The Hill Articles: August 12, 2013

Hillary Clinton talks voting rights Bette Midler rails against Larry Summers as potential Fed chief Holder sentencing move shows new willingness to engage on race $2M ad campaign targets ‘anti-science, anti-climate’ Republicans California senators decry ‘unfair’ CBS-Time Warner dispute Steve King warns against ‘amnesty’ vote in House FDA approves new HIV drug House Republicans call on IRS to cease continued targeting GOP lawmaker ‘deeply concerned’ by release of drug kingpin in Mexico The government shutdown against ObamaCare is dead Amash: Intelligence Committee withheld surveillance document from House Obama’s intellectual property chief steps down Ron Paul: ‘Safe to say’ I’m not a fan of Christie Obama group: ‘Gravity exists. The Earth is round. Climate change is happening’ ‘Let’s Move’ gets hip-hop soundtrack Sen. McConnell assails his primary challenger as ‘Bailout Bevin’ CBO revises major budget yardsticks Group petitions for Manning to receive Nobel Peace Prize Obama-backed electric car charging company eyes bankruptcy Consumer advocacy group takes issue with Bipartisan Policy Center’s financial reform team Steve King headed to Cantor’s backyard for ‘Stop Amnesty’ rally New York regulator subpoenas Bitcoin firms Student uses Internet to fund internship with Harry Reid Blunt presses HHS for data on ObamaCare premiums Merkley: Old student loan models ‘aren’t working anymore’ President directs new intelligence panel to review email, phone surveillance Gillibrand rates her tennis-playing skills NLRB at full strength as Obama appointees are sworn into office Markey warns of security threat from imports of Yemen natural gas Obama to embark on two-day bus tour after Vineyard vacation Private sector can help address global youth challenges College students protest Keystone XL outside State Department Al Qaeda in Iraq claims responsibility for Ramadan attacks Treasury reports lower deficit for 2013 US: ‘Serious concerns’ over new Israeli settlements (Video) McConnell seeks ObamaCare delay, citing security fears Holder to revamp mandatory sentencing guidelines for nonviolent drug offenses Report: Booker received payments from former law firm while mayor GOP lawmaker: House has votes to impeach Obama ‘tomorrow’ Sen. Ron Johnson to headline Iowa luncheon House Republican: Global warming a ‘fraud’ to help ‘create global government’ Labor Department updates guidelines to extend benefits to same-sex spouses The Iranian moderate fantasy Health group’s ObamaCare enrollment drive targets states with GOP governors Anthony Weiner, movie star? Postal Service officials urge Congress to pass reform legislation Honda to movie industry: Don’t ditch 35 mm film Cornyn: Obama, Reid are trying to ‘sabotage’ tax reform College students, clergy denounce Keystone at State Department Obama hits links for second straight day Data shows more Americans renouncing their citizenship Yemen’s al Qaeda leader vows to free prisoners Former Wyden aide: Obama stifled debate on NSA Ron Johnson heading to Iowa The continuing Iranian threat in the Americas Former DHS deputy secretary launches cybersecurity council Obama gets national security briefing from Rice during vacation Three American soldiers killed in eastern Afghanistan Electric co-ops come out swinging against Obama greenhouse gas plan Up next for Virginia families: An unpleasant back-to-school surprise GOP hits Clinton on Benghazi ahead of 2016 House Dems vow to examine DEA use of NSA data against US citizens DOT chief touts FedEx airplane routing system Study: Ending charitable tax break could shrink economy, cost jobs John McCain reports for jury duty Kris Jenner hits Obama for ‘picking on’ Kim Kardashian, Kanye West White House warns of rising threat to power grid from ‘extreme weather’ NRSC poll: Cotton leads Pryor Tuesday’s meeting announcements: Trade commission to vote on tubular goods Federal judge rules NYPD ‘stop and frisk’ policies discriminatory Report: Conservative activist considering challenge to Sen. Shaheen News bites: Shifting sands abroad New regs for Tuesday: Candy coloring additive approved DNC hires Hillary Clinton aide Cardin to tout ObamaCare in Baltimore Benton: Comments ‘hurt’ McConnell Brown: VA’s disability claims backlog is ‘unacceptable’ News bites: His own campaign Don’t cancel in-office prostate cancer treatment Schumer: Nations should wave rainbow flags for gay rights at Russia Olympics News bites: Tesla CEO to unveil details of high-speed transportation system Poll: Most NY voters embarrassed by Weiner, Spitzer News bites: Oil sands industry tries to get greener as Keystone decision looms Missouri State Fair apologizes after rodeo clown mocks Obama Former Reagan aide William P. Clark dead at 81 News bites: FDA to speed up HIV drug development Weiner unveils first TV ad, vowing to fight ‘powerful voices’ Holder to scale back tough sentences for low-level drug crimes ObamaCare vows met and unmet