Susan Ferrechio

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A newly designed Capitol police car is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, June 10, 2011.

Capitol Police arrest driver after finding gun and ammo in car

Susan Ferrechio · August 2, 2018 4:22 pm

Frustrated Republicans tread carefully around Trump shutdown tweets

Susan Ferrechio · July 31, 2018 7:47 pm

Congress set to dodge tick-tock of shutdown clock

Susan Ferrechio · July 31, 2018 4:00 am

Senate GOP leaders may be able to rest easy in the next elections. From left, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

After House bolts for summer, Senate plows ahead on nominations, spending bills, and a hearing on Russian bots

Susan Ferrechio · July 28, 2018 4:00 am

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., tells reporters he intends to cancel the traditional August recess and keep the Senate in session to deal with backlogged tasks, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 5, 2018.

McConnell praises postponing Putin, says wall funding will wait

Susan Ferrechio · July 27, 2018 9:22 pm

House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Trump ‘willing to be patient’ on border wall funding, says Paul Ryan

Susan Ferrechio · July 27, 2018 4:00 am

Paul Ryan and Rod Rosenstein

Paul Ryan opposes impeaching Rod Rosenstein

Susan Ferrechio · July 26, 2018 4:10 pm

The House's current legislation to reform the National Flood Insurance Program is not perfect. But at this point, it's the least Congress can do to change a broken system.

House extends broke flood insurance program as GOP battles over reforms

Susan Ferrechio · July 25, 2018 6:07 pm

National Security

Mitch McConnell threatens Russia with sanctions legislation

Susan Ferrechio · July 24, 2018 7:16 pm

Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, left, and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker, R-Tenn., sit during a hearing on Capitol Hill.

Republicans pan Trump’s $12 billion trade bailout

Al Weaver, Susan Ferrechio · July 24, 2018 5:52 pm

House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

National Security

Paul Ryan: Trump is ‘trolling’ with threat to revoke security clearances

Susan Ferrechio · July 24, 2018 2:51 pm

Paul Ryan: Putin not invited to address Congress

Susan Ferrechio · July 24, 2018 2:39 pm