John McCain lies in state at US Capitol as American leaders pay respects

A stream of public figures attended the late US senator’s casket, including Henry Kissinger and Vice-President Mike Pence – but not Donald Trump

John McCain, one of the most influential US politicians of the past century never to win the White House, returned to his political home on Friday, lying in state at the US Capitol in Washington.

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