GOP's standard-bearer in the 2008 election, has died. He was 81. His office says McCain died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018. He had battled brain cancer. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

For McCain, a cross-country farewell from public, presidents

By LAURIE KELLMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 14, 1973, file photo, U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. John McCain, center, is escorted by Lt. Cmdr. Jay Coupe Jr., to Hanoi, Vietnam's Gia Lam Airport, after McCain was released from captivity. An aide says that McCain died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018. He was 81. (AP Photo/Horst Faas, File)

McCain on his time as POW: ‘I fell in love with my country’

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI - Associated Press

Rhode Island officials praise Sen. McCain’s years of service

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