The Hill Articles: July 31, 2013

No beer summit for Christie, Paul Congressional comeback Obama defends Larry Summers against charges he is unfit to be Fed chairman DC institutions offer myriad options for further education Under Contract OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Carbon battle reaches House floor House GOP delays three ‘stop government abuse’ bills Don’t jump to regulations first when accidents occur Q&A on federal financial aid Resources for advanced degree-seekers Education is the first line of defense in cybersecurity OVERNIGHT TECH: Administration launches copyright review Weyants World: August 1, 2013 OVERNIGHT MONEY: Here comes THUD OVERNIGHT HEALTH: Obama reassures Dems on ObamaCare No harmful substances in suspicious mail Children brought into United States illegally refuse to leave their parents behind House dismisses new Iran president, votes to boost sanctions OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Pentagon details deep sequester cuts Women are also part of US history Obama taps replacement for embassy security official removed over Benghazi Bulworth on Obama Paul invites Christie for a beer A divided GOP will fall Panel advances bill requiring more scrutiny of federal regs House Intel leaders: Guardian report ‘irresponsibly misleading’ Student loan bill passes House, heads to Obama Senate Dems: Energy drinks marketed like cigarettes Poll: Half of Louisiana voters open to ousting Landrieu Study: Single-payer healthcare system would save billions Camp: Tax reform bill to be marked up before debt-ceiling deadline House Republicans seek to force changes in EPA ‘fracking’ study McCain threatens to fight funding for new presidential helicopter Bill giving Congress power over regulations draws veto threat Fix the ‘doc fix’ for good DAY’S END ROUNDUP Dem compares House transportation bill failure to ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’ Coburn to block OPM nominee over ObamaCare concerns Twitter releases transparency report: U.S. government makes most data requests Legal fictions Judge blocks North Dakota abortion law Obama grants Cubans much longer stays in the US Foxx to hit the road to Missouri, Wisconsin Top Armed Services Dem: Just ditch sequestration House passes bills to rein in IRS White House vows veto of bill carving IRS out of ObamaCare rollout Senate panel plans fall hearing on biofuel rule DSCC chairman: ObamaCare won’t sink Democrats Sen. Heitkamp flying back to Washington to cast decisive vote on ATF nominee Government should respect Native American sovereignty Camp ‘looking’ at Michigan Senate race House Judiciary Committee approves cellphone unlocking bill Cotton’s decision to run for Senate gives GOP ‘rock star’ candidate in Arkansas Weiner keeping aide following rant No sign of progress in latest round of White House debt talks Female House Dems jump into Yellen’s corner Rep. Rogers: New transportation, housing funding unlikely after House impasse UN: Chemical weapons investigators headed to Syria ‘as soon as possible’ Playboy, Penthouse pulled from shelves at military stores US declassifies details of NSA phone call surveillance program House panel votes to block Interior’s ‘fracking’ rule The SEC’s power grab threatens to distort the US justice system King, Capuano looking for online gambling bill cosponsors Obama: Traditional journalism is dead Court orders lower cap on swipe fees Issa accuses Treasury of stonewalling ObamaCare probe, threatens subpoena Obama reassures Dems: ObamaCare on ‘right side of history’ Obama emphasizes Keystone XL emissions potential with Senate Dems Carney: Obama is focusing on the economy, not Filner, Weiner behavior Lawmakers gird for overhaul of out-of-date toxic chemical safety rules Reforming chemical law means saving lives African leaders call on Congress to renew trade pact for 15 years Fed sticks with existing policy The Obamacare transformation McCain: Senate to tee up armed drone ops in defense authorization debate Obama to make fourth Leno appearance Senators grill Obama on Keystone, NSA surveillance programs Lawmakers summoned to spy briefing Report: White House staffers’ Gmail accounts breached House Dem wants canned tuna back in federal nutrition programs Lawmakers debate whether to name ocean waters after Reagan Kerry in Pakistan to talk drone strikes Health insurers revamp lobby team Rand Paul seeks to ‘ratchet down’ GOP feud with Chris Christie The making of an Iraq sequel with Iran Special operations commander briefs Armed Services panel on Benghazi Sen. Lee: Shutdown critics ‘will have a lot to answer for’ if ObamaCare survives Pelosi: Obama jobs plan presentation to House Dems ‘masterful’ Army launches inquiry into alleged civilian killings by US special forces Eastern establishment vs. the Texas Century: Rick Perry should lead Western conservatism McCain strolls into Dem caucus meeting Obama meets with House Dems on ‘jobs, middle class, growth’ Liberals blast Dems who voted to delay ObamaCare mandate Suspicious powder found in Senate mail McCain: ‘I’d like to be president’ Address the patent trolls, but don’t ignore the patent evaders Lawmaker recognized by Obama but not by Capitol officer Late night smash: Clinton at the White House Boehner: I’d hit the road too with Obama’s low poll numbers Report: Corporations have $1.2 trillion abroad Lawmaker to TSA: ‘Stop with the napping, the stealing, the tardiness and the disrespect’ Paul defeated in bid to end Egypt aid DOJ official: No ‘legal impediment’ to tracking every phone in US Tea Party group slams ObamaCare in latest ad Agency to drop ‘mental retardation’ label Senate Banking signs off on FHA reforms GAO to review overclassification problems Late senator takes center stage at toxic chemicals hearing Franken aims to reveal scope of NSA surveillance Pfeiffer says Fed chair pick coming in fall Boehner won’t rule out defunding ObamaCare in stopgap measure Building a wall around the welfare state, instead of the country Report: NSA XKeyscore program allows access to emails, chats without warrant Paul: Invest in Detroit, not Cairo Thursday’s meeting announcements: Indian trust panel heads to Alaska Pelosi presents Obama with dark chocolate birthday cake Conservative groups launch August recess immigration push Scarborough: Sen. Cruz ‘is a total train wreck,’ ‘completely ignorant’ Intelligence officials open to opposition before surveillance court McCain: Voting between Rand Paul and Hillary Clinton would be ‘tough choice’ Obama pushes GOP to strike new jobs deal McConnell: Democrats are trying to ‘blow up’ the budget agreement New regs for Thursday: Gathering ideas for healthcare nondiscrimination Chambliss: GOP ‘got our butts kicked’ in prior shutdowns Secretary Kerry, time for a fresh start on Keystone Reid accuses GOP of flipping on lowering corporate tax rates Steve King pranked by liberal group Poll: Voters oppose shutdown threat over ObamaCare Axelrod: Weiner won’t hurt Hillary News bites: Mixed bag State senator switches parties to challenge Rep. Rahall Obama to meet with House, Senate Dems in Capitol Hill visit Poll: Race for Markey’s seat wide open Dems seek racial profiling ban News bites: Fight or flight? News bites: Ad blitz The national broadband goal: A technology upgrade that leaves no one behind Private sector job growth shakes off fiscal pinch Sens. Landrieu, Hoeven to float Keystone XL resolution Quinn: Spitzer shouldn’t judge Weiner News bites: Gulf rig accident could shift regulators’ focus, and more Wednesday: Stop government abuse, student loans, Iran, spending US economy grows at 1.7 percent pace in second quarter News bites: Court upholds warrantless cellphone tracking Assange: Manning verdict a ‘dangerous’ precedent Biden jokes about co-hosting ‘Today’ show with Hillary Clinton Keep the rules—change the culture Weiner aide apologizes for trashing former intern News bites: FDA moving toward nicotine regulation GOP presses new FBI director to step up Benghazi investigation Report: Administration to declassify order for Verizon phone records Both sides of the aisle Kochs hire ex-Cantor aide to lobby against carbon tax New Democratic Coalition girds for 2014 Immigration lobby prepares to camp out in Republican districts over recess A look at one of the most beautiful House GOP faces recess pressure on immigration Dems flip position on tax reform to embrace Obama’s new proposal GOP senators hope for breakthrough in deficit talks with the White House Dems urge national discussion on racial justice following Trayvon Martin case Next Fed chief inherits expanded powers The Hill’s 50 Most Beautiful People House votes to restore some community housing grants Report: Weiner aide rips ex-intern Republican civil war on ObamaCare flares Manning could face life in jail Obama presses lawmakers to strike new deal on taxes, spending on jobs Google, Facebook, Wal-Mart, Macy’s call on Congress to combat patent trolls House passes asthma, coin, wildlife bills Senate passes bill aimed at boosting the soundness of reverse mortgages Mideast peace talks begin anew with Secretary Kerry in the driver’s seat Paul slams Christie as the ‘king of bacon’ Fracking fears are appalling Energy institute represents the interests of gas industry Overreaching danger Weyant’s World: July 31, 2013