Susan Ferrechio

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The House Energy and Commerce Committee says that roughly two-thirds of Obamacare enrollees have paid their first month's premium, far short of the 90 percent claimed by former Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. (Thinkstock)

Only 67 percent of Obamacare enrollees have paid premiums

Susan Ferrechio · April 30, 2014 4:00 am

Harry Reid calls on NFL to pressure Snyder on Redskins name change

Susan Ferrechio · April 30, 2014 4:00 am

A chart prepared by Senate Democrats rests on an easel on the Senate steps before a news conference urging approval for raising the minimum wage, at the Capitol on April 2. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republicans block Dems’ minimum wage hike, citing stagnant economy

Susan Ferrechio · April 30, 2014 4:00 am

Republican Study Committee member, Congressman Dave Camp, R-Mich., speaks at a press conference on Jan. 8, 2014. (Examiner File/Graeme Jennings)

House looks at permanently extending some business tax breaks

Susan Ferrechio · April 29, 2014 4:00 am

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio takes questions about his legislative agenda during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 26. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

John Boehner tells GOP he wasn’t mocking their opposition to immigration reform

Susan Ferrechio · April 29, 2014 4:00 am

After months of delay, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will hold a critical test vote on legislation that would raise the minimum wage by nearly 40 percent, to $10.10 an hour. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Harry Reid plans minimum wage vote this week

Susan Ferrechio · April 28, 2014 4:00 am

Tulips bloom in front of the Capitol in Washington. Congress gets back to work Monday, April 28, after a two-week vacation, and it's looking like lawmakers will do what they do best: the bare minimum. Forget immigration, a tax overhaul, stiffer gun checks. They're all DOA. Raising the minimum wage or restoring lost unemployment benefits? Not going to happen. Forcing government approval of the Keystone XL pipeline? Veto bait. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

Lawmakers return to vote on business tax breaks, possible contempt charge against ex-IRS official

Susan Ferrechio · April 28, 2014 4:00 am

In this Nov. 13, 2103 file photo, Jeh Johnson, President Barack Obama's then-choice, now Homeland Security Secretary testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Obama administration planning fixes to immigration law in coming weeks

Susan Ferrechio · April 16, 2014 4:00 am

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor called on GOP lawmakers to take a new approach to the nation's economic anxieties. Dividing his remarks into four categories -- Obamacare, jobs and economic growth, the middle-class squeeze, and opportunity -- Cantor's goal was to try to identify specific problems middle-class families are facing and spark discussion on conservative solutions that might help those families. (AP Photo)

Eric Cantor slams Obama for ‘partisan messaging’ on immigration reform

Susan Ferrechio · April 16, 2014 12:00 am

Watchdog group Judicial Watch has sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for documents about Obamacare and healthcare.gov, after HHS denied two Freedom of Information Act requests the group filed for the documents. (AP Photo)

Extra time for Obamacare open enrollment ends today

Susan Ferrechio · April 15, 2014 4:00 am

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, traveled to Kabul, Afghanistan, this past weekend with seven other House Republican lawmakers to get a first-hand look at the political situation in the country after the recent democratic elections, Boehner's office announced Monday.ÃÂ (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

National Security

John Boehner and seven GOP lawmakers back from secret Afghanistan trip

Susan Ferrechio · April 14, 2014 4:00 am

President Obama stands with his nominee to become Health and Human Services secretary, OMB Director Sylvia Mathews Burwell, while speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Friday. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Sylvia Mathews Burwell’s Senate confirmation likely but hurdles remain

Susan Ferrechio · April 12, 2014 4:00 am