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Large Number of AZ Legislators Endorse Kelli Ward Over John McCain

Ward — a recently former state Senator in her own right — counted 17 endorsements from legislators and state leaders in the first major endorsement list of her campaign. That list includes almost a third of State Senators that have chosen to back Ward over the establishment candidate McCain.

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With Lindsey Graham Out – Where Will John McCain Turn in 2016?

“With Senator Lindsey Graham’s announcement, Republicans lost our most qualified, thoughtful, fearless and honest presidential candidate, not to mention the candidate with the best (and it seemed sometimes the only) sense of humor,” McCain said in a statement after Graham’s announcement, lamenting that the “bifurcated debate structure” kept the South Carolina senator from reaching a wider audience.

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Bowe Bergdahl: I Deserted My Unit to Save It

Army Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl broke his silence about leaving his base in Afghanistan to NPR’s popular “Serial” podcast. In it, he claims he deserted his unit “to highlight poor leadership” and rapidly realized he was “in over his head.”

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Def Sec Carter: We Have Not Contained the Islamic State

Wednesday before a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter confirmed what Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told lawmakers at a House Armed Services Committee hearing a week earlier, which was

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McCain: ‘I Worry’ if Trump Is Nominee, He Could Cost GOP the Senate

Wednesday at the Christian Science Monitor breakfast, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said if Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is his party’s 2016 presidential nominee, Republicans could lose control of the Senate. USA Today’s Susan Page asked if Trump is the nominee “will

McCain: Trump’s Rhetoric Turning Muslims Against the U.S.

Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s rhetoric was turning Muslims “against the United States of America.” McCain said, “As all of our candidates bloviate about the refugees, Bashar Assad is a

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McCain: ISIS Is Attempting to Infiltrate the Refugee Flow

Sunday on New York City’s AM 1260 “The Cats Roundtable” Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) told host John Catsimatidis that ISIS is attempting to infiltrate the current refugee flow from Syria. McCain said ISIS is growing stronger, “because of the president of

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John McCain Blasts Donald Trump’s Border Wall at NDF

Breitbart News asked McCain and the other panelists whether they consider the movement of tens of thousands of migrants and designated refugees from countries with known terrorist contingents to pose a threat to national security in the U.S. The immigration status of each of the Boston Bombers was referenced as an example. One of the brothers had received legal status prior to the attack and the other had been in the process.

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Republicans Slam Obama Defense Bill Veto: Puts ‘Domestic Politics Ahead of Our Troops’

“By placing domestic politics ahead of our troops, President Obama has put America’s national security at risk. This indefensible veto blocks pay and vital tools for our troops while Iranian terrorists prepare to gain billions under the president’s nuclear deal,” House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) said following Obama’s veto. A vote to override the veto has already been scheduled in the House for November 5.

U.S. President Barack Obama signs a veto of H.R. 1735 National Defense Authorization Act (