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Susan Ferrechio

Susan Ferrechio

sferrechio@washingtontimes.com

Susan Ferrechio has been writing about politics and national news for more than three decades, providing coverage through six presidents and eight House speakers. She writes about politics and other top national issues for The Washington Times. Her coverage includes Congress, the presidency, elections, and energy policy with an emphasis on stories ignored by other media.
She first joined The Washington Times in 1995 then moved to The Miami Herald, followed by Congressional Quarterly and The Washington Examiner, where she served as chief congressional correspondent and provided coverage for four presidential campaign cycles and countless congressional and senate races. She returned to The Washington Times in 2022 and serves as national politics correspondent. Susan has provided commentary for Fox News, MSNBC, NEWSMAX, ABC News, NewsNation, WMAL Radio, CSPAN and the McLaughlin Group.
She can be reached at sferrechio@washingtontimes.com.

Articles by Susan Ferrechio

In this Oct. 4, 2017, photo, a female U.S. Army recruit practices building-clearing tactics with male recruits at Fort Benning, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) **FILE**

How the U.S. military went woke: DEI offices, women in combat and drag shows

Plug-in tanks, drag shows and physically unfit leaders promoted to boost diversity have shifted the U.S. military's focus "on the wrong things," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday. The previously misdirected focus, critics say, accelerated under Presidents Obama and Biden when they prioritized ideological policies such as diversity, equity and inclusion over military readiness.

September 30, 2025
Former FBI Director James B. Comey is sworn via videoconference before testifying during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, to examine the FBI "Crossfire Hurricane" investigation. (Ken Cedeno/Pool via AP, File)

Former FBI Director James Comey indicted by federal grand jury

A federal grand jury Thursday indicted former FBI Director James B. Comey on charges of lying to Congress and obstruction of justice in relation to the heavily criticized Russia collusion probe that was launched under his leadership at the bureau.

September 25, 2025
Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk speaks before Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump arrives at the Turning Point Believers' Summit in West Palm Beach, Fla., on July 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

How ‘fascist’ ended up on Kirk assassin’s bullet

It came as no surprise to many conservatives when the "fascist" label frequently used by the left to describe President Trump and his MAGA movement made its way onto bullets found alongside the weapon used to kill rising conservative star Charlie Kirk.

September 17, 2025