Susan Ferrechio

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Bart Peterson, left, and Pete McNamara, center, are married by Marion County Clerk Beth White in Indianapolis on Wednesday. (AP/Michael Conroy)

Republicans hold the line on gay marriage one year after landmark ruling

Susan Ferrechio · June 26, 2014 9:00 am

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said new allegations about fraud and corruption at the Export-Import Bank influenced his decision to take a harder look at whether Congress should reauthorize it.ÃÂ (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

John Boehner: Scandal could bring down Export-Import Bank

Susan Ferrechio · June 25, 2014 4:34 pm

The Senate's top Democrat, Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., center, and the top Republican, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., right, sit together during a ceremony at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 31, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate throws lifeline to Export-Import Bank, but doubts remain in the House

Susan Ferrechio · June 24, 2014 10:49 pm

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Energy and Environment

House takes up energy production bills this week

Susan Ferrechio · June 23, 2014 9:00 am

How Kevin McCarthy’s new job could make John Boehner’s harder

Susan Ferrechio · June 20, 2014 9:00 am

Rep. Steve Scalise played a crucial role in whipping votes for a flood insurance bill that split congressional conservatives, drawing notice on Capitol Hill at a time when ambitious House Republicans are jockeying for leadership positions in 2015. (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Steve Scalise wins role of new House majority whip

Susan Ferrechio · June 19, 2014 8:17 pm

California Congressman Kevin McCarthy will likely win the election this week for House majority leader. (AP Photo)

House GOP picks Kevin McCarthy as majority leader

Susan Ferrechio · June 19, 2014 7:14 pm

President Obama's approval rating has slipped considerably in states where elections in November could decide who controls the U.S. Senate. (AP Photo)

Obama tells Congress he can act on Iraq on his own

Susan Ferrechio · June 18, 2014 11:00 pm

"I want every member to feel relevant again," Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, pledged when he addressed a crowd of about 50 lawmakers. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Many House Republicans feel irrelevant, candidates say

Susan Ferrechio · June 18, 2014 5:40 pm

Dan Snyder has so far refused to change the Washington Redskins name, which remains popular with team fans. (AP Photo)

Harry Reid: Redskins have to change name now

Susan Ferrechio · June 18, 2014 3:25 pm

Rep. Raul Labrador supports the creating of a guest worker program, which would allow immigrants to legally come to the United States and work for the farming industry. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Why Raul Labrador can’t win his long-shot bid for a leadership post

Susan Ferrechio · June 18, 2014 9:00 am

Why Darrell Issa just asked the IRS to hand over a hard drive

Susan Ferrechio · June 17, 2014 10:04 pm