White House Political Reporter

bySusan Crabtree

3 articles 2015–2017

Susan Crabtree is a political journalist who covers the White House and national politics. She has reported for outlets including the Washington Examiner and RealClearPolitics. Her contributions to The Weekly Standard focused on congressional politics and Obama administration controversies.

Schumer: Democrats will filibuster Gorsuch

March 23, 2017 · Nominations, Politics, Law

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced his expected plans to vote "no" on Judge Neil Gorsuch's nomination to the Supreme Court and promised that Republicans would have to overcome a Democratic filibuster in order to seat him.

Kerry bashed after drumming up business for Iran

May 13, 2016 · National Security, News, John Kerry

Administration critics are slamming Secretary of State John Kerry's globetrotting in recent weeks to drum up investment in Iran with international banking and business leaders, and say Tehran has a responsibility to clean up its financial act in order to attract investment on its own.

Obama to Jon Stewart: IRS never targeted conservatives

July 21, 2015 · Nuclear Power, Politics, Video

President Obama in a taped appearance with the Daily's Shows Jon Stewart Tuesday denied that IRS targeted conservatives, an assertion that Stewart then appeared to ridicule him for making.