Susan Ferrechio

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Guns on display at a gun show in Chantilly, Va., Saturday, Dec. 29th, 2012. (Examiner/Graeme Jennings)

Why Harry Reid may revive a gun background check bill

Susan Ferrechio · June 17, 2014 9:36 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 talk radio host Laura Ingraham is clashing with Raul Labrador

Susan Ferrechio · June 17, 2014 3:38 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)

Here’s what Raul Labrador told House Republicans a leadership race needed

Susan Ferrechio · June 16, 2014 11:19 pm

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid rejects Redskins tickets, calls name ‘a racial slur’

Susan Ferrechio · June 16, 2014 11:07 pm

House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., holds up a document as he speaks to IRS official Lois Lerner on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Darrell Issa subpoenas IRS commissioner over lost Lois Lerner emails

Susan Ferrechio · June 16, 2014 11:07 pm

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, left, and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va., pause during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012, following a closed strategy session. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

How Eric Cantor’s loss leaves the GOP with an uncertain future

David M. Drucker, Susan Ferrechio · June 14, 2014 1:12 pm

Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, praised House Speaker John Boehner for his support of conservatives during the fight to defund or delay Obamacare during a conversation with reporters on Wednesday. (AP Photo/John Miller)

This Tea Party favorite just jumped in the race to replace Eric Cantor

Susan Ferrechio · June 13, 2014 6:36 pm

House Rules Committee Chairman Pete Sessions, R-Texas, works on the creation of a special select committee to investigate the attack on the U.S. diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya, in May.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Pete Sessions drops bid for majority leader, assuring Kevin McCarthy victory

Susan Ferrechio · June 13, 2014 3:02 am

President Obama's expansion of the federal student loan forgiveness program used executive authority to force through an idea already included in his 2015 budget proposal. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama proposed big reforms to rein in loan costs in 2015 budget

Susan Ferrechio · June 12, 2014 1:00 pm

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The surprising winners of Obama’s student-loan program

Susan Ferrechio · June 12, 2014 9:00 am

Eric Cantor will step down as majority leader July 31

Susan Ferrechio · June 11, 2014 9:25 pm

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan said he isn't interested in running for a Republican leadership position now that House Majority Leader Eric Cantor has announced he will step down next month. (AP/Lauren Victoria Burke)

Paul Ryan won’t run for leadership post in wake of Eric Cantor’s ouster

Susan Ferrechio · June 11, 2014 6:25 pm