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John McCain
August 27, 2018
Jeet Heer
John McCain’s final statement implicitly rebukes Trump.
August 24, 2018
Jeet Heer
John McCain has stopped cancer treatment.
August 13, 2018
MagazineDavid Dayen
What Is Keith Ellison Thinking?
The influential congressman is among a wave of Democrats running for attorney general to take on Trump directly.
March 27, 2018
MagazineJeet Heer
America’s Disappearing Foreign Policy
What’s happening to the GOP’s global affairs brain trust?
January 24, 2018
Alex Shephard
The drip, drip, drip, of the Mueller investigation is starting to get to Republicans.
October 19, 2017
Jeet Heer
George W. Bush joins John McCain in inadequately subtweeting Donald Trump.
October 11, 2017
MagazineNell Irvin Painter
Long Divisions
The history of racism and exclusion in the United States is the history of whiteness.
September 28, 2017
Jeet Heer
The Pathetic Truth About Trump’s Culture Wars
The president's rant against kneeling athletes is a sign of things to come.
July 29, 2017
Jeet Heer
Why American Democracy Is Broken, and How to Fix It
The presidential system isn't working. A parliamentary one might.
July 25, 2017
Clio Chang
The John McCain brain tumor drama is everything that’s wrong with the GOP’s insane health care push.
July 24, 2017
Brian Beutler
Rand Paul is leaving Trumpcare up to John McCain.
January 12, 2017
Jeet Heer
The incoming Trump administration is already sending dangerous mixed messages to Russia.
October 9, 2016
Jeet Heer
A Wounded Donald Trump Is About to Go Rabid
Facing political extinction, Trump is out to save his brand—by painting Hillary Clinton as a rape-enabler.
June 16, 2016
Meaghan Murphy
What is John McCain even talking about?
August 28, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
Two More Signs that the GOP and Tea Party Are One
On climate and immigration, the right wing is firmly in charge
April 25, 2014
Isaac Chotiner
John McCain Compared Putin to Hitler, But No One Noticed
September 16, 2013
Jonathan Cohn
Countdown to Shutdown: "Nobody Knows How This Will End"
July 31, 2013
Isaac Chotiner
John McCain, Undecided 2016 Voter
An exclusive interview on Fox News, Tea Party nihilism, and Hillary Clinton vs. Rand Paul in 2016
July 31, 2013
Isaac Chotiner
Chait vs. Costa: Is McCain Savvy or Unhinged?
February 1, 2013
John B. Judis
Hagel's Hell
Obama's Defense pick barely survives his Senate grilling

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