Political Junkie: Remembering John McCain Monday, August 27, 2018 | Sacramento, CA Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. John McCain speaks on Capitol Hill on Feb. 9, 2016 during one of the committee's hearings.AP Photo / Evan Vucci Sen. John McCain died Saturday after more than a year of fighting brain cancer. He will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda in Arizona this Wednesday, before a full-dress service at the Washington National Cathedral. Political Junkie Ken Rudin joins Beth Ruyak for his regular weekly segment to remember the Republican senator many referred to as a maverick.