Susan Ferrechio

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Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., told CNN's "New Day" it is "not out of the realm of reasonableness" for lawmakers to interrupt the 2014 campaign season to return to Capitol Hill and consider new legislation that would address the bombing of Syria and Iraq. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

National Security

ISIS vote to interrupt campaign season?

Susan Ferrechio · September 30, 2014 2:05 pm

Outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder speaks at the Voting Rights Brain Trust event Friday during the 2014 Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference in Washington. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

Eric Holder targets Chicago crime

Susan Ferrechio · September 30, 2014 9:00 am

National Security

GOP rejects Obama’s claim that intelligence advisers underestimated Islamic State

Susan Ferrechio · September 29, 2014 4:30 pm

Campaign signs for Speaker John Boehner and one of his opponents, J.D. Winteregg, are posted on a road leading to a polling location, Tuesday, May 6, 2014, in West Chester, Ohio. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)

Why Boehner keeps beating rebellions from the right

Susan Ferrechio · September 29, 2014 9:00 am

On July 25, Rice sent a letter to House Speaker Boehner, asking him to repeal the 2002 AUMF. (AP Photo)

Top Republicans to Susan Rice: Don’t limit options in military authorization request

Susan Ferrechio · September 27, 2014 12:03 am

Attorney Gloria Allred speaks at a news conference with Clarence Watley, not shown, the father of Rasheedah Watley, a former girlfriend of NFL football player Brandon Marshall, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014, in Marietta, Ga. Watley said his his daughter was abused by Marshall. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Allred: NFL let player accused of rape play

Susan Ferrechio · September 26, 2014 8:14 pm

âÅIran is a state-sponsor of terror,âï¿½ Boehner said in a statement. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

National Security

Boehner to Obama: Don’t go soft on Iran

Susan Ferrechio · September 26, 2014 5:58 pm

Jeffrey Neely, 59, was infamously pictured in a hot tub during a government-funded junket in Las Vegas that cost taxpayers $823,000.Â (Photo courtesy: NY Post)

Hot-tubbing GSA official indicted over lavish trips

Susan Ferrechio · September 26, 2014 3:09 pm

The conservative group Club For Growth on Wednesday morning told lawmakers in the House and Senate that it will no longer be scoring this week's vote on the government funding measure.Â (iStock image)

Changed Senate rule eases way for Holder successor

Susan Ferrechio · September 26, 2014 9:00 am

U.S. immigration has reached record high

U.S. immigration has reached record high

Susan Ferrechio · September 25, 2014 5:00 pm

Virginia's Sen. Mark Warner, right, has a nine-point lead over Republican challenger Ed Gillespie, a Quinnipiac University poll shows.

Gillespie within single digits of Warner in new Quinnipiac poll

Susan Ferrechio · September 25, 2014 12:37 pm

The Justice Department is suing a tax preparation firm over "tens of millions of dollars" in tax fraud involving the Earned Income Tax Credit, a program with a significant history of bogus payments. (iStock Photo)

Justice Dept. sues firms over tax fraud

Susan Ferrechio · September 24, 2014 10:30 pm