The U.S. must take military action against the Syrian regime, which continues to wage a violent crackdown against its own people, says Sen. John McCain.

Senator John McCain (R-Az.) commented on the recent open-mic incident that caught President Obama asking Russian President for “time” and “flexibility,” charging that the President is playing “fast and loose with national security.” (:33)   [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Sen. John McCain (R-Az.) Wednesday emphasized the importance of interference by the U.S. in Syria to aid the opposition forces saying, “The people of Syria need to know that we in America are on their side.” (:12) [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

By Lily Benitez De Luna U.S. senators Wednesday introduced a bipartisan congressional resolution condemning the atrocious attacks towards Syrians by their own government. Since the uprising began a year ago, it’s estimated that more than 9,000 Syrian citizens have been killed. Sen. John McCain (R-Az.) believes that it’s time that…

General John Allen told the Senate Armed Services Committee Thursday that the U.S. will likely need to maintain “significant combat power” in Afghanistan in 2013. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Sam Wurzelbacher, a fixture of the 2008 campaign best known by the moniker “Joe the Plumber,” eked out a narrow victory for the Republican nomination in Ohio’s 9th District.

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) called for the United States to lead an “international effort” involving airstrikes on Syria. In remarks on the Senate floor Monday afternoon, McCain said that the U.S. has an obligation to force out Syrian President Bashar Assad. “If Assad manages to cling to power… it would…

A group of 100 Democratic Congressman, led by Jim Himes (D. CT), sent a letter to Obama yesterday urging him to veto a bill that would roll back the defense cuts. Scheduled to take effect in 2013, the sequestration cuts would include $500 billion from the Department of Defense, the…

By Lily Benitez De Luna Senate Republicans are attempting to halt $127 billion in defense cuts triggered by the collapse of the Supercommittee with legislation that would allow the cuts to be made elsewhere. On Thursday, John McCain (R-Az.) and four of his Republican colleagues presented the proposal, which includes…

McCain Vows To Fight Defense Cuts Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) released the following statement on Thursday in response to President Obama’s plan to reduce the Pentagon’s budget by nearly $500 billion over the next decade: “Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta began today to reveal the first details of the impacts…