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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

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is seen during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) **FILE**

Newsom’s stumbles highlight Democrats’ 2028 vacuum

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has been in the headlines this week, but for all the wrong reasons, which analysts say underscores the plight of Democrats as they strategize how to win the next presidential election.

February 25, 2026
President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

In defiance of polling, Trump declares ‘turnaround for the ages’

Facing an American electorate that polls show has soured on his agenda, President Trump delivered a State of the Union address centered on how his policies have turned the economy around from the edge of disaster, ended rampant illegal immigration, slowed inflation and reduced crime.

February 24, 2026