Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and described him as “an Arab,” implying something suspicious. McCain immediately took back the microphone and corrected her. Obama, he said, was “a decent family man,” ...

LAKEVILLE, Minn. -- Just a month before the 2008 presidential election, Sen. John McCain took a political risk to defend his opponent, then-Sen. Barack Obama. During an October 10, 2008, town hall ...

Former President Barack Obama is reflecting on the late GOP Sen. John McCain, his onetime rival for the White House, and a moment from the 2008 campaign that shows how McCain’s “character” compares ...

If John McCain wins the election, he will most likely surround himself with familiar faces, most of whom are from the Republican side of the aisle. And he will continue to lean on loyal staffers who ...

U.S. Senator John McCain on board his private plane during presidential campaign stops in South Carolina.Christopher Morris / VII for TIME One of the enduring mysteries about the implosion of John ...

Chris Christie is staking his presidential campaign on New Hampshire, the state that upended politics when it sided with Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential primary. Facing steep odds, the former ...

The 2006 election is gone. But 2008 is just around the corner. Arizona Sen. John McCain is the early Republican presidential frontrunner. He has given two addresses to conservative groups. You know, ...

Five years ago, John McCain was at the center of American politics. Swirling around him, an interesting cast of characters, most of whom still keep making their way into the news for various reasons.

Article Body Start The essence of good political leadership is the courage to do what you believe is right when it is unpopular and the skill to bring people of differing viewpoints together to get ...

In an interview scheduled to air in full on ABC tomorrow, former Vice President Dick Cheney said that while he personally likes Sarah Palin, it was a mistake for John McCain to choose her as his ...

A defining moment from John McCain’s 2008 campaign is being revisited as a reminder of political integrity, highlighting the ...

Post-2008 McCain Shifts Right The Washington Post's Michael Shear suggests that, after losing the 2008 presidential election and facing a rightward-shifting GOP, McCain is giving up his past ...