John McCain’s last and perhaps greatest role in the Senate was chairman of the Armed Services Committee, and now Republican members are faced with naming his replacement.

The majority must vote in his successor under the Senate rules, according to the office of Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., which is likely to be senior member Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla.

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