Susan Ferrechio

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Rep. Jeff Denham, R-Calif., testifies at a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.

House GOP has ‘outline’ of immigration reform plan ahead of key meeting

Susan Ferrechio · June 6, 2018 11:02 pm

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington.

National Security

Paul Ryan backs Trey Gowdy: FBI acted properly by using informant with Trump campaign

Susan Ferrechio · June 6, 2018 2:51 pm

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, speaks at a press conference on Capitol Hill.

Chuck Schumer wants senators to use the August session to expand Obamacare

Susan Ferrechio · June 6, 2018 1:48 pm

House GOP on verge of reaching ‘sweet spot’ compromise immigration proposal

Susan Ferrechio · June 6, 2018 11:04 am

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.

Senate GOP plots vote to rein in Trump’s tariffs

Susan Ferrechio · June 5, 2018 8:09 pm

Mitch McConnell: Trump would never pardon himself

Susan Ferrechio · June 5, 2018 7:17 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. speaks during the Kentucky Farm Bureau Country Ham Breakfast, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, in Louisville, Ky.

Senate Republicans kill the August recess

Susan Ferrechio · June 5, 2018 5:09 pm

Lawmakers plan to downsize spending bills this year

Susan Ferrechio · June 5, 2018 4:00 am

In this May 16, 2018 photo, deteriorated U.S. and Puerto Rico flags fly on a roof eight months after the passing of Hurricane Maria in the Barrio Jacana Piedra Blanca area of Yabucoa, a town where many continue without power in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rican officials said 98.86 percent of PREPA's customers had electricity on May 17, but many remain without power as the longest blackout in U.S. history continues.

Democrats demand Puerto Rico hearing to examine Hurricane Maria death toll

Susan Ferrechio · June 4, 2018 7:15 pm

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, May 22, 2018.

Democrats outline demands for North Korea deal

Susan Ferrechio · June 4, 2018 4:35 pm

FILE - In this Wednesday, May 16, 2018 file photo, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt appears before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies on budget on Capitol Hill in Washington. Newly filed disclosure reports show the Washington lobbyist whose wife rented a bargain-priced Capitol Hill condo to Pruitt had far more contact with the agency than previously disclosed, despite repeated denials by both men. Pruitt has denied that lobbying firm Williams & Jensen's former chairman J. Steven Hart lobbied his agency in 2017, most recently during Congressional testimony in May.

Energy and Environment

EPA chief Scott Pruitt asked employee to buy old mattress from Trump Hotel, Democrats say

Susan Ferrechio · June 4, 2018 3:06 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., took aim at Schumer and his Democratic colleagues for "complaining" about James Comey's removal for "many of the very reasons" they had been complaining about over the past six months. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Next week: Congress returns to immigration stalemate

Susan Ferrechio · June 2, 2018 1:00 pm