Susan Ferrechio

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Sen. Ed Royce insists that America know which countries are friends and which are enemies -- and that they be treated accordingly.ÃÂ (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

House panel chairman calls for ‘crippling sanctions’ on Russia

Susan Ferrechio · March 5, 2014 5:00 am

John Boehner: IRS official Lois Lerner should testify or be held in contempt

Susan Ferrechio · March 5, 2014 12:00 am

Democrats praise Obama spending blueprint that lands with thud in GOP House

Susan Ferrechio · March 4, 2014 12:00 am

Energy and Environment

John Boehner calls on Obama to export fuel to Ukraine

Susan Ferrechio · March 4, 2014 12:00 am

U.S. Senator John McCain gestures while speaking to Pro-European Union activists gathered during a rally in Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)

GOP denounces Obama’s Russia strategy as Congress finds agreement on Ukraine aid

Susan Ferrechio · March 4, 2014 12:00 am

Snow delays congressional action on bills to blunt Obama agenda

Susan Ferrechio · March 3, 2014 12:00 am

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich., the House tax writer, speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Taxpayers could be pushed into higher brackets under GOP tax reform plan

Susan Ferrechio · February 28, 2014 5:00 am

A man walks his dog along the swollen Ohio River, Monday, Feb. 24, 2014, in Cincinnati. The Ohio River is expected to reach a high of 48 feet, around four feet below flood stage, before receding later this week. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)

House delays vote on flood insurance bill

Susan Ferrechio · February 26, 2014 5:00 am

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio meets with reporters on e Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014, following a Republican caucus. When asked about House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich., and his plan to release a rewrite of the nation's tax code later today, Boehner distanced himself from the details and wouldn't promise a House vote on the plan this year. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

John Boehner open to GOP tax reform plan but won’t commit to 2014 vote

Susan Ferrechio · February 26, 2014 5:00 am

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich., leaves the podium after a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, during which he outlined a major plan to rewrite the nation's tax codes. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP tax plan creates two brackets, lowers rates and eliminates loopholes

Susan Ferrechio · February 26, 2014 5:00 am

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel briefs reporters at the Pentagon on Monday. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

National Security

Senate Republicans vow to block Chuck Hagel’s military cuts

Susan Ferrechio · February 26, 2014 5:00 am

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. faces reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014, following a closed-door Democratic policy meeting. The Senate seemed ready Tuesday to vote preliminary approval of a sprawling Democratic bill expanding health, education and other benefits for veterans, but the election-year measure faced conservative opposition and an uncertain fate as Republicans try to make it smaller and find ways to pay for it. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate delays minimum wage action as House Dems push John Boehner on vote

Susan Ferrechio · February 25, 2014 5:00 am