Susan Ferrechio

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Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., said the bill is needed to help government employees take paid time off for parenting or caring for a sick relative. (AP/Mel Evans)

Democrats push Obama’s vision with paid leave bill

Susan Ferrechio · January 26, 2015 9:59 pm

House Republicans have pulled a border security bill from floor consideration this week amid concerns by conservatives that the legislation is not tough enough. (AP Photo)

Conservatives win border security battle

Susan Ferrechio · January 26, 2015 7:49 pm

Rep. Scott Garrett, R-N.J., left, walks with Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Conservative lawmakers form House Freedom Caucus

Susan Ferrechio · January 26, 2015 3:40 pm

U.S. Border Patrol agents work in a field near Carrizzo Springs, Texas. (Eddie Seal/Bloomberg)

Congress must plot next move on Homeland Security spending

Susan Ferrechio · January 26, 2015 10:00 am

Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

Immigration critic Jeff Sessions to head Senate immigration panel

Susan Ferrechio · January 22, 2015 9:24 pm

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi addresses the press as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Speaker of the House John Boehnerlook on at a press conference during a meeting in the U.S. Capitol building March 6, 2012 in Washington. (Photo by Allison Shelley/Getty images)

Pelosi: Netanyahu invite ‘out of the ordinary’

Susan Ferrechio · January 22, 2015 4:59 pm

"You abandoned our bipartisan partnership on border security in favor of a partisan approach," said ranking member Bennie Thompson, on right. Rep. McCaul, left, authored the bill. (Getty File Photo)

Immigration battle begins in Congress

Susan Ferrechio · January 22, 2015 10:00 am

Sen. Ted Cruz and Sen. Mike Lee arrive for a vote Oct. 16, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty images)

House conservatives: Ted Cruz and Mike Lee need to ‘start fighting’ on immigration bills

Susan Ferrechio · January 21, 2015 10:58 pm

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. returns to Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, for the first time since suffering injuries after a violent exercise accident. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Harry Reid to undergo eye surgery

Susan Ferrechio · January 21, 2015 9:20 pm

‘Hell no’: Boehner responds to Obama’s demand for patience on Iran nuclear talks

Susan Ferrechio · January 21, 2015 4:46 pm

Rep. Mike McCaul, who wrote the bill, called it "the most significant and toughest border security bill ever set before Congress." (AP Photo)

House GOP launches secure-borders bill

Susan Ferrechio · January 21, 2015 10:00 am

"I thought it was the best speech I heard him give at State of the Union," Rep. John Larson, D-Conn., who is a member of the leadership, said. (AP File)

Democrats praise Obama’s calls for tax hikes, vetoes

Susan Ferrechio · January 21, 2015 4:56 am