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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (left), Kentucky Republican, listens as Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican, talks to the media after the Senate Democratic caucus meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

GOP urges go-slow approach on McCain tributes, pumps brakes on renaming building

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2017, file photo Senate Armed Services Chairman John McCain, R-Ariz., followed at right by House Armed Services Chairman Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, makes a humorous face to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. McCain died on Aug. 25, 2018, after battling brain cancer. McCain’s “wicked” wit was often aimed at himself over long Washington career. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

McCain had a ‘wicked’ wit that he often aimed at himself

By LAURIE KELLMAN - Associated Press

Arizona athletes to have prominent roles at McCain service

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Louisiana flags to fly at half-staff in honor of John McCain

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: McCain will be missed

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Bullock orders flags at half-staff 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

In this file photo, the American flag files at half-staff at the White House, Monday afternoon, Aug. 27, 2018, in Washington. The flag is lowered in times of mourning, including for congressmen who die in office. The flag was lowered on Saturday, July 18, 2020, to mourn the passing of Rep. John Lewis, a hero of the civil rights movement and longtime congressman from Georgia. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Donald Trump orders White House flags back to half-staff for John McCain’s death

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Flags in Colorado lowered in honor of John McCain

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A statue of Sen. Richard Russell of Georgia stands in the rotunda of a Senate office building named after him. After the death of Sen. John McCain this weekend, Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said he will introduce a resolution to rename the Russell Senate Office Building to honor Mr. McCain. (Associated Press)

John McCain’s death gives civil rights activists reason to rename Russell building

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during the 2018 Ohio Republican Party State Dinner, Friday, Aug. 24, 2018, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Trump turned down statement for John McCain in favor of tweet: report

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

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)

White House flags again flying at full staff after McCain’s death

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

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)

Under pressure, Trump tersely recognizes McCain, lowers flag

By CATHERINE LUCEY - Associated Press

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

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)

The Latest: Makeshift memorials for McCain grow in Phoenix

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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)

Filling McCain’s seat a political balancing act for governor

By MELISSA DANIELS and NICHOLAS RICCARDI - Associated Press

In this Aug. 13, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks before signing a $716 billion defense policy bill named for Sen. John McCain in Fort Drum, N.Y. Trump says he’s asking federal regulators to look into the effectiveness of the quarterly financial reports that publicly traded companies are required to file. In a tweet early Friday, Aug. 17, Trump said that after speaking with “some of the world’s top business leaders,” he’s asked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to determine whether shifting to a six-month reporting regimen would make more sense. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)

Donald Trump’s just-right statement on John McCain

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Pennsylvania flags lowered to honor John McCain

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A wooden spike and an orange traffic cone mark the spot, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2018 where Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., will be buried on the grounds of the U. S. Navel Academy in Annapolis, Md. McCain is set to be buried next to his best friend, Adm. Chuck Larson, from his days at the U.S. Naval Academy _ and not in Arlington National Cemetery with his father and grandfather. (AP Photo/Laurie Kellman)

McCain to be buried near best friend at US Naval Academy

By LAURIE KELLMAN - Associated Press

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