Susan Ferrechio

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"Sometimes, reality is stranger than fiction around here," House Speaker Paul Ryan said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Ryan ‘laughed out loud’ at Trump

Susan Ferrechio · March 3, 2016 5:08 pm

"There's a probability [that Trump could be president]," Sen. Bill Cassidy said. "I accept that." (AP File Photo/Andrew Harnik)

GOP starts to imagine working with Trump

Susan Ferrechio · March 3, 2016 5:01 am

Harry Reid, D-Nev., delivered a lengthy diatribe against the GOP and Donald Trump, the current front-runner for the party's presidential nomination. (AP Photo)

Reid: GOP must stop their ‘Frankenstein’ front-runner

Susan Ferrechio · March 2, 2016 4:27 pm

Cruz's victory marks the second time he has bested Trump, after winning the party's first contest, the Iowa caucuses on Feb. 1. (AP File Photo/Darren Abate)

Cruz secures second win in Texas

Susan Ferrechio · March 2, 2016 2:01 am

"This year's budget should reduce discretionary spending and restore sanity to our nation's fiscal policy," the RSC wrote in its guidelines. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin/File)

Largest conservative faction in the House demands budget cuts

Susan Ferrechio · March 1, 2016 9:16 pm

"I don't remember saying anything like that to all of you," McConnell said with a smirk after a reporter asked him to confirm he'd said whether Senate Republicans would drop Donald Trump "like a hot rock" if he won the nomination. He emphasized the phrase "to all of you." (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

GOP leaders intensify attacks on Trump

Susan Ferrechio · March 1, 2016 8:44 pm

Speaker Paul Ryan said the House will vote on a resolution allowing the House to file the brief in the case United States v. State of Texas. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Ryan sets ‘extraordinary’ vote on immigration case

Susan Ferrechio · March 1, 2016 4:11 pm

Ryan warns Trump on David Duke endorsement

Susan Ferrechio · March 1, 2016 4:09 pm

"He's the first chair of this important committee to take the unprecedented step of refusing to meet, hold hearings or a vote on the president's nominee," Reid said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Reid rips Grassley: ‘History will never forgive’

Susan Ferrechio · February 29, 2016 9:01 pm

Neither the House nor the Senate must pass a budget. Instead, lawmakers can designate a spending level and simple craft appropriations measures that adhere to the limit. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Entitlement cuts could be key to budget agreement

Susan Ferrechio · February 29, 2016 5:01 am

Ryan: GOP voters having a ‘panic attack’

Susan Ferrechio · February 28, 2016 2:00 pm

The company's lawyers said if they were forced to comply and help the government access the phone, the security of Apple products would be damaged. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Apple, FBI fight heads to Congress

Susan Ferrechio · February 27, 2016 5:01 am