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.
Beto O'Rourke's planned interruption of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's press conference about the deadly school shooting in Uvalde drew condemnation, admiration and millions of views on social media.
Rep. Liz Cheney, the Wyoming Republican who is now fighting for her political life after taking on former President Donald Trump and his GOP allies, may need Democrats and independents to survive an increasingly difficult primary battle.
J.D. Vance skated to victory in Ohio's Senate Republican primary earlier this month. Now he faces more skeptical general election voters who are weighing his views on abortion, jobs and the economy against a popular and well-financed Democratic opponent.
Republican Mehmet Oz declared himself the "presumptive nominee" in Pennsylvania's GOP Senate primary on Friday, two days after an automatic recount was triggered by results showing he was roughly 900 votes ahead of Republican rival David McCormick.
In the wake of the mass shooting at a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school, Congress is weighing a plan to incentivize states to adopt "red flag" laws like the one Florida passed in 2018 that is aimed at keeping guns out of the hands of dangerous or mentally unstable individuals.
Top officials at the Food and Drug Administration admitted they took too long to respond to a baby formula shortage and were hobbled by bad decisions and COVID-related problems, including a whistleblower report about a formula factory that was lost in the mail.
Former Capitol Hill staffer Katie Britt will face six-term House lawmaker Mo Brooks in a runoff election after neither candidate won a majority of primary voters on Tuesday.
Former White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders easily defeated her Republican opponent Tuesday in the GOP primary for governor of Arkansas, putting her a step closer to gaining the post once held by her father.
Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday steamrolled over former Sen. David Perdue in their primary showdown in Georgia -- delivering a public blow to former President Donald Trump's efforts to dethrone the incumbent and relitigate the results of the presidential 2020 election.
Former NFL star Herschel Walker easily defeated five opponents Tuesday in Georgia's Republican U.S. Senate primary, setting up a November showdown against Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock in what will become one of the most closely watched races in the country.
Herschel Walker, one of the most recognized and beloved figures in Georgia, is headed for an easy victory in the state's Senate Republican primary on Tuesday, but then the hard work begins.
Congressional lawmakers have proposed legislation to break Google and Facebook's monopoly over digital advertising, accusing the tech giants of profiteering off their market dominance.
Food and Drug Administration officials dragged their feet on letting Abbott Nutrition reopen its Sturgis, Michigan, baby formula plant after it was closed to address safety and quality issues, top House Republicans said Thursday, citing information from industry insiders.
Pennsylvania's Senate Republican primary was still too close to call Wednesday while election officials counted thousands of outstanding ballots that will determine whether Trump-endorsed Mehmet Oz will prevail over hedge fund CEO Dave McCormick.
Former hedge fund CEO Dave McCormick and celebrity physician Mehmet Oz were nearly tied in Pennsylvania's Republican Senate primary Tuesday night, and the race appeared headed for a recount.
Lt. Gov. John Fetterman locked up the Democratic nomination in Pennsylvania's closely watched U.S. Senate race, but the Republican contest was still too close to call Tuesday night in the biggest test yet of former President Trump's influence on the GOP.
The company at the center of a baby formula crisis could face criminal charges, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday, as Democrats consider new government controls over the baby formula industry.
Democrats, battered with low approval ratings from voters over high inflation and skyrocketing gas prices, are deflecting blame for the latest crisis -- a massive baby formula shortage.