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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

Attorney Eric Olson, far right, argues before the Colorado Supreme Court on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Denver. The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday, Dec. 19, declared Trump ineligible for the White House under the U.S. Constitution’s insurrection clause and removed him from the state’s presidential primary ballot, setting up a likely showdown in the nation’s highest court to decide whether the front-runner for the GOP nomination can remain in the race. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, Pool)

GOP stomps on Colorado court ruling blocking Trump from primary ballot

Republicans and President Trump on Wednesday thumbed his nose at a ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court to strip him from the state's primary ballot while the shock decision is likely to only widen his sizable lead over his GOP opponents and solidify his edge over President Biden.

December 20, 2023
President Joe Biden meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

House panel advances resolution to open impeachment inquiry into Biden

House lawmakers advanced a resolution Tuesday to open an impeachment inquiry into President Biden, setting up a floor vote as early as Wednesday to formally endorse an investigation into whether Mr. Biden engaged in influence peddling with his family while serving as vice president.

December 12, 2023
Republican presidential candidates from left, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy during a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by NewsNation on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, at the Moody Music Hall at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Second-tier candidates bitterly brawl in final GOP debate

With an eye on the millions of voters who favor an alternative to Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump, the four other GOP candidates engaged in an angry slugfest at the fourth and final scheduled Republican debate.

December 6, 2023
Temporary House speaker Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., watches before announcing that Republicans failed on a second ballot to elect Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, a top Donald Trump ally, to be the new House speaker, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Veteran GOP committee Chairman McHenry heads for House exit

Rep. Patrick McHenry, a North Carolina Republican who has served as a loyal lieutenant in the House leadership and temporarily served as House speaker after the ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy, announced his retirement Tuesday.

December 5, 2023
Land-based wind turbines spin in Atlantic City. N.J. on Nov. 3, 2023. On Monday, Nov. 20, offshore wind company Attentive Energy said it will invest $10.6 million in supply chain and ocean technology innovation projects in New Jersey. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Biden’s hard sell of wind energy hits ‘economic wall’

President Biden's aggressive push to accelerate the nation's wind energy comes amid increasing public opposition to both onshore and offshore wind farms, and critics say rising costs to build and maintain them will ultimately be passed along to taxpayers and ratepayers.

November 28, 2023