Susan Ferrechio

Read the latest stories and analysis from Susan Ferrechio.

Chuck Grassley said "it's just so darn difficult to work to get a bipartisan agreement, and if you don't get it, you don't get anything done." (AP Photo)

Chuck Grassley to scrutinize student visa program rife with ‘overstays’

Susan Ferrechio · March 26, 2018 9:42 pm

FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2015, file photo, hemp plants tower above researchers who tend to them at a research farm in Lexington, Ky. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday, March 26, 2018, he wants to bring hemp production back into the mainstream by removing it from the controlled substances list that now associates it with marijuana, its illicit cousin.

Mitch McConnell will introduce a bill to greenlight hemp production

Susan Ferrechio · March 26, 2018 6:04 pm

President Trump flashes a thumbs up as he leaves the White House in Washington.

Trump wins praise for Russian expulsions

Susan Ferrechio · March 26, 2018 4:08 pm

Nancy Pelosi and dozens of her colleagues voted against a short-term spending bill early Friday morning to protest the lack of any plan to hold a vote on immigration. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais

Nancy Pelosi in Jordan, Paul Ryan travels to address Czech Parliament

Susan Ferrechio · March 26, 2018 12:40 pm

President Trump arrives in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington on Friday to speak about the $1.3 trillion spending bill which he signed earlier in the day.

Trump’s veto threat puts pressure on Congress to fix spending mess

Susan Ferrechio · March 24, 2018 4:01 am

Rand Paul wants to read spending bill first: ‘I’ve still got quite a ways to go’

Susan Ferrechio · March 23, 2018 1:03 am

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., far left, with from left, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, meet with reporters following weekly policy luncheons to answer questions on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 20, 2018.

Senate passes $1.3 trillion spending bill to avoid Saturday shutdown

Susan Ferrechio · March 23, 2018 12:34 am

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., leaves a news conference with Republican leaders on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Senate headed toward Saturday vote on spending unless Rand Paul relents

Susan Ferrechio · March 22, 2018 9:49 pm

Rand Paul is delaying a unanimous consent agreement to expedite the process of considering the continuing resolution. (Senate TV via AP)

Rand Paul again seizes center stage as Senate simmers waiting for spending vote

Susan Ferrechio · March 22, 2018 7:23 pm

Beltway Confidential

House approves $1.3 trillion spending bill just hours after it was introduced

Susan Ferrechio · March 22, 2018 4:58 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin and House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis.

Paul Ryan: ‘I would not have kind words’ for Putin

Susan Ferrechio · March 22, 2018 4:23 pm

From left, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., and House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., appear for a Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony honoring the Office of Strategic Services in Emancipation Hall on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 21, 2018.

Congress introduces $1.3 trillion, 2,232-page funding bill, hopes for passage this week

Susan Ferrechio · March 22, 2018 1:07 am