The Hill Articles: April 9, 2013

Treasury says Beyonce, Jay-Z had valid license for their trip to Cuba OVERNIGHT MONEY: Budget day Trade reform will create new route to sustainable transatlantic growth Make noise on immigration Weyants World: April 10, 2013 Obama budget director nominee grilled on regulatory agenda South hurts GOP efforts OVERNIGHT ENERGY: President Obama shows his cards House violates GOP’s ‘Hastert Rule’ again with land purchase bill Reid files cloture motion to advance gun violence bill House history at the click of a mouse Capito gets first primary challenger in bid for W.Va. Senate House honors Thatcher with bereavement resolution OVERNIGHT TECH: House panel set to debate CISPA OVERNIGHT HEALTH: CMS nominee appears set for easy confirmation Al Green to miss White House tribute to soul music OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: US ‘ready’ for North Korean aggression U.S., British recruits sought for al Qaeda’s ‘second generation’ GOP lawmaker: Obama spending ‘disproportionate’ amount of time on guns compared to economy Sen. Grassley urges GOP colleagues to meet with Newtown families GOP lawmaker: Texas stabbings show folly of TSA knife plan Iran’s MEK to open Washington office Sen. Cardin: EU oil, mining disclosure rules create unity with US Obama entitlement offer gets warmer reception from centrist GOP senators Rep. Mike Rogers: Senate decision to come ‘within the near future’ DOD anticpates al Qaeda return to Mali Lawmakers ‘deeply disappointed’ in Beyonce/Jay-Z for fueling Cuban ‘propaganda’ Senators move to stop flight tower closures Pacific commander: US ‘ready today’ to respond to any North Korean aggression DSCC: McConnell should apologize to people with depression DAY’S END ROUNDUP Thune asks Obama on budget: At what point do more taxes harm the economy? Obama’s 2014 budget to include tax fraud proposals Addressing budget constraints with innovation and creativity Baucus wants vote next week on CMS nominee Senate Judiciary panel to see legal justification for killing US citizens Obama budget nominee receives praise from Senate GOP at hearing White House to talk energy with group of House Dems HHS opens applications for ObamaCare ‘navigators’ Cornyn announces companion bill to immigration reform, addressing border security Obama calling senators to talk gun vote New EPA pollution rule another case of presidential overreach DOE nominee mum on carbon tax Senators seek to cap interest rates on consumer loans WATCH LIVE: White House tribute to Memphis soul House hearing will scrutinize federal employee health plan Holder, Biden make case for gun control Singer Angie Stone: My hairstyle ‘too black’ for Michelle Obama Clinton, Weinstein headline Creativity Conference State: No ‘imminent threat’ to Americans in South Korea Senators urge bank regulators to hurry up on ‘too big to fail’ rules Rockefeller concerned by lobbying past of FCC front-runner Homeland Security deputy secretary to leave department next month Housing credit deserves to be protected Reactor blackout fears spark post-Fukushima regulatory push Keystone XL pipeline developer fears White House decision is ‘many months’ away Ayotte: ‘I don’t support a filibuster’ for gun-control legislation Report: Treasury looks into firm that set up Beyonce, Jay-Z Cuba trip Bill to repeal device tax gains majority support in House Pentagon opts to fund controversial multi-nation missile defense program State Department warns of government harassment for US travelers in Pakistan Top Transportation Dept. lawyer leaving for Delta Obama to hold fundraiser at Harvey Weinstein’s home Affordable health insurance shouldn’t be an oxymoron Gang of Eight aiming to unveil immigration reform bill Thursday Timberlake, Michelle Obama talk soul at White House workshop Bailout watchdog: Regulators dropped ball on small business lending fund Small business opposes multinational corporations’ tax avoidance Straight talk about the wage gap Obama fills out slate of labor board nominees Poll: McConnell vulnerable in reelection bid Inhofe: Donating pay over sequester ‘childish,’ public relations stunt White House blasts North Korea over evacuation warning Mortgage servicers set to dole out cash to foreclosed homeowners DCCC hits 10 House Republicans with billboard campaign It’s time to ban predatory pay day loans for good GOP pushes DHS to develop border enforcement plan Unions, watchdogs press Obama pick to end secrecy on regulations Google to expand ultrafast Internet service to Austin Banks of all sizes play key role in our economy Secular groups say Obama exemptions for contraception rule are too lenient Dem senator charges Obama officials ‘complicit in mockery’ of campaign laws House Dems to TSA: Stop defending knives-on-planes decision Summer gas price bite smaller in ’13, feds say Senate votes to confirm Shwartz’s judicial nomination WATCH LIVE: Biden, Holder press lawmakers to move gun bill Obama to dine in with dozen senators Liberals push bank break-up bill Watchdog to IRS: Update 501(c)(4) rules Budgets, bipartisanship and our national security DOE nominee open to reviewing natural-gas export study Kerry unveils Palestinian economic plan as precursor to peace deal Report: Optimism slows for small businesses in March Green group ads urge vulnerable lawmakers to back EPA pick The cat-and-mouse nuclear game with Tehran House Dems relaunch jobs push RNC chief: Obama, Senate GOP should trade ‘upscale’ dining for pizza night McConnell: ‘White House just tossed last year’s budget into the microwave’ Reid: Congress should investigate NCAA’s ‘absolute’ power Top healthcare nominee garners bipartisan praise Poll: Majority backs limits on prescribing pain meds Axelrod to write memoir Pacific commander: North Korea poses ‘clear and direct threat’ to the US Reid: GOP is ‘speaking out of both sides of their mouth’ on gun debate Wednesday’s meeting announcements: Ski permits and civil rights Giffords and husband still enjoy recreational gun use Legislative burst of activity McConnell on Louisville championship: ‘It was a fun evening’ GOP Cruzin’ to a bruisin’ with gun background check filibuster Corker really cherishes his charts New regs for Wednesday: Health records and financial complaints Google rivals target Android in new EU complaint Amtrak: Ridership increased in first half of 2013 fiscal year Kerry hints at stronger US role ahead of meeting with Syrian rebels Obama pushes gun control: ‘This isn’t about me’ Stephen Colbert signs former President Clinton up for Twitter News bites: Airport thief Senate must pass a strong background check law Secret tape: McConnell, aides weighed attacks on Judd’s mental health News bites: Broadcast lobby chief unalarmed by Fox threat Ros-Lehtinen: Beyoncé, Jay-Z not ‘above the law’ Ayotte: China could end North Korea situation ‘tomorrow’ Tuesday: Energy, land use bills in the House, Senate votes on a judge News bites: Big opportunity Isakson: Gun bill deserves an up-or-down vote Poll: Landrieu above water, but vulnerable in 2014 Colbert Busch touts independence in first ad Hagel headed to Israel later this month Invest in community-based alternatives to immigration detention Poll: North Korean concerns at all-time high News bites: Killing Keystone could risk more spills News bites: Budget eve Santorum: ‘Suicidal’ for GOP to embrace gay marriage White House proceeds with garden tours despite sequester cuts Sebelius: ObamaCare rollout tougher than White House expected Bloomberg group to grade lawmakers on gun-control issues News bites: Ex nukes regulator says US reactors are flawed Boehner endorses Mark Sanford in SC special election Don’t blunder into immigration-reform trap, activists warn Sen. Rubio GOP, Dems maneuver ahead of high-stakes clash over debt ceiling Tax-writers: Secrecy needed for reform Anti-incumbent super-PAC returns with sights on new targets for 2014 Turf battle builds quietly in Congress over control of armed drone program Liberal lawmakers see unlikely ally in GOP on entitlement cuts MORNING READ EMILY’s List adds 6 Republicans to list of 2014 targets Lynch, Markey meet in second Mass. debate Bottom Line The Iron Lady’s legacy Player of the Week: Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.)