Remember Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.)? War hero, POW camp survivor, “maverick” of the Senate, rider of the “Straight Talk Express?” He ran for president twice, and was a particular beacon of integrity...

After a lengthy post-election spell in which domestic concerns such as immigration, gun control, psychotic former law-enforcement officials and ill-fated sea vessels dominated the news, stodgier issues...

As the Senate continues to debate President Barack Obama’s nominee for Secretary of Defense, former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.), the opposition to his confirmation among his former Republican colleagues...