The Hill Articles: January 15, 2013

NRA-branded shooting app faces backlash OVERNIGHT MONEY: House wraps up work on Sandy aid OVERNIGHT HEALTH: Will mental health be part of gun recommendations? Weyants World: January 16, 2013 OVERNIGHT TECH: Facebook unveils ‘graph search’ feature Inaugural balls and celebrations Time for the politics of problem-solving A call to service OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Senior DOE official to talk natural-gas exports Lawmakers slam DOJ prosecution of Swartz as ‘ridiculous, absurd’ OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Hagel gets a boost from Schumer DAY’S END ROUNDUP Obama to add DC ‘taxation without representation’ license plate to limos Mayor Gray thanks Obama for switching to District license plates McCarthy: NRA coming to Capitol Hill next week Rangel to be top Democrat on trade subcommittee Talk radio host Joe Walsh? Housing regulator shoring up finance staff House kills amendment to offset Sandy relief bill with spending cuts Rep. Sherman loses leadership battle on key foreign affairs subcommittee McDermott lands top Dem spot on healthcare panel Treasury halts investment in retirement fund due to debt limit Pelosi slams Boehner, says cost of DOMA legal defense now $3M DC Metro preps riders for Obama inauguration Schumer calls on VA to investigate exposure to fatal viruses through insulin pens ‘Hey, you look a lot like Nixon’ Poll: Sen. Kay Hagan holds modest leads over potential opponents Fed agency: 2012 was 10th-warmest year on record worldwide White House: Rubio immigration proposals ‘bode well’ for reform efforts Mark Sanford announces he’s running for the House Rep. Capuano declines to run in likely Massachusetts special election Poll: Hagel support divided on party lines Rand Paul: Obama acting ‘like a king’ on guns, vows to fight executive actions Treasury removes backstop to Fed lending program White House releases details on private swearing-in ceremony Working our way back to prosperity through expanded free trade Carney: Obama to announce proposed gun violence reduction plans Wednesday On first day in office, Gov. Pence imposes regulatory moratorium in Indiana The GOP needs a new vocabulary to win debt showdown Sen. Cruz impressed by new desk assignment House advances $50B Sandy relief package White House: Morsi committed to peace despite anti-semitic comments Hoyer: Deal to raise federal debt limit must include new revenues Chef Schumer? Senator plates pie ahead of inauguration Court denies challenge to EPA ethanol ruling Business groups, lawmakers back plan to start talks on a services industry trade deal Sandy Levin: Tax, entitlement reform can only come after debt ceiling, sequester Wyden requests legal files on killings of American citizens from Brennan House GOP leaders will play smaller part in ‘March for Life’ Dem lawmaker: Passing gun control in House will be ‘very difficult’ SPOTTED: A who’s who of political reporters dining at BLT Steak Obama to unveil gun violence reduction proposals Wednesday Dem Rep. Sanchez: Passing new gun restrictions will be tough sell in House Oil industry group snags two House GOP aides Caperton rules out West Virginia Senate bid, Goodwin remains mum Petition to fire DOJ lawyer hits threshold in wake of activist suicide 150 years after Emancipation Proclamation; Too many people are still for sale Transit group wants House to pass Hurricane Sandy relief bill Oil industry escalates attacks on biofuel mandate Report: Obama close to naming McDonough as chief of staff EPA says new air quality revisions will slash industry costs, health risks AARP chief fires warning shot on chained CPI Eshoo to reintroduce wireless bill in coming weeks Members tweet pride in reading the Constitution on House Floor Poe expects Judiciary Committee will act to limit spying by drones RNC chairman backs changes to electoral vote apportionment Toomey: Obama’s statements on debt ceiling are ‘patently false’ Ways and Means announces subcommittee chairmen House Democrat challenges Reid: ‘Wake up’ and pass assault weapons ban Mulvaney predicts $17 billion Sandy aid will pass with majority of GOP Conservative sees uphill battle for key Sandy amendment Trade panel gets new chairman Republican leader calls on Obama to honor French request for aid in Mali Foreign aid: A Beltway outsider perspective Usher, Clarkson, Weinstein and Simmons coming to town for Obama’s inauguration Presidential inaugural pork House Dems ask members to invite gun violence victims to State of the Union A window of doom AARP, AFL-CIO urge OMB to issue Sunshine Act rules A better fiscal fix First lady and Wal-Mart team up for veterans initiative Schumer backs Hagel for Defense secretary, boosting his chances Portman: Obama ‘compelling’ on debt ceiling, but spending cuts necessary Gingrich: Obama trying to ‘bully’ House Republicans Google makes new electricity push Fitch warns downgrade of US credit is likely if debt ceiling isn’t raised US climate diplomat says emissions deal in nations’ ‘core interest’ Rep. Himes ready to race fellow Connecticut reps for new Twitter followers Dem proposes giving Treasury power to raise the debt ceiling CDC responds to Hugh Jackman comment on flu shot Reid, Pelosi and Clinton are right: POTUS can act to avoid a debt-ceiling crash Major enrollment push planned for Obama healthcare law Tuesday’s global agenda: France seeks international support for Mali intervention Cuccinelli only Republican to file for governor in Virginia News bites: Slow down The courage to be blamed Some Massachusetts Democrats lukewarm on Markey News bites: SEC moves to lift investor solicitation ban Tuesday: Reading the Constitution, starting work on Sandy relief Chaffetz: Obama trying ‘to scare people’ over debt limit Chelsea Clinton to headline Inaugural service event News bites: Climate bill post-mortem, Big Oil’s crystal ball, and more Sen. Boxer to back Hagel for Defense post News bites: Extra time News bites: Dell looks to go private Biden spoke with Newtown families, says son Halvorson holds narrow lead for Jackson Jr. seat in internal poll from Hutchinson Scientists: Backing Keystone pipeline would ‘undermine’ Obama’s climate legacy Boehner defector Rep. Labrador won’t talk about his vote for Speaker No primary battle for McConnell could create room for deficit deal ‘Pretty friendly guy’ Obama says he’s wooed Republican lawmakers Roundtable’s chief lobbyist Bill Miller: Taking care of business MORNING READ House panel blocks most GOP attempts to trim Sandy disaster-relief bill Obama knocks GOP over debt ceiling, says US not a ‘deadbeat nation’ White House tells Paul Ryan it won’t meet budget deadline Weyants World: Jan. 15, 2013 President to unveil gun control legislation amid doubts it can pass Bottom Line Clinton to testify on Benghazi next week Time to purge Treasury targets drug cartel cash Gun debate overheats Limits on consumers’ Internet use fuel calls for federal investigation Haggling over Hagel Dems with eyes on 2016 White House run talk gun control House votes against adjourning, sticks around to make speeches Finishing touches for the inaugural