Tag: Susan Ferrechio

House speaker says he expect Ryan to announce tonight whether he plans to run to succeed him.Â (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Boehner stirs Ryan intrigue in news show

Susan Ferrechio · October 20, 2015 10:55 pm

"He appears to me to be one of the people over there who would be reasonable," Harry Reid said of Paul Ryan. "I mean, look at some of the other people." (AP Photo)

Reid a Paul Ryan ‘fan’ for speaker

Susan Ferrechio · October 20, 2015 7:41 pm

Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J. called the bill, "a stubborn, relentless and shameful assault against immigrants."Â (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Dems block GOP plan to penalize ‘sanctuary cities’

Susan Ferrechio · October 20, 2015 6:50 pm

Pictured aboved, from left, House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, and House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La., on Capitol Hill. As of Monday, Ryan appeared no closer a decision to run for the top post.Â (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Ten days later, GOP no closer on a speaker candidate

Susan Ferrechio · October 20, 2015 4:01 am

Conservatives have provided the GOP leadership team with a preliminary list of House rules changes. The list includes ending retribution for lawmakers who vote against legislation and a requirement that individual committees elect panel chairs.

Rules changes spark House speaker drama

Susan Ferrechio · October 19, 2015 4:01 am

Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif., said theÂ Default Protection Act "guarantees the sovereign debt of the United States government will be paid in full and on time, under any circumstances, even total political gridlock." (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

GOP plots debt ceiling contingency plans

Susan Ferrechio · October 18, 2015 4:01 am

In this July 7, 2015 file photo, illegal immigrant Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez, right, is lead into the courtroom by San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi, left, and Assistant District Attorney Diana Garciaor, center, for his arraignment at the Hall of Justice in San Francisco. He was the suspect at the center of a national immigration debate over the murder of Kate Steinle on San Francisco's Pier 14, on July 1. (Michael Macor/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, Pool, File)

Senate Dems to block bill punishing ‘sanctuary cities’

Susan Ferrechio · October 17, 2015 4:01 am

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, hadÂ hoped he could retire on Oct. 30. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Boehner’s bucket list: Find a speaker, solve fiscal train wreck

Susan Ferrechio · October 16, 2015 4:01 am

House Speaker John Boehner has long been a critic of Obama's decision to remove troops from Afghanistan and Iraq. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

National Security

Boehner demands new anti-terror plan from Obama

Susan Ferrechio · October 15, 2015 5:41 pm

Obama said he would keep nearly 9,800 troops in the region until October 2016 and then cut back to 5,500 troops in early 2017.Â (APÂ file photo/Massoud Hossaini)

National Security

McCarthy warns against Obama’s drawdown in Afghanistan

Susan Ferrechio · October 15, 2015 5:05 pm

The role of speaker is now viewed by many as an impossible job, thanks to a deeply divided Republican Party. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

‘Thankless’ speaker’s job may have lost its allure

Susan Ferrechio · October 15, 2015 4:01 am

BillÂ Shuster's legislation designates where the government should spend highway funding, but it does not come up with ways to pay for those projects. (AP Photo)

House to advance multi-year highway bill next week

Susan Ferrechio · October 14, 2015 4:01 pm