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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 image released by the Martin County, Fla., Sheriff's Office, law enforcement officers arrest Ryan Routh, the man suspected in the apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. (Martin County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

What kind of person might want to kill Trump? We’re about to find out

The first trial in nearly 40 years of someone accused of nearly assassinating a president is turning into a circus. Ryan Routh, charged with trying to shoot President Trump on his West Palm Beach golf course last summer, is representing himself at his trial, which began Monday at a federal courthouse in Fort Pierce, Florida.

September 8, 2025
Audrey Strauss, acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, points to a photo of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, during a news conference in New York on July 2, 2020. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) ** FILE **

WATCH: House releases 34,000 pages of Epstein files

A House committee on Tuesday began uploading 34,000 pages of government documents on the investigation into sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, making them available to the public following months of debate over the material.

September 2, 2025
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill Monday, Aug 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) ** FILE **

House plans to make Epstein files public

A top House Republican said Tuesday his committee plans to upload 34,000 pages of government documents on the investigation into sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and make them available to the public.

September 2, 2025