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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

A U.S. Marine Osprey is flown over the border Jan. 31, 2025, near San Diego. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Seven big items in Trump’s huge tax cut bill

President Trump's "big, beautiful bill," which passed the House in May and is now under consideration in the Senate, does much more than just make the 2017 tax cuts permanent.

June 9, 2025
President Joe Biden waits to speak at the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Washington, Jan. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

House lawmakers subpoena Biden’s physician

A congressional committee on Thursday subpoenaed former White House physician Dr. Kevin O'Connor, ordering him to appear for a transcribed interview about his medical assessments of former President Joseph R. Biden.

June 5, 2025
President Joe Biden walks out of the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, March 9, 2023. Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, July 21, 2024, ending his bid for reelection following a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about his fitness for office just four months before the election. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Biden denies autopen was used without his knowledge

Former President Joseph R. Biden issued a rare public statement Thursday denying claims that his top aides were making key decisions and using the autopen to sign orders and pardons without his knowledge.

June 5, 2025
Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks at a news conference at the Justice Department, Feb. 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

Trump orders DOJ probe of Biden aides commandeering the autopen

President Trump Wednesday ordered Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate the Biden administration's use of the autopen and alleged actions by aides to hide President Biden's cognitive decline, amid reports Mr. Biden was mentally checked out while his advisers ran the country.

June 4, 2025
Elon Musk speaks during a news conference with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Musk’s historic role showed that even a chainsaw can’t cut federal bloat

Elon Musk left Washington acknowledging the immense difficulty of the task he undertook. It involved parsing through the federal budget line by line, while every cut, and even those DOGE wasn't responsible for, was ripped apart by opponents who fueled sharp and sometimes violent public backlash.

June 1, 2025