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.
House Speaker Mike Johnson has temporarily stalled a political coup attempt by a trio of conservative hard-liners after negotiating for nearly two hours with their ringleader, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.
House Speaker Mike Johnson will meet Monday afternoon with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Georgia conservative who plans to call up a vote to remove him this week.
YouTube, Facebook and Amazon were frustrated in early 2021 by the Biden administration's "pressure" to censor and demote content related to COVID-19 vaccines and the origins of the coronavirus.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, hobbled by a one-vote majority and dogged by a small band of disgruntled archconservatives who want to fire him, is determined to defy his critics and remain speaker in the next Congress.
Most of the organizations providing the backbone of campus protests against Israel's war in the Gaza Strip are supporters of the terrorist organization Hamas, and some receive funding, at least indirectly, from left-wing billionaires.
A pair of House conservatives plan to force a vote next week to eject Speaker Mike Johnson following a pledge by top Democrats to help save the Republican's job.
President Biden, trailing former President Donald Trump in the seven swing states that could decide the November election, sees a path to victory by outgunning the Trump team with a powerful ground game funded by a significant campaign cash advantage.
The top three Democratic leaders in the House announced Tuesday they will vote to block a rogue House Republican from moving to oust GOP Speaker Mike Johnson.
Rep. Matt Gaetz, who led the effort to throw out Speaker Kevin McCarthy, is facing a primary challenger likely recruited by Mr. McCarthy in his quest to take out the faction of eight House GOP lawmakers who voted to remove him more than six months ago.
Florida will impose a ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnancy beginning Wednesday, a day the Biden campaign hopes will start galvanizing enough Sunshine State voters who oppose the law to tip the increasingly Republican-leaning state back to the Democratic column in November.
The Biden administration on Thursday finalized new rules that drastically cut emissions from natural gas and coal-fired power plants, which will force some to shut down unless they make expensive upgrades.
Republicans in critical congressional races are reshaping their stances on abortion, in some cases backing away from stricter limits in the wake of public backlash.
Embattled House Speaker Mike Johnson plowed forward Thursday with plans to pass a $95 billion foreign aid package, despite staunch opposition from conservatives and a threat to oust him by a pair of GOP hardliners.
Speaker Mike Johnson is attempting to stave off a mutiny after less than six months on the job, and his hold on the top leadership spot could hinge on a package of foreign aid bills the House planned to vote on this week.
A second Republican joined a move to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson, pushing the GOP much closer to the chaos of trying to elect a replacement and potentially leaving the chamber unable to conduct legislative business for weeks.
Former President Donald Trump's impromptu trips to fast-food restaurants have gone viral, showcasing his rising popularity with communities that have soured on President Biden.
National Public Radio's long-standing liberal tilt has gone off the rails, a veteran insider claimed in an essay that has raised new questions about political bias at the taxpayer-funded radio and television network.
Republicans are scrambling to change Nebraska's electoral voting system to prevent a scenario in which President Biden beats former President Donald Trump in November by way of the state's Democrat-leaning Omaha district.
Democrats are hoping to make abortion a pivotal issue against the GOP's prohibitive presidential nominee, especially in Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and other key swing states. They also believe it will sway key congressional races.
The Biden administration relied on tainted, inaccurate, misleading and self-serving data analysis to claim storms are becoming more extreme and expensive due to climate change, according to a watchdog group.