The Hill Articles: July 1, 2013

Upton announces staff changes on Energy and Commerce subpanel Snowden: Obama using ‘old, bad political tools of aggression’ OVERNIGHT ENERGY: See you next week! Putin keeps Obama, Washington on edge over Snowden end game Mark Kelly accuses Sen. Heller refusing to meet because of NRA New scheduling rules for truck drivers take effect Dem resolution would let ‘mobile Congress’ cast votes from home Warren Buffett welcomes Hillary to Twitter Landrieu vows to fight horse slaughter through ‘swift congressional action’ DAY’S END ROUNDUP Chemical, oil companies fear potential EPA rule will expose trade secrets Poll: Many uninsured are unaware of individual mandate GOP seeks to tie McConnell foe to Obama climate policy Lawmaker pushing to split farm bill finding ‘a lot of interest’ in GOP Rep. Barton ‘disappointed’ by Google’s answers on Glass privacy Democrats land top recruit to challenge McConnell in Kentucky SEC promotes legislative affairs director Michelle Obama live-tweets Tanzania visit Mica: TSA ‘cooked the books’ to inflate screening costs Fiorina: Regulations ‘choking the entrepreneurial life’ out of economy GOP lawmaker criticizes J. Lo. for Turkmenistan show GAO: Corporations pay one-third of statutory rate Study: ObamaCare rule covering 930K young adults Sen. Warren spars with student lender over loan rates Report: Petraeus getting $200K from college Paul Ryan puckers up French parties join calls to give Snowden asylum Manufacturing growth improved in June Foxx to resign as Charlotte mayor Monday Snowden seeks asylum in Russia Jeb Bush: Republicans must ‘cease being the obstacle’ to immigration reform Poll: Clinton tops Bush, Rubio among Hispanic voters for 2016 Bachmann: ‘We should abolish the current tax code’ GOP congressman: I’m hearing rapper Pitbull everywhere! LaHood touts transit, bikes in final blog post HHS partners with libraries on ObamaCare outreach White House Chief of Staff McDonough should be fired over IRS scandal Obama defends work in Africa Lockheed Martin creates new international arm Administration wants prostate cancer covered for 9/11 responders Dem resolution would let ‘mobile Congress’ cast votes from home Sarah Palin should start a ‘Freedom Party’ Obama ‘heartbroken’ over Arizona firefighter deaths EPA sends White House revised emissions rule for new power plants President: ‘Painful’ wildfire deaths in Arizona raise ‘broader questions’ Green Party leader wants Germany to grant Snowden asylum Online privacy regulations for kids take effect Lundergan Grimes to announce decision on Kentucky Senate race Rep. Peter King: ‘KGB thug’ Putin outsmarting Obama over Snowden GOP blames Senate Democrats as student loan rates spike Obama declines to call for resignation of Egypt’s president Tuesday’s meeting announcements: Legal Service Corporation’s finance panel Sen. Casey calls on Congress to restore Voting Rights protections ‘Friday Night Lights’ star teams up with Planned Parenthood on fundraising drive Stop Obama’s war on coal New regs for Tuesday: ObamaCare birth-control rule Healthcare sector fueling job recovery, study finds Consumer spending lags behind economic confidence, says Gallup Obama announces enhanced trade with Africa FCC takes up Obama’s plan for faster Internet in schools Lew: There’s a ‘deficit of confidence’ in the IRS that must be rebuilt News bites: July starts on upbeat note Finding jobs for Cole and his peers Conservative group endorses Capito primary challenger in West Virginia Senate race Obama launches poaching crackdown Supreme Court’s decision harms minorities News bites: Jolt News bites: EU officials angry over spying claims Begich: It’s ‘far past time’ for the Senate to confirm an ATF director Obama: Africa is ‘rising’ NRCC hammers Democrats on student loan rate hikes McCain: Sacrifice of firefighters ‘will never be forgotten’ Lawmaker: Reopen probe into Gen. Allen, Jill Kelley emails News bites: Inside a battle of titans in Ecuador Obama, Bush to meet Tuesday at embassy bombing memorial Trump: ‘Terrible traitor’ Snowden embarrassing US Energy secretary: Oil markets can handle Iranian export cuts Kerry calls spying on allies ‘not unusual,’ downplays EU claims George W. Bush: Snowden ‘damaged’ the nation’s security News bites: Bitcoin exchange registers with U.S. regulators Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov: Why Azerbaijan Can Serve As Peacemaker and Bridge-Builder Obama: 19 firefighters killed battling Arizona blaze are ‘heroes’ Obama ’08 backers embrace Clinton Opinion: Boehner’s impossible job