The Hill Articles: August 8, 2013

Trent Lott recovering from ruptured appendix Weiner lagging in latest poll Former Obama healthcare adviser joins private equity firm Email service reportedly used by Snowden shuts down operations California senators warn against San Francisco transit strike McConnell stands by campaign manager 10 questions for Obama’s presser McCain: Russia’s sent relations ‘back to 1955’ Lawmakers to FCC: Allow trains to be run automatically Obama adds Ike Skelton to World War I commission US drones kill 12 Yemeni militants in daylong series of strikes DAY’S END ROUNDUP Cornyn: The ‘politicized’ Justice Department has offended Texas Anti-abortion group asks Supreme Court to strike limits on political speech Tax writers to make Silicon Valley stops on reform road show Scott Brown open to running for governor or ‘something else’ Study: Stronger regs needed to protect against ‘seafood fraud’ Obama to hold presser Friday Lawmakers tweet their August recess work Putin wishes Bush well after heart surgery, in apparent swipe at Obama McConnell campaign manager: ‘I’m sorta holding my nose for two years’ Consumer group urges FTC to crack down on mobile apps for babies Report: Foiled Yemen terror plot sought to reclaim bin Laden’s birthplace GOP lawmaker slammed for calling illegal immigrants ‘undocumented citizens’ Obama to honor Bill Clinton, Oprah with Presidential Medal of Freedom Issa demands more documents over Benghazi talking points Reasonable certainty of no harm? Regs czar touts eased trucker rule as success in ‘lookback’ effort Sen. Warner shows off his 70s ‘stache Tax center: GOP reform plan more helpful to wealthy White House defends embassy closures after al Qaeda gloating FCC bid to cut prison phone rates faces Republican opposition Carney: Obama’s Sweden trip not to commiserate about Snowden, Assange MoveOn to launch GMO labeling push White House: NSA analysts monitor ‘very small percentage’ of Internet traffic Vitter: Obama should ‘rethink’ nuclear cuts with Russia Obama ‘frustrated’ GOP defense hawks continue to stymie sequester talks Perry blasts ObamaCare as Sebelius visits Texas White House: Officials not discussing Olympic boycott over gay rights Obamas’ dog taking over White House photographer’s Instagram page Obama to sign student loan bill on Friday Top question: Will Obama hold press conference before summer vacation? Thank you, Mr. President, for snubbing Russia Obama battling conservationists over bald eagle deaths Feds indict two Kazakh nationals in Boston Marathon bombing Report: Keystone XL won’t impact greenhouse gas emissions Food workers union rejoins AFL-CIO GOP senators want Obama to take further steps against Russia FHFA threatens to pull Fannie and Freddie out of cities employing eminent domain relief Voters say Congress shouldn’t be in recess ObamaCare supporters confront McHenry at town hall Consumer confidence hits highest level in more than five years (New) Cider House Rules: Members propose new tax structure for hard cider Chuck Todd lashes out at NBC’s Clinton film Obama wishes Bush well after surgery BP chief: Oil industry ‘perplexed’ by hostility it faces in the US Back on the defensive again Who’s afraid of Howard Dean? How to improve US aid delivery in Afghanistan Bury the Hillary movies Civil rights groups push prison call reform Two US drone strikes kill 9 in Yemen DSCC hits Cotton over ObamaCare shutdown threat Rep. Lewis: ‘I never praised’ Snowden NY Dems call on Congress to ‘restore’ Voting Rights Act protections Republicans rake in cash from oil-and-gas industry Federal data: Oil-and-gas jobs up 40 percent since ‘07 Zuckerberg’s FWD.us blankets country with immigration reform ad Rep. Dingell’s wife ‘doing something insane’ for charity More delays for food safety overhaul Tax Foundation outlines benefits of eliminating child tax credit Gen. Mattis joins General Dynamics board Friday’s meeting announcements: Training for vets GOP senator: Public should be concerned about financial data collection Publishers back Apple in e-book fight DCCC memo dismisses Rahall challenger as ‘bottom of the barrel’ Avoiding the mobile data traffic jam Late night smash: Weiner not going away Poll: Congress doesn’t deserve break Poll: Obama approval drops to 42 percent New regs for Friday: Broadband reporting requirement Fannie Mae to pay federal government $10.2 billion in profits Chuck Todd: NBC should make a movie about John Edwards, not Hillary Clinton ‘Love Boat’ cruise ship sails final voyage News bites: Cory Booker’s ties to Silicon Valley Chuck Todd: NBC’s Clinton film ‘nightmare’ for news division News bites: Grassroots outreach A different kind of recess meeting Hanabusa staffer resigns after drug lobbying controversy Monthly claims for jobless benefits hits nearly six-year low Cruz: Obama an ‘extraordinary politician’ with ‘profoundly dangerous’ ideas Chris Matthews: GOP will nominate Rand Paul for president Freshman faults GOP collusion, says ObamaCare sets up ‘ruling class’ News bites: New Justice target Tea Party favorite Ken Buck files to run for Senate in Colorado Report: NSA spying includes broad searches of cross-border texts, emails News bites: Labor backs call for action on mine safety regs NRCC raising money off Bush heart surgery Report: Pentagon plan would extend benefits to same-sex spouses News bites: Yemen alleges al Qaeda energy plot (sort of), BP’s legal woes, and more Snowden’s father says Putin won’t ‘cave’ to Obama’s pressure K Street shop on lookout for new senior Democratic lobbyist GOP urges swift action from Energy Department on natural gas exports Obama in center of fight over bald eagle deaths ObamaCare ‘death panel’ faces growing opposition from Democrats Bezos reboots Washington Republicans blast Obama on Russia Report: IRS agents were instructed to alter details of DEA investigations