Susan Ferrechio

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Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh, center, walks to the office of Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., for a meeting Tuesday, July 17, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Kavanaugh comes knocking but Democrats won’t meet with him

Susan Ferrechio · July 24, 2018 4:00 am

GOP looks to shake up the polls with a second vote on tax cuts

Susan Ferrechio · July 24, 2018 12:00 am

Sen. Tim Kaine gestures during a campaign kickoff rally in Richmond, Va., Monday, April 2, 2018.

National Security

Tim Kaine: Trump’s ‘belligerent’ tweet signals looming US war with Iran

Susan Ferrechio · July 23, 2018 4:01 pm

Vehicles are stranded on a Worcester, Mass., street during flash flooding from storms.

Next week: House to extend broke flood insurance program before leaving town

Susan Ferrechio · July 21, 2018 1:00 pm

A U.S. Border Patrol agent looks at one of border wall prototypes Thursday, June 28, 2018, in San Diego.

House panel sets vote on $5 billion border wall bill

Susan Ferrechio · July 20, 2018 5:40 pm

Senate to ignore $5 billion border wall plan in the House

Susan Ferrechio · July 20, 2018 4:00 am

Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., listens during a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Corker: No need to subpoena Trump’s Russian translator

Susan Ferrechio · July 19, 2018 6:01 pm

Sen. Jeff Flake, center, R-Ariz., speaks with Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., while returning to the Capitol after they worked with a bipartisan group of moderate senators to find a way to reopen the government on Day 2 of the federal shutdown, in Washington on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018.

Senators want vote on resolution backing intelligence findings of Russian meddling

Susan Ferrechio · July 18, 2018 8:47 pm

Denver will also now ignore Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainer requests, and prevent ICE agents from conducting interviews in jails without a warrant. (Bryan Cox/ICE via AP)

House Democrats vote ‘present’ on resolution supporting ICE

Susan Ferrechio · July 18, 2018 7:32 pm

In this Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016, photo, a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent passes birdwatchers Rayborn and Nancy Hill along a section of border wall in Hidalgo, Texas. The idea of a concrete wall spanning the entire 1,954-mile southwest frontier collides head-on with multiple realities, like a looping Rio Grande, fierce local resistance, and cost. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

House bill funds $5 billion for wall, adds ICE and Border Patrol agents

Susan Ferrechio · July 18, 2018 2:27 pm

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., left, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speak to reporters about the massive government spending bill moving through Congress. The bipartisan $1.3 trillion spending bill left Congress in stalemate over shielding young Dreamer immigrants from deportation and curbing surging health insurance premiums.

National Security

Democrats say Putin has kompromat on Trump, GOP says no way

Al Weaver, Susan Ferrechio · July 18, 2018 2:05 am

Senator Mark Warner, a Democrat from Virginia and ranking member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, speaks during a hearing on worldwide threats in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Feb. 13, 2018. From missiles to cyberattacks, the annual intelligence assessment of global threats paints a world where China and Russia seek to upend U.S. influence as allies uncertain of American commitment may turn away from Washington.

Sen. Mark Warner: ‘I just don’t buy’ Trump’s walk back on Russia election meddling

Susan Ferrechio · July 17, 2018 8:29 pm