Posts by John Dougherty

YUMA, Ariz.– Sen. John McCain’s seemingly contradictory views on immigration reflect his need to make inroads with Latino voters without alienating the GOP base.

Part 2: Sen. John McCain’s military service is central to his campaign, despite a record in Congress that raises doubts about his support of veterans.

PHOENIX — Sen. John McCain paints himself as a pro-veteran’s veteran, but his voting history tells a different story.

In 2006, McCain voted against, while Obama supported, an amendment to provide $20 million to the Dept. of Veteran Affairs for health-care facilities. The measure was defeated, 39-53.
In March 2006, McCain opposed — and Obama backed — an assured funding stream for veteran’s health care that took into account annual changes in veterans’ population and [...]

John McCain worked on key legislation with Rep. Rick Renzi, now indicted in connection with the sale of a business associate’s land. Did the senator know about any of it?

Sen. McCain played a pivotal role in passing the 2003 Fort Huachuca Preservation amendment, which angered environmentalists and landed Rep. Rick Renzi (R-Ariz.) in legal trouble.

PHOENIX, Ariz.–When Arizona’s business leaders need Congress to act, they don’t go to the Republican presumptive presidential nominee Sen. John McCain.
Instead, for complicated issues that require a proven ability to reach political consensus, patience and attention to detail, Arizona’s leaders often seek out the state’s junior senator, Republican Jon Kyl. While McCain has been in [...]

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.–For months, the media has been reporting that Sen. John McCain spends weekends at his “Arizona ranch,” where he can be with his family, visit with close friends or occasionally entertain possible vice presidential contenders.
The steady reference to the presumptive GOP presidential nominee’s “Arizona ranch” projects a powerful image of the American cowboy that [...]

Grand Canyon National Park, Ariz.—Arizona Sen. John McCain, the presumed GOP nominee, has repeatedly declared himself a disciple of Theodore Roosevelt, the Republican president who first brought an environmental ethic to the nation and, as part of his conservation effort, set aside the Grand Canyon as a national monument 100 years ago.
McCain has regularly prodded [...]

PHOENIX–Sen. John McCain’s Arizona campaign chairman, fellow Republican Sen. Jon Kyl, is missing from McCain’s list of 26 Arizona bundlers who have raised $50,000 or more in contributions for his presidential campaign.
Kyl, the Senate minority whip, bundled more than $100,000 of campaign contributions for President George W. Bush in 2004. Kyl frequently appears at campaign [...]