The Hill Articles: May 31, 2012

House revisits project labor agreement fight during VA spending bill debate NY lawmakers want to keep Big Gulp Ask A.B.: Timing Romney’s veep announcement House GOP push White House for details on automatic cuts Romney gives Obama an ‘F’ grade on foreign policy despite bin Laden raid Lawmakers press TSA on surface transportation security inspections House Dem: Warren response on heritage ‘like water torture’ Google applies for .lol, .docs and .youtube DOT shuts down 26 bus companies in sweep Mexican official: Fast and Furious ‘poisoned’ public opinion of US DAY’S END ROUNDUP GOP releases new documents on White House deal with PhRMA Dem senator urges national freight initiative Edwards speaks after mistrial White House hopeful Johnson becomes eligible for federal matching funds No need for East Coast missile shield, says DOD DREAM Act: Yes you can, Mr. President Rep. Paul Ryan suggests New York City soda ban a step toward ‘nanny state’ House authorizes Department of Defense’s new spy service Edwards not guilty on one count, hung jury on five more charges Super-PAC ad calls Romney hypocrite on Solyndra criticism Republicans delete tweets to take political jabs at Obama Richard Holbrooke’s FBI file reveals vetting for top jobs House Dems push for greater oversight, disclosure of overseas surveillance Rubio shows foreign policy chops in NYC Paul Ryan on Bloomberg’s proposed ‘Big Gulp ban’: ‘You can’t make this stuff up’ ACLU backs Twitter’s bid to hide user information Basketball great eyed near House floor State transportation officials press for action in highway bill talks Senate hawks McCain, Lieberman on joint Asia trip DOD: Al Qaeda in Iraq on the ground in Syria Preparing for the hurricane season US envoy to NATO: Alliance lacks ‘sound legal basis’ for Syria intervention ‘Father of the Internet’ says battle over UN regulation will determine future of the Web Iranian support for Assad regime ‘needs to stop,’ Pentagon says Warren demands an apology from opponent in heritage controversy Barney Frank ‘pleased but not surprised’ by Defense of Marriage Act decision GOP leaders give Obama two options on student loan rates Axelrod’s foreign-policy role Trump, Axelrod trade ‘fool’ insults An Irish lesson Report claims harsh conditions persist at Apple’s China factories House rejects bill penalizing doctors for sex-selective abortions President Bush returns to White House Republican senator urges movement on VAWA bills House advances intel bill, three spending bills Laura Bush likes official portrait better than her bobblehead Mitt Romney makes surprise campaign stop at Solyndra factory FDA praised for rejecting ‘corn sugar’ label Pelosi defends $1M tax-cut threshold proposal from liberal critics Sen. Paul to propose bill stripping Pakistan of aid next week Bill Clinton to campaign against Scott Walker ahead of Wisconsin recall President Obama and Marc Anthony team up for fundraiser Student loan debt continues upward climb Axelrod encounters followers who are not fans General ‘misspoke’ on US special forces in North Korea GOP Rep. Broun draws line in the sand over spending in transit compromise bill Republicans attack Obama ahead of vote on bill to punish sex-selective abortion Treasury official heads abroad to build case for Iran, Syria sanctions Unions go after construction trade group Rep. West ‘staying away from the Miami guys’ following gruesome attack Romney supporters shout down Axelrod at Obama event in Boston Kaine outraises Allen, buys airtime for the fall in Virginia’s Senate race Senators press Obama administration on excessive Freddie Mac salary US reiterates intent to forge ahead with missile defense despite Russian opposition Repealing healthcare reform – A risk we can’t afford Obama official warns that UN proposals could lead to censorship of the Internet US taxpayers aid to UNRWA tops $10 billion War funding would be affected by sequestration cuts, Pentagon says Gingrich: Romney in White House will be ‘very different’ than he was in Massachusetts JP Morgan provides opportunity to reflect on Orderly Liquidation Facility Karl Rove’s grand slam Private-sector hiring increased in May Boehner rejects Pelosi appeal for immediate vote on tax rates News Bites: Google glass, Ivy Bridge, prepaid iPhone Sierra Club wants to share a pizza with Herman Cain Obama warns House of overspending on intelligence activities RNC ad hits Obama for ‘failed investments’ in Solyndra, green energy Federal appeals court rules Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional Ahmadinejad: Iran has ‘right’ to enrich uranium Rasmussen: Romney has slight edge in swing state Ohio JPMorgan chief sets date with Senate Dems push for report on consequences of military strike on Iran First-time claims for jobless benefits on the rise Gov. Patrick pushes new Obama campaign strategy, shifts to Massachusetts Crossroads blasts Sen. McCaskill as ‘Obama-Claire’ for votes with president News bites: Highway headaches ‘American Idol’ finalist meets Michelle Obama Vern Buchanan reserves $4M in fall airtime Poll: One-third of women believe ‘war on women’ charges GDP revised down to 1.9 percent for first quarter of 2012 Warren says she told Harvard she was Native American after hiring Buddy Roemer drops third-party bid for White House Thursday: Intelligence authorization, military construction/Veterans Affairs Obama hits Romney’s ‘broken promises’ as Mass. governor Poll: Obama, Romney in dead heat in 3 key battleground states News bites: Calif. moving toward first US ban on ‘gay therapy,’ and more News bites: Game plan Thursday’s global agenda: Irish vote is latest Euro test News bites: See you next week Dem lawmaker not afraid of Russian threats over human-rights legislation MORNING READ Obama campaign to donors: Get off sidelines and send money now Senate Democrats not with Warren on reinstating Glass-Steagall bank act Lawmakers consider extension of overseas surveillance powers