The Hill Articles: February 25, 2013

OVERNIGHT MONEY: Bernanke’s back Tax reform: Not dead yet Senate passes bill aiming to prevent North Korean nuclear weapons Weyants World: February 26, 2013 OVERNIGHT TECH: Obama’s cyber chief to discuss executive order OVERNIGHT HEALTH: Sequester closes in OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Hagel vote, take two OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Chu, industry chief to talk green cars Immigration reform not to be rushed GOP driven by ideology on issue Senate votes to confirm Tenth Circuit Judge Sens. McCain and Graham to meet with Obama for talks on immigration After a vicious attack, a miracle Reid: Senate vote on Lew expected this week Defense lawmakers push bill to allow repair work on ships Mayor Bloomberg joins Silicon Valley push for high-skill immigration Iran’s oil profits down 20 percent, GAO finds Boehner: Obama ‘far more interested’ in campaign rallies than compromise Reg roundup: FDA updates research rules, Education renews grant fund DAY’S END ROUNDUP Obama administration targets WMDs The wrong way to turn off budget sequestration Reforming the USPS to save it House GOP rips Obama as ‘road show president’ without a plan for sequester Democrats in Mass. Senate race to hold 6 debates Exxon, BP, Halliburton take ‘fracking’ case to White House Sotomayor reprimands federal prosecutor for racial remark Lawmaker says Congress is like Thanksgiving dinner with dysfunctional family Rep. Lummis to participate in antelope shooting contest Vote on Hagel set for Tuesday Report: Taliban continue offensive against Afghan intel agency Immigration reform: Substance above rhetoric – Doing what is right Rep. Yarmuth believes Ashley Judd ‘in her own mind has made a decision to run’ against McConnell Report: Eliminate Freddie, Fannie and increase private involvement in housing Feinstein: Report on China cyber spying ‘essentially correct’ Reid says lawmakers still have time to avert sequester Carney: White House not raising money for Obama outside advocacy group Interior chief says sequester would hurt parks, local economies White House: Syrian overtures to rebels not enough, Bashar al-Assad must go Intel chairwoman: Report on China’s cyber war unit ‘essentially correct’ Hoyer says sequester would not happen if he were in charge Napolitano: Sequester cuts will make US more vulnerable to terrorist attack Michelle Obama: Staying up late for Oscars was ‘well worth it’ Homeland Security chief warns of long TSA lines from sequester Campaign to Fix the Debt – a cause that endures SEC plans to beef up high-speed trading regulations NY Dem warns sequester will crush hope of medical breakthroughs Lew: White House won’t propose carbon tax Armed Services Republicans scramble to avoid defense cuts Winslow, GOP candidate for Mass. Senate, collects needed signatures for ballot Anti-abortion-rights groups demand protections in CR bill Navy warns sequester cuts will put off repairs to a dozen warships Utility settles with EPA, agrees to stop burning coal at three sites Obama and the Bill of Rights: Mandates, guns and drones Fed agency: Idled refineries, global demand drove gas price spike Michelle Obama pushes governors to adopt veterans jobs programs GOP lawmaker: Obama using fake Twitter messages in fight over gun control Obama to governors: Sequester cuts ‘don’t have to happen’ The perverse political logic of gridlock Lew vows to press China on currency rate Obama appeals to governors for help in battle over sequester cuts Sen. Menendez invokes Martin Luther King Jr., maintains innocence Pharmacists want more drug benefit oversight SBA official denies accusations that office works to block regulations Franken urges Obama to take on freight rail monopolies AARP presses governors to accept Medicaid expansion Crackdown on illegal file sharing begins Coburn tells OMB to freeze hiring of non-essential workers The world could end NRCC targeting Obama, House and Senate Democrats on sequestration with Web ad Former senator’s beloved dog, Dakota, dies Lew: White House opposes higher Medicare age, Medicaid cuts Lawmakers ask Facebook to remove pages ‘exploiting Newtown victims’ Rick Perry will speak at CPAC WATCH LIVE: Obama, Biden address National Governors Association DOT chief ‘optimistic’ sequestration will be avoided Supreme Court declines to review ban on corporate campaign contributions Why sequestration needs to happen WATCH LIVE: First lady urges governors to help veterans find jobs This Week in Tech: Cybersecurity takes center stage at conference GOP seeks Planned Parenthood study with hope to strip funding Sperling: House GOP has adopted ‘absolutist or ideological position’ on sequester Week ahead: Decision time on sequester, Hagel News bites: GM bringing 4G service to autos Rep. Allyson Schwartz says she’ll run for Pennsylvania governor This week in Transportation: Airline merger review takes off Week ahead: Slew of healthcare issues await lawmakers Sen. Warner: Public does not realize how ‘stupid’ sequester cuts are Reading the Oscars: Will Obama bomb Iran? News bites: Looming sequester cuts spark private sector worries LaHood: White House ‘not using scare tactics’ in sequester fight Monday: Washington’s warning, and a few votes News bites: No on Medicaid News bites: On to the next one Rep. McCaul: Boehner ‘feels like he got rolled under the bus’ by White House Gov. Walker: Call Obama’s ‘bluff’ on sequester The week ahead: Industry, advocates await Obama’s energy team Progressive group launches second ad attacking McConnell News bites: BP oil spill trial to start Monday as settlement talks continue First lady to urge governors to help veterans find jobs Michelle Obama surprises at Oscars Gibbs: I was ordered not to acknowledge drone program existed Taking a bite out of the Pentagon This week: The last week before sequester Budget, defense hawks battle over how deeply to cut Pentagon spending The Hill Poll: Voters: Pentagon should bear the brunt of deficit cuts Opinion: GOP blockade hurts us all Opinion: Windows of opportunity closing Dem Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick returns for second stint on Capitol Hill Staff frustrated with lack of guidance from House leaders on sequester Political movies take top Oscars, but Michelle Obama steals the show Surprise! Michelle Obama presents Best Picture award at Oscars Obama tells nation’s governors: ‘We’ve got more work to do’ White House details state-by-state impact of looming sequester cuts