Susan Ferrechio

Published: Sun, May 5, 2013

In an earlier time, former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford would be all but certain victor against Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch, sister of comedian Stephen Colbert, in this week's special congressional election. But times have changed for the man who was once a rising Republican star, The...

Susan Ferrechio

Published: Thu, May 2, 2013

A grand jury will decide whether to charge a Mississippi man and one-time Wayne Newton impersonator with sending ricin-laced letters last month to President Obama, a U.S. senator and a local judge. J. Everett Dutschke, 41, will remain in jail after a judge in Oxford, Miss., determined Thursday...

Susan Ferrechio

Updated: Wed, May 1, 2013

House Republicans scheduled a new hearing on the Benghazi terrorist attacks and suggested it would include new testimony from eyewitnesses to the deadly Sept. 11 assault on the U.S. Consulate who will provide firsthand reports about what happened that day. House Oversight and Government Reform...

Updated: Wed, May 1, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee will hold a hearing next week on the bombing at the Boston Marathon that killed three and wounded more than 200 others. Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis is among those invited to testify at the hearing, to be held on May 9 by the House Homeland Security...

Susan Ferrechio

Published: Tue, Apr 30, 2013

A Republican senator warned Tuesday that a bipartisan immigration-reform proposal now under consideration would allow illegal immigrants to take advantage of government welfare benefits much sooner than the 13-year time frame outlined in the legislation. Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., said...

Susan Ferrechio

Published: Mon, Apr 29, 2013

Gun control advocates on Capitol Hill, who earlier this month suffered a serious setback in the Senate, are hoping to revive the divisive issue, pointing to new polls that continue to show widespread public support for some gun restrictions. Advocates said they remain particularly optimistic...

Susan Ferrechio

Published: Sat, Apr 27, 2013

The path to immigration reform in Congress has suddenly become much more complicated now that House lawmakers say they won't accept the sweeping, comprehensive changes that the Senate wants. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., said House lawmakers instead will take a...

Susan Ferrechio

Updated: Thu, Apr 25, 2013

The Senate late Thursday approved legislation that would ease the thousands of airport delays and cancellations inflicted by the so-called sequestration. The bill, approved by unanimous consent, gives Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood "flexibility to transfer certain funds to prevent reduced...