Charles Ornstein & Mike Hixenbaugh

Charles Ornstein is a senior reporter for ProPublica covering health care and the pharmaceutical industry.

Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) leaves after a procedural vote on health care on Capitol Hill on July 25th, 2017, in Washington, D.C.
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What McCain's Brain Cancer Tells Us About Vietnam Vets' Exposure to Agent Orange

The Republican senator never has sought to connect any of his health troubles, including prior bouts with skin cancer, with Agent Orange exposure and has a mixed record when it comes to compensating fellow veterans for wartime exposures.