Citizens United Foes John McCain, Sheldon Whitehouse Take Argument To Supreme Court

18 May 2012, 12:01 pm

WASHINGTON -- In an all-out broadside against the current state of campaign finance, Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) submitted a brief on Friday morning urging the U.S. Supreme Court to let stand Montana's century-old ban on corporate money in political campaigns desp... Read More »

Romney distances himself from proposed personal attacks on Obama

17 May 2012, 12:28 pm

WASHINGTON - The U.S. political world was afire on Thursday over an explosive report that Republican party strategists are proposing doing "exactly what John McCain would not allow us to do" by launching personal, racially tinged attacks against U.S. President Barack Obama ahead of November's el... Read More »

Super PAC plans to attack Obama's ties to Rev. Jeremiah Wright

17 May 2012, 12:07 pm

A conservative super PAC is considering an advertising plan to attack President Obama's ties to Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright  Jr., his controversial former spiritual adviser, and "do what John McCain would not let us do" during the 2008 presidential campaign.The Chicago Cubs owner, billionaire Joe R... Read More »

The Caucus: McCain Rejects Racially Tinged Attack on Obama

17 May 2012, 11:19 am

Senator John McCain of Arizona repudiated a proposal by Republican strategists to "do exactly what John McCain would not let us do," launch an incendiary, racially-tinged attack on the president.... Read More »

N2K Presidential Race: His Wright Answer Again Elevates McCain

17 May 2012, 9:24 am

The political media may be about to cycle into one of its John McCain swoons again.McCain, who last seduced what he once called his “base” during the comeback phase of his 2008 presidential campaign, on Thursday slapped down criticism from Republican strategists who questioned his decision that ... Read More »

McCain Rejects Racially Tinged Attack on Obama

16 May 2012, 8:05 pm

Senator John McCain of Arizona repudiated a proposal by Republican strategists to "do exactly what John McCain would not let us do," launch an incendiary, racially-tinged attack on the president.... Read More »

John McCain knocks President Obama on foreign policy, says US should arm Syrian rebels

16 May 2012, 11:28 am

Republican Senator John McCain of Arizona blasted President Obama on foreign policy Sunday, accusing him of mishandling relationships with countries throughout the Middle East.... Read More »

McCain urges suspension of Myanmar sanctions

14 May 2012, 12:04 pm

Key Republican Senator John McCain called Monday on the United States to suspend most sanctions on Myanmar, saying the administration must go further than planned to encourage the country's reforms.... Read More »

Meghan McCain Asks If President Will Introduce Gay Marriage Bill, Twitter Conservatives Attack

9 May 2012, 2:33 pm

MSNBC contributor and daughter of Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), Meghan McCain , has once again awoken the fierce retribution that is the conservative twitter-verse on Monday when she sent out a now-deleted tweet asking if President Obama was prepared to “Obama going to introduce legislation in congress... Read More »

John McCain: President Obama Leading from Behind on Foreign Policy

6 May 2012, 11:06 am

Sen. John McCain was critical of President Obama’s foreign policy record this morning on “This Week,” saying that the administration has been “leading from behind” on the issue of Syria and its broader Middle East policy. “How could we not stand up for these people? ...... Read More »