Susan Ferrechio

Read the latest stories and analysis from Susan Ferrechio.

Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, has said in exchange for extending unemployment benefits, he wants to pay for them and include Republican-approved provisions aimed at increasing jobs. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Critical votes on federal spending, jobless pay this week in Congress

Susan Ferrechio · January 13, 2014 5:00 am

House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md., recently claimed that the Republican majority was "the most unproductive in modern history." (Getty Images File)

House Republicans plan light workload for 2014, same as Dems in 2008

Susan Ferrechio · January 10, 2014 5:00 am

Immigration activists gather on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, as lawmakers speak on the steps of the House of Representatives to appeal for action on an immigration reform bill. A reform bill that could provide a pathway to citizenship for the roughly 11 million immigrants living illegally in the United States has languished as the House Republican leadership has not put the bill to a vote before the holiday recess. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Revived House immigration reform push will focus on boosting security, increasing foreign workers

Susan Ferrechio · January 10, 2014 5:00 am

People opposed to immigration reform gather at a rally on Capitol Hill.

House GOP group charges that Obama’s immigration reforms will hurt US workers

Susan Ferrechio · January 9, 2014 5:00 am

Senate Minority LeaderÃÂ MitchÃÂ McConnell, R-Ky.:ÃÂ "If the Majority Leader wants this bill to pass the Senate, then he's likely going to have to find a way to pay for it."ÃÂ (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Jobless aid package runs into Republican roadblocks

Susan Ferrechio · January 8, 2014 5:00 am

Majority House Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., speaks at a press conference on Wednesday. (Examiner/Graeme Jennings)

Eric Cantor wants school choice nationwide within a decade

Susan Ferrechio · January 8, 2014 5:00 am

The Senate on Tuesday moved forward on legislation to extend federal unemployment benefits despite Republicans insisting on finding a way to pay the $6.4 billion price tag. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate clears procedural hurdle to begin debate on extending federal jobless benefits

Susan Ferrechio · January 7, 2014 5:00 am

A flight carrying Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., from his home state to Washington was force to return to Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport shortly after takeoff. (Getty Images File)

Sen. Lindsey Graham’s plane makes emergency landing

Susan Ferrechio · January 6, 2014 5:00 am

House Republicans this week will debate two bills aimed at highlighting the glitch-ridden Obamcare website with bills that would require the government to notify users of security breaches as well as reveal detailed information about the public's interaction with the website. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)

House Republicans take aim at Obamacare this week with two transparency bills

Susan Ferrechio · January 6, 2014 5:00 am

Ready to challenge Eric Cantor

Susan Ferrechio · January 3, 2014 5:00 am

Will Eric Cantor be the next Speaker of the House?

Susan Ferrechio · January 3, 2014 5:00 am

By the time President Obama entered the East Room of the White House to make the case in a televised address that America must respond to Syria's use of chemical weapons, Congress and a war-weary public had been whipsawed by confusion over where the crisis was heading. (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Best of 2013: President Obama, the accidental diplomat

Susan Ferrechio · December 31, 2013 5:00 am