WASHINGTON – The Latest on the death of Sen. John McCain (all times local): 5:15 p.m. Plans are coming together for services and other events to honor the late Sen. John McCain over the next week. Those involved in planning McCain’s farewell say the Arizona Republican will lie in state in the Arizona State Capitol on Wednesday. A funeral is scheduled for Thursday at North Phoenix Baptist Church. In Washington, McCain will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda on Friday. A funeral will take place Saturday at Washington National Cathedral. A private memorial service is planned next Sunday at the U.S. Naval Academy Chapel in Annapolis, Maryland. Burial will be in the academy cemetery. ___ 1:15 p.m. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey says Sen. John McCain will lie in state at the Arizona Capitol on Wednesday, which is his birthday. In a tweet, Ducey described the event as a “rare and distinct occurrence for a truly special man.” He adds: “John McCain is Arizona, and we will honor his life every way we can.” The six-term Arizona senator and decorated Vietnam War veteran died Saturday of brain cancer at his ranch near Sedona, Arizona, at age 81. ___ 12:40 p.m. Congressional leaders say Republican Sen. John McCain will lie in state in the U.S. Capitol rotunda. Republican and Democratic leaders did not give a date for the event, saying Sunday that more details would be released later. McCain died Saturday at his ranch near Sedona, Arizona, at age 81. The six-term Arizona senator and decorated Vietnam War veteran had an aggressive form of brain cancer. Events are expected to begin in his home state and move to Washington before his burial at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama are expected to speak at McCain’s service in Washington. ___ 12:15 p.m. A candidate for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate in Arizona has suggested that a statement that Sen. John McCain was ending medical treatment was designed to hurt her campaign. Kelli Ward made the comment on Facebook hours before McCain died Saturday. Ward had unsuccessfully challenged McCain in the 2016 GOP primary and is now running for a seat being vacated by Sen. Jeff Flake. A post from a Ward campaign aide questions whether the Friday announcement was timed to distract from a bus tour that Ward had launched that day. Ward commented: “I think they wanted to have a particular narrative that is negative to me.” After her comment was publicized, Ward deleted it and wrote “the media loves a narrative” and said she “feels compassion” for McCain’s family. ___ 12 p.m. The governor of Arizona does not plan to announce whom he will appoint to replace John M
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