 McCain continued to be active on foreign policy issues, including a trip to India in 2014 that was overshadowed by the NSA spying he had spoken out on.Following the 2014 Senate elections that saw the Republicans retake the majority, McCain was predicted to become the new Chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services.In late 2014, McCain led the opposition to the political appointments of Colleen Bell, Noah Mamet, and George Tsunis to the ambassadorships in Hungary, Argentina, and Norway, respectively.