--- title: John McCain Will Return to Washington D.C. Next Week description: Sen. John McCain will return to Washington D.C. next week as Congress comes back to work after its August recess canonical: https://time.com/4922611/john-mccain-senate-return-cancer/ author: Mahita Gajanan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-08-30T22:43:30.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T17:14:10.418Z article:section: Politics og:title: John McCain Will Return to Washington D.C. 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It explains the politics, personalities and power dynamics behind the headlines, three times a week. #### Where can I get analysis of Washington politics by email? D.C. Brief is TIME's free Washington politics newsletter, available at time.com/newsletters. It is written by a TIME senior correspondent who covers the capital full time. #### Who writes TIME's D.C. Brief? Philip Elliott, a senior correspondent at TIME, writes D.C. Brief. #### Is D.C. Brief free? Yes. D.C. Brief is free at time.com/newsletters. by [Mahita Gajanan](https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Aug 30, 2017 10:43 PM UTC  Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) holds a news conference with fellow GOP senators to say they would not support a 'Skinny Repeal' of health care at the U.S. Capitol July 27, 2017 in Washington, DC. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) holds a news conference with fellow GOP senators to say they would not support a 'Skinny Repeal' of health care at the U.S. Capitol July 27, 2017 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla—Getty Images by [Mahita Gajanan](https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Aug 30, 2017 10:43 PM UTC [Sen. John McCain](http://time.com/4917014/joe-arpaio-pardon-reaction-john-mccain-jeff-flake/) will return to Washington D.C. next week as Congress comes back to work after its August recess. McCain, who revealed he was [diagnosed with glioblastoma](http://time.com/4894674/john-mccain-cancer-thank-you-video/), an aggressive form of brain cancer, in July, started undergoing chemotherapy earlier this month, his [daughter Meghan McCain said](http://time.com/4907415/john-mccain-cancer-chemotherapy/). The 81-year-old Arizona senator had previously said he planned to return to D.C. at the end of August. “Senator McCain will return to the U.S. Senate next week as Congress begins a new legislative session and looks forward to continuing his work for the people of Arizona and the nation,” read a [statement from his office](https://www.mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=FF5D6DD1-5A19-4BB9-97FA-4CCEFB27407F). Just days following his cancer diagnosis, McCain flew back to D.C. to cast the [deciding vote against Republicans’ “skinny repeal”](http://time.com/4878038/john-mccain-vote-video/) for the Affordable Care Act. McCain joined two Republicans, Maine Sen. Susan Collins and Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, in voting against the bill. 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