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Susan Ferrechio

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. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, talks with Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., in the House chamber as the House meets for a second day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

On Background: How much longer will it take?

We've spent days in the trenches on Capitol Hill as a veritable civil war broke out in the House Republican Conference, where a band of conservative rebels repeatedly derailed GOP leader Kevin McCarthy's bid to lead the party's new majority as speaker of the House.

January 6, 2023
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., leaves a private meeting room off the floor as he negotiates with lawmakers in his own party to become the speaker of the House, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

McCarthy appeals to holdouts as House sits in limbo

Kevin McCarthy, who faces opposition from a faction of 20 conservatives, offered a comprehensive list of concessions to the holdouts, who have been demanding changes to the House rules and greater influence on the GOP's legislative agenda.

January 5, 2023
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, talks with Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., in the House chamber as the House meets for a second day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Revolt wears thin as Republicans wait to govern

Stalled by infighting over who should become speaker, the new House Republican majority Wednesday grew increasingly frustrated with a revolt by a faction of conservatives that has paralyzed Congress and tarnished the GOP's image.

January 4, 2023
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