The Hill Articles: April 3, 2013

Obama presses for gun control in Denver speech Obama makes case vs. NRA for tougher background checks Democrats target Sanford’s past ethics woes as South Carolina vote nears NRCC targets Democrats on votes against Ryan budget UN backers brace for $225 million sequestration hit Mike Tyson joins fight for boxing champion’s pardon with online petition Sen. Paul to deliver speech in New Hampshire Burwell set for two confirmation hearings Report: Iraq considers US drone strikes on Syrian border Report: Budget-cutting weighs on job creation Carney: North Korean nuclear threat ‘a familiar pattern’ Republicans will try again on hydropower expansion Carney, in testy Keystone XL exchange, deflects to State DAY’S END ROUNDUP RNC not ‘gaga for Gaga’ Frank blames Republicans for delays in implementing Dodd-Frank reforms Intelligence lawmakers to amend cybersecurity bill behind closed doors White House plays down ‘familiar’ North Korean nuclear threat CRS: Senate Republicans most prolific on Facebook, Twitter Carney: ‘Shameful’ if GOP lawmakers filibuster gun control legislation North Korea claims it has final approval for nuclear attack on US Miranda Franco headed to Holland & Knight Top GOP tax-writer to testify on reform next week Rep. Burgess: GOP leadership committed to permanent ‘doc fix’ Carnival Triumph cruise ship adrift again Kaine to introduce bill that prevents vets from falling ‘through the cracks’ Obama: ‘No conflict’ between gun control and gun rights Congress doesn’t want a water war Hagel: ‘Everything on the table’ for Pentagon cuts Poll: Support rising for Hillary Clinton in 2016 Obama to take sequester pay cut Former White House spokesman: Polls won’t drive Obama on Keystone Anti-missile systems sent to Guam to counter North Korean threat Syria’s first responders need our help US offers $5M for African rebels’ capture as key ally abandons hunt Gay son of Rep. Salmon defends father Industry calls for caffeine labeling House panels release new outline for permanent ‘doc fix’ Congressman to raise funds at concerts but won’t attend Dysfunction in Washington affecting businesses’ bottom line Rep. Clyburn: Sanford ‘needs to answer for’ ethics report, not affair House GOP to attack NLRB appointments Priebus suggests Obama, Democrats ‘endorse infanticide’ Hagel: New vision for DOD could be ‘politically impossible’ Report: Small-business lending picks up pace EFF presses for update to California privacy law Christie applauds firing of abusive Rutgers coach CVS pays $11 million to settle prescription drug case Treasury removes sanctions against Colombian soccer club US Embassy deletes critical tweet after pressure from Morsi government FTC warns tenant-check websites Hagel: No budget cuts off-limits Fed approves financial company definition Poll: Clinton, Biden both favored over top Republican 2016 candidates HHS sets rules for ObamaCare ‘navigators’ Congressman Quigley flips burgers Democratic group launching ads hitting Sanford on ethics Rep. Maloney says she received death threats after introducing gun legislation Schumer to introduce bill lowering taxes for hard cider producers DCCC seeks to tie Sanford to other Republicans Study: Medicaid expansion will help lower out-of-pocket costs Grassley questions profits from discount drug program Lobbyist de-registration: Be careful what you wish for Labor, religious leaders join forces to defend family visas in immigration deal Caroline Kennedy says ambassadorship would be ‘wonderful honor’ When financial institutions become too big to manage New regs for Thursday: Coast Guard to restrict access to Long Island Sound Service sector expands at a slower pace Senate panel readies deep dive into natural gas Medicare patients need hepatitis C tests, coalition says Republican lawmakers seek GAO check on DHS ammunition purchases Ben Carson and the wealthy conservative victim class Barney Frank donates papers to UMass Dartmouth John Kerry to make emergency trip to Middle East, Turkey Planned Parenthood slams Alabama abortion bill The high cost of visas First lady on Obama: ‘He’s got a little swag’ Why Rand Paul? David Stockman’s Easter manifesto Clinton shares stage with Biden Poll: Majority of Republicans believe global warming a hoax Romney’s niece won’t run for Senate in Michigan Dems ask banks to protect customers from payday lenders RNC blasts Obama fundraising swing as ‘hypocrisy at its finest’ News bites: ‘Crucial time’ News bites: Most entertaining GOP attacks on low-income phone program a mistake Cassidy officially announces run for Senate Sanford: Primary win shows voters willing to give me ‘another shot’ News Bites: Regs undergoing scrutiny Poll: Six in 10 favor stricter gun controls News bites: Fast and loose Private sector added 158,000 jobs in March Poll: Majority backs path to citizenship, but GOP base wary Report: House bill offers three distinct paths to citizenship ‘Amnesty’ and ‘illegal’: When words have policy consequences Rep. Peter King: US could make preemptive strike on North Korea Hagel warns North Korean nuclear arsenal a ‘growing threat’ Poll finds tight race for 2016 GOP nomination Gohmert links gun control, gay marriage to bestiality News bites: Apple to begin production of new iPhone this quarter House Small Business panel chief pushes SBA over sequester News bites: Exxon spill sparks Keystone attacks, Tesla offers lease plan, and more Few senators sacrifice pay amid cuts Greens get billionaire ally, money Defense company stocks have soared since sequester’s ax fell Key provision of gun bill could be stripped after NRA opposition Despite friction and skepticism, aides say Baucus is committed to tax reform Feud between hospitals, Medicare contractors explodes over fraud bill 28,000 workers in danger of seeing bank information published online MORNING READ Sen. Flake will return to deserted island this summer, but this time with his kids President Obama will attend dedication of George W. Bush library Mark Sanford wins South Carolina House GOP primary runoff Begich named to US-China trade group