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But Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has jump-started a new national conversation with a bill he introduced in Congress this month that would use regulatory incentives to encourage programmers and distributors to unbundle their channels and offer a la carte ...and more »

At a campaign rally Monday with Republican Senator John McCain of Arizona, Gomez will ding Markey for voting against a 2004 resolution expressing sympathy to the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and a similar 2006 resolution, according to excerpts of his prepared remarks ... “One thing that I have never understood is why my opponent...was one of the only congressmen in America who voted against resolutions of Congress to [h]onor the [v]ictims of the 9/11 attacks,” Gomez will say, according to the remarks.and more »

Republican Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez will attack Democratic U.S. Rep. Edward Markey on national security at a Monday rally with Sen. John McCain. McCain, an Arizona Republican and the 2008 Republican presidential nominee, will hold a rally with Gomez at the Boston Police ... With national security taking on a larger role in the Senate race since the April 15 bombings at the Boston Marathon, Gomez also plans to hammer Markey on several votes related to national security that Markey took in Congress.and more »

Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich. (left), talks with Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., on April 9 on Capitol Hill in Washington. A Senate investigative panel led by Levin and McCain has been reviewing the use of the social welfare groups for political causes for the past year. ... An IRS inspector general's report released this week recommended developing for the first time specific guidelines to measure the primary activity of social welfare organizations, and some in Congress have shown a willingness to review big groups like the ...and more »

Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich. (left), talks with Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., on April 9 on Capitol Hill in Washington. A Senate investigative panel led by Levin and McCain has been reviewing the use of the social welfare groups for political causes for the past year. ... An IRS inspector general's report released this week recommended developing for the first time specific guidelines to measure the primary activity of social welfare organizations, and some in Congress have shown a willingness to review big groups like the ...and more »

Senator John McCain expressed his concern to Pentagon officials on their interpretation of the rights they have to conduct America's “war on terror.” He said, however, that he “doesn't blame them,” because “basically you've got carte blanche as to what you ...and more »

An IRS inspector general's report released this week recommended developing for the first time specific guidelines to measure the primary activity of social welfare organizations, and some in Congress have shown a willingness to review big groups like the non-profit ... A Senate investigative panel led by Democrat Carl Levin of Michigan and Republican John McCain of Arizona has been reviewing the use of social welfare groups for political causes for the past year and now is examining the agency's handling of the ...and more »

An IRS inspector general's report released this week recommended developing for the first time specific guidelines to measure the primary activity of social welfare organizations, and some in Congress have shown a willingness to review big groups like the non-profit ... A Senate investigative panel led by Democrat Carl Levin of Michigan and Republican John McCain of Arizona has been reviewing the use of social welfare groups for political causes for the past year and now is examining the agency's handling of the ...and more »

An IRS inspector general's report released this week recommended developing for the first time specific guidelines to measure the primary activity of social welfare organizations, and some in Congress have shown a willingness to review big groups like the nonprofit ... A Senate investigative panel led by Democrat Carl Levin of Michigan and Republican John McCain of Arizona has been reviewing the use of social welfare groups for political causes for the past year and now is examining the agency's handling of the ...and more »

Assistant Defense Secretary Michael Sheehan argued that the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF), passed by Congress after the September 11 attacks, constituted effective Congressional authorization for future wars waged under the rubric of the “war on terror.” In his view, the Pentagon can ... Senator John McCain said that, when the Senate voted for the AUMF in 2001, “None of us could have envisioned [granting] authority [for war] in Yemen and Somalia … For you to come here and say we ...and more »

"This authority ... has grown way out of proportions and is no longer applicable to the conditions that prevailed, that motivated the United States Congress to pass the authorization for the use of military force that we did in 2001," Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said ...and more »

An IRS inspector general's report released this week recommended developing for the first time specific guidelines to measure the primary activity of social welfare organizations, and some in Congress have shown a willingness to review big groups like the nonprofit ... A Senate investigative panel led by Democrat Carl Levin of Michigan and Republican John McCain of Arizona has been reviewing the use of social welfare groups for political causes for the past year and now is examining the agency's handling of the ...and more »

Assistant Defense Secretary Michael Sheehan argued that the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF), passed by Congress after the September 11 attacks, constituted effective Congressional authorization for future wars waged under the rubric of the “war on terror.” In his view, the Pentagon can ... Senator John McCain said that, when the Senate voted for the AUMF in 2001, “None of us could have envisioned [granting] authority [for war] in Yemen and Somalia … For you to come here and say we ...and more »

... Republican also says she opposes Sen. John McCain's call for American military action in Syria, favors the creation of a select committee to probe the Benghazi tragedy, and insists an immigration reform bill will not be "rushed to the floor" of Congress as Obamacare was. ... "Now I would hope that Secretary of State John Kerry, with the long and distinguished career that he had in the United States Senate, would be a stronger voice for allowing Congress to exert our role. We clearly have a voice and we demand to ...and more »

In the halls of Congress they will pass you in the hallways, sit near you in the lunchrooms and generally be far more accessible than other political system on earth. There is no comparable system in any other country I know. I spent a day on Wednesday ...and more »

WASHINGTON: The United States remains in armed conflict with al-Qaeda and its affiliates, a fight likely to last a decade or two, senior Pentagon officials told Congress on Thursday in arguing against changes to the 2001 military force law used in the war on terror. ... Sen. John McCain, a leading Republican, said the authority in the law is out of proportion and no longer applies. “Basically you got carte blanche what you're doing around the world,” McCain told the witnesses. Sen. Angus King, an independent, told the ...and more »

WASHINGTON -- The war authorization that Congress passed after 9/11 will be needed for at least 10 to 20 more years, and can be used to put the United States military on the ground anywhere, from Syria to the Congo to Boston, military officials argued Thursday ... But even Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who generally agrees with Graham in pursuing a vigorous war on terror, said the AUMF has been stretched past the breaking point. "This authority ... has grown way out of proportion and is no longer applicable to the ...and more »

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), a prominent supporter of the Pentagon, called for updating the law to authorize drone strikes and other military operations against a new generation of extremist groups, including those with only tenuous ties to the core Al Qaeda network. ... The Obama administration argues that the law allows it to target "associated forces," just as the U.S. waged war against allies of the Axis powers in World War II, such as Romania and Bulgaria, even though Congress had not declared war on them.and more »

WASHINGTON — A top Pentagon official said Thursday that the evolving war against Al Qaeda was likely to continue “at least 10 to 20 years” and urged Congress not to modify the statute that provides its legal basis. ... In a hearing on Thursday of the Senate Armed Services Committee, where Mr. Sheehan made his remarks, Senator John McCain, Republican of Arizona, argued that the statute should be updated, citing the “dramatically changed landscape that we have in this war on Muslim extremism and Al Qaeda ...and more »

Such legislation could put into law criteria for adding militants outside conventional battle zones to strike lists and require greater disclosure. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has said he will seek to put together a bipartisan group to consider such reforms.and more »

“It has spread throughout North Africa, throughout the Maghreb,” Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) said during the hearing. “The situation's changed ... “It's the justification for everything, and it renders the war powers of Congress null and void.” “I assume [the ...and more »

WASHINGTON - The United States remains in armed conflict with al-Qaida and its affiliates, a fight likely to last a decade or two, senior Pentagon officials told Congress on Thursday in arguing against changes to the 2001 military force law used in the war on terror. ... Sen. John McCain, a leading Republican, said the authority in the law is out of proportion and no longer applies. "Basically you got carte blanche what you're doing around the world," McCain told the witnesses. Sen. Angus King, an independent, told the ...and more »

- "This authority ... has grown way out of proportions and is no longer applicable to the conditions that prevailed, that motivated the United States Congress to pass the authorization for the use of military force that we did in 2001," Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said ...and more »

"This authority ... has grown way out of proportions and is no longer applicable to the conditions that prevailed, that motivated the United States Congress to pass the authorization for the use of military force that we did in 2001," Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said ...and more »

ICE Director John Morton told Congress in March several people with serious criminal offenses were released, and some were taken back into custody. In a statement to CNN the same ... Thursday, Senators John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Carl Levin (D-Mich.) ...and more »