The Hill Articles: June 14, 2013

GOP leaders: No link between immigration meeting, conservative pressure Clinton: Christie ‘consorting with a leper’ Holder dodges GOP subpoena Consumer bureau alums at center of Bloomberg’s gun-control push Biden to stump for Markey in Massachusetts Judge: Obama exerted ‘unlawful command influence’ with remarks Gore: NSA program ‘violates’ Constitution Bill to repeal ObamaCare tax hits 218 cosponsors A closer look at next week… Abortion, farm bill, immigration Flag honor once kept for military deaths to be extended to government workers DOD omits details of secret disclosures in ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ report Obama rewards fundraisers with ambassadorships GOP lawmakers: Administration shouldn’t use climate change to justify endangered species Conservationists alarmed by big-cats bill DAY’S END ROUNDUP Bill Clinton: ‘I expect to support’ Hillary on ‘whatever’ she does in 2016 Senate panel calls service chiefs to testify on F-35 House to advance border security bill next week Booker hires Obama campaign veterans; Pallone staffs up for Senate bid Lawmakers question security value of ‘troubled’ port workers ID program Revolving door in full swing at new consumer bureau Lawmaker: Obama’s Africa trip would fund 1,350 weeks of White House tours Concerns abound over India’s trade practices Poll: Six months after Sandy Hook, 71 percent favor expanding background checks Gallup: Christie most popular GOP hopeful, least popular with GOP base First family to join Obama in Northern Ireland, Germany The odd couple: Christie, Clinton Budget Committee to hear from Duncan on education spending New Markey ad features Obama Chelsea Clinton: I hope my mom can ‘relax a little bit’ on Twitter The Gosnell nightmare: Ideas have consequences Heritage Action urges senators to oppose Cornyn’s border-security amendment Obama to press Putin on Syria when they meet Monday White House: Obama’s $100M Africa trip ‘great bang for our buck’ House Judiciary to mark up series of immigration bills next week GOP must lead on immigration, not be dragged by the far right UN secretary-general: Plan to arm Syrian rebels ‘not helpful’ Bypassing Senate, House GOP in talks with administration on student loan rates John Kerry, Jim Belushi both eyed eating at same DC restaurant GOP leader schedules farm bill vote Report: CIA will run US arming of Syrian rebels Student loan debt abounds for House freshmen White House: Obama will defend Internet spying to Europeans NSA leaker may have been working with Chinese, says King Bill Clinton: Congress should ‘look again’ at infrastructure bank Franks: The ‘taxpayer-funded abortion lobby is attacking me’ Odd praise for Bernanke House passes Defense bill aimed at blunting increase in sexual assaults House members introduce bill to stop TV devices from monitoring consumers at home Time to end EPA’s approval of dangerous new fuel blend before consumers are hurt Israel and the two Americas CBS News confirms reporter’s computer was hacked Lawmakers call for clampdown on prescription drug abuse House kills Dem proposal allowing nonreligious military chaplains Greenwald defends Snowden, slams Dems Pelosi’s wealth falls to $24.4 million FDA to address hacking risk for medical devices House votes to block Guantánamo detainee transfers to Yemen Sanford praises ‘God of second chances’ for giving him new platform in Congress Time to end ‘Government-by-Crisis’ Baucus: ‘Creeping’ interest in carbon tax IMF lowers US growth forecast, blames Washington GOP lawmaker wants hearings into why famed Chinese dissident left NYU Congressman tweets condolences to Stephen Colbert House: Exempt military personnel from DC gun laws Bill Clinton wants Congress to ‘look again’ at infrastructure bank Jeb Bush touts ‘fertile,’ pro-family immigrants Punishment to fit the (hate) crime California Dems ask Justice to investigate JPMorgan energy trades Tax reformers ready to hit the road House Intelligence chief Rogers opts out of Senate run in Michigan Senators introduce a bill to give churches tax credit under ObamaCare Monday’s meeting announcements: Assessing Gulf War illnesses Dodd-Frank repeal ‘ain’t gonna happen’ Russia rebuffs Obama on Syria, says he ‘fabricated’ evidence Barney Frank is right, immigration reform must move forward Bill Clinton looks to squash reports of his criticism of Obama New regs for Monday: Implementing defense cooperation Poll: Christie, Rubio leading Hillary Clinton in swing state Colorado News bites: Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile excluded from surveillance program Dem bill aims to end credit discrimination based on sexual orientation News bites: Double whammy Savings without changes News bites: Glitches Obama orders agencies to free up frequencies Report: Obama readies July climate plan Take heed of that CRNC report News bites: Regulator says cross-border swaps deal possible ahead of deadline Coburn blasts Holder over $58 million in DOJ spending on ‘junkets’ NDAA set for Friday passage after marathon amendment session News bites: Tough trade talks News bites: Exxon knocks gas export delays, Hansen knocks Dem climate plan, and more Wendy Davis for Texas Cornyn emerges as key to 70-vote threshold for immigration reform NRA has Pryor’s back — for now Path to 70 votes on immigration reform is through Cornyn PHOTOS: 2013 Congressional Baseball Game Dems trounce Republicans, 22-0, in 52nd annual Congressional Baseball Game White House says Syria used chemical weapons, crossing Obama’s red line House hits Iran, North Korea, Russia in last NDAA votes of the day More NDAA amendments: UN arms treaty, drone kills, Taiwan F-16 sales House: No recreational upgrades for detainees at Guantánamo