Susan Ferrechio is a veteran congressional reporter known for her coverage of Capitol Hill politics and legislative affairs. She contributed articles to The Weekly Standard in 2016–2017 focusing on Senate leadership, filibuster rules, earmarks, and major legislative votes. She has served as chief congressional correspondent for the Washington Examiner.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that no matter who wins Tuesday’s Senate election in Alabama, Republican Luther Strange will remain in the seat until the end of the session this year.
The Senate voted Thursday to impose new sanctions against Russia for its efforts to disrupt last year's presidential election through cyberattacks against the Democratic party and state election rolls.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday panned President Trump's Twitter suggestion to do away with the 60-vote filibuster rule in the Senate.
The earmark, banished by House Republicans in 2011, could be making a comeback.