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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

The late-day sun shines on the U.S. Capitol building on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) ** FILE **

Transgender bathroom fight comes to Capitol Hill

Republicans who campaigned against "woke" policies that allow transgender women into women's restrooms are suddenly facing the issue head-on, now that the nation's first transgender House lawmaker is about to be sworn in.

November 19, 2024
Senate Minority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., joined at left by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., meets with reporters after he was elected to succeed longtime GOP leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republicans hit brakes on Trump demand for speedy recess appointments

Confirming Matt Gaetz to run the Justice Department and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head Health and Human Services through the use of recess appointments would be a quick and easy way to fill President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet in the face of stonewalling from Democrats.

November 15, 2024
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks with reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Shell-shocked Democrats in Congress weigh rewriting playbook to win back voters

Democrats say it's time for some soul-searching. That's the message from party lawmakers in the House and Senate who say they must embrace more populist policies and messaging aimed at low-income and working-class voters who helped President-elect Donald Trump win the White House and deliver Congress to the GOP.

November 13, 2024