Washington awoke Sunday to an outpouring of grief and condolences, as leaders and commentators from both sides of the political aisle paid homage to Sen. John McCain after the Republican lawmaker’s family confirmed his death on Saturday from brain cancer. Long considered a political maverick, the senator, who was 81, had become by the time of his passing a standard-bearer for the Republican Party establishment. His habit of joining forces with Democrats or political opponents won him the respect of even those with whom he...

Source: Wall Street Journal August 26, 2018 17:48 UTC