The Hill Articles: February 19, 2011

Baucus to Colombia next week to try to jump-start free trade agreement Lobbyists labor to get Iranian group taken off of U.S. terror list Speier questions license of anti-abortion congressmen Budget showdown, short-term and long Rangel: Wis. proposal attempts to ‘crush the union movement’ Armed Services member Bartlett: Emails point to illegal Pentagon lobbying Homeland Security wrongfully seizes domain names on child porn grounds House budget bill blocks ATF request for emergency anti-gun trafficking authority Van Hollen ‘deeply troubled’ by Verizon’s failure to connect 911 calls House votes to thwart ethanol expansion Dems, GOP continue sparring over cuts to Social Security admin Organization for NPR, PBS funding sticks up for public media after deep House cuts Durbin, Snowe resurrect bill to press administration to battle child marriages House scales back mining protections, other enviro rules in spending bill VIDEO: Obama’s weekly address VIDEO: Weekly GOP address Sunday shows: Budget battle House Republicans win spending cuts after marathon funding debate GOP policy leader Price: ‘More cuts and more reforms are on the way’ Obama: Ensure next Google is made in America to create jobs House passes Republican budget for FY 2011 in 235-189 vote One hour remaining on GOP budget House rejects massive budget cuts for Pentagon House votes to strip funds for ethanol infrastructure GOP wants to drain money from White House plumbing project Boehner: Stopgap funding measure details will be ready ‘soon enough’ Republicans attempt to defund ‘nefarious’ global warming research group House accepts two more healthcare amendments All-nighter: A cranky Congress hams it up, then plods ahead House turns back Markey plan to recover oil royalties Ban all foreign aid to Saudi Arabia for ‘exporting terrorists,’ says Weiner House OKs amendment to block Joint Forces Command closure Lawmaker wants to pull troops from Europe Pelosi: GOP using Planned Parenthood as ‘whipping boy’ in health debate