Susan Ferrechio

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"After a 50-year war on poverty and trillions of dollars spent, we still have the same poverty rates, 45 million people in poverty," Ryan, a Wisconsin Republican and former GOP vice presidential nominee, said. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner File)

Ryan: War on Poverty not working

Susan Ferrechio · May 3, 2015 4:41 pm

Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., speaks during a media availability, Friday, May 1, 2015 in Baltimore. State's Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby announced criminal charges Friday, against all six officers suspended after Freddie Gray suffered a fatal spinal injury in police custody in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Cummings ‘very comfortable’ with charges against Baltimore police

Susan Ferrechio · May 3, 2015 4:09 pm

Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, center, meets with residents Tuesday, April 28, 2015, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

O’Malley: I’d make city strife central to presidential campaign

Susan Ferrechio · May 3, 2015 3:54 pm

House Speaker Boehner John Boehner speaks to the media during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol April 30, 2015 in Washington. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Boehner: Clinton ‘can’t sit on the sidelines’ on trade

Susan Ferrechio · May 3, 2015 3:33 pm

Ohio Gov. John Kasich waits to take the stage at the First in the Nation Republican Leadership Summit April 18, 2015 in Nashua, N.H. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images)

Kasich: ‘Pretty good’ chance he’ll run for president

Susan Ferrechio · May 3, 2015 2:44 pm

"I don't have to tell my colleagues who ride metro to and from work everyday the problems WMATA metro has had," Rep. Donna Edward, D-Md.Â (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Donna Edwards: Charging Baltimore officers was the right call

Susan Ferrechio · May 3, 2015 2:31 pm

House Speaker Boehner John Boehner speaks to the media during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol April 30, 2015 in Washington. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Boehner calls alleged actions of Baltimore cops ‘outrageous’

Susan Ferrechio · May 3, 2015 2:05 pm

Former Republican presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum speaks during the New Yorker's Family Research Foundation legislative day event on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Santorum has kind words for Bruce Jenner in South Carolina

Susan Ferrechio · May 3, 2015 1:49 am

Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg, left, and Dave Goldberg, CEO of Survey Monkey, arrive at the Sun Valley Inn for the 2011 Allen and Co. Sun Valley Conference, Wednesday, July 6, 2011, in Sun Valley, Idaho (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Facebook exec Sheryl Sandberg’s husband dies at 47

Susan Ferrechio · May 2, 2015 7:47 pm

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a request to meet with Carter when he visits Israel in the coming weeks. (AP File Photo)

National Security

Gaza situation ‘intolerable,’ Jimmy Carter says

Susan Ferrechio · May 2, 2015 7:30 pm

Britain's Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge and their newborn baby princess, wave to the public as they leave St. Mary's Hospital's exclusive Lindo Wing in London, Saturday, May 2, 2015. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)

Obama and first lady congratulate royal family

Susan Ferrechio · May 2, 2015 6:29 pm

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif. answers a question during a House GOP leadership news conference, Tuesday, March 24, 2015, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

House Republicans want to be champions of the middle class

Susan Ferrechio · May 2, 2015 3:53 pm