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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 body of a humpack whale lies on a beach in Brigantine N.J., after it washed ashore on Friday, Jan. 13, 2023. It was the seventh dead whale to wash ashore in New Jersey and New York in little over a month, prompting calls for a temporary halt in offshore wind farm preparation on the ocean floor from lawmakers and environmental groups who suspect the work might have something to do with the deaths. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Whale deaths no match for pursuit of East Coast offshore wind farms

A spate of whales washing up along East Coast beaches has exposed a deep rift in the environmental movement between conservationists seeking to stop the construction of massive offshore wind farms and advocates who say renewable energy projects will save the planet from climate change.

January 28, 2023
A traveler looks at a flight board with delays and cancellations at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. Thousands of travelers were stranded at U.S. airports due to an hours-long computer outage. If a flight is canceled, experts say most airlines will rebook you on the next available flight. But if you choose to cancel the trip, airlines must provide you with a full refund. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) **FILE**

GOP aims to cancel Biden’s delayed FAA nominee

A string of recent air travel nightmares is focusing attention on the long-delayed confirmation of a Federal Aviation Administration chief, with critics targeting his inexperience in the aviation industry.

January 23, 2023
President Joe Biden responds to a reporter's question after speaking about the economy in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Campus in Washington on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

On Background: Big government getting bigger

The federal workforce is set to grow to levels unseen since the height of the Obama administration. The ballooning number of full timers, part timers and federal contractors is an outgrowth of Mr. Biden's marquee legislative wins, but Republicans fear the federal imprint is will reach too far into Americans' lives,

January 20, 2023
Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., walks to the House chamber as he speaks to reporters as the House meets for the fourth day to try and elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

House GOP votes for limits on spending, tax hikes

The slim House GOP majority scored its first big win Monday, passing a set of rules that make significant changes to the way the chamber operates and which let Republicans take aim at reckless government spending.

January 9, 2023