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Susan Ferrechio

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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.

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Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., listens during the second round of voting for the next Speaker of the House on the opening day of the 118th Congress at the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

House adjourns opening day with no speaker

House lawmakers Tuesday adjourned the opening day of the 118th Congress stymied by GOP infighting over the speaker's gavel, which left the chamber in limbo and unable to organize for the legislative session.

January 3, 2023
The Tennessee Valley Authority's Bull Run Fossil Plant is shown in this photo taken Wednesday, June 15, 2005, in Clinton, Tenn. A coalition of environmental groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022, over its refusal to regulate some older coal ash dumps, claiming they are polluting air and groundwater. (AP Photo/Wade Payne, File)

Christmas power outages spur debate over fossil fuels’ future in Tennessee Valley

Green energy groups blame fossil fuels for widespread power outages over the holiday weekend, and they are calling for America's largest government utility, the Tennessee Valley Authority, to add more renewables to the mix as it embarks on a plan to provide electricity to seven states over the next two decades.

December 27, 2022
Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks during a campaign rally, Nov. 7, 2022, in Hialeah, Fla. The long-rumored memoir by Gov. DeSantis is coming out next year. The HarperCollins imprint Broadside will release “The Courage to Be Free: Florida’s Blueprint for America’s Revival” on Feb. 28. The announcement, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022 comes in the wake of DeSantis’ decisive reelection victory and will likely add to speculation that he plans a run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

DeSantis announces grand jury probe of COVID-19 shots

While Gov. Ron DeSantis did not specifically indicate he's seeking monetary damages from Pfizer and Moderna, he noted that Florida in recent years won $3.2 billion from the manufacturers and distributors of opioids.

December 13, 2022
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., speaks at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on March 3, 2021. Johnson, one of former President Donald Trump’s most vocal supporters, has decided to seek reelection to a third term, two Republicans with knowledge of the plan told The Associated Press on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. (Greg Nash/The Hill via AP, Pool, File)

GOP’s fiscal conservatives flex muscle in spending fight

A group of Republicans in the House and Senate is pressuring GOP leaders to reject a massive year-end government funding bill and restart negotiations in January, when the party will have increased leverage to reduce what they call "unfettered" federal spending.

December 12, 2022
A sign at Twitter headquarters is shown in San Francisco, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. Two women who lost their jobs at Twitter when billionaire Elon Musk took over are suing the company in federal court, claiming that last month's abrupt mass layoffs disproportionately affected female employees.(AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Heads roll at Twitter over suppression of Hunter Biden’s laptop

Twitter owner Elon Musk last week fired James Baker, the company's deputy general counsel and vice president who helped suppress a story about incriminating material found on Hunter Biden's laptop computer weeks before the 2020 presidential election.

December 11, 2022