The Hill Articles: June 17, 2013

Senate passes bill to allow research on organ transplants for HIV patients Bottom Line Three land use bills easily pass the House Senator warns against repeating mistakes of Middle Eastern intervention OVERNIGHT MONEY: Spending bills moving Weyant’s World: June 18, 2013 OVERNIGHT TECH: Wheeler to come before Senate Commerce panel OVERNIGHT HEALTH: Obama threatens to veto GOP abortion bill Glenn Beck to attend ‘Audit the IRS’ rally at Capitol Our true pastime: Spying End two wars, start another Player of the Week: Rep. Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) Lawmaker looks to split farm, food stamp provisions in the farm bill Dairy supply management bad for consumers Senate votes to confirm two judicial nominees OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Obama defends NSA programs Obama threatens to veto House farm bill House immigration reform group kept their meetings secret for years Union chief pushes Senate Dems to use ‘nuclear option’ Obama fails to sway Putin on Syria Obama threatens to veto GOP abortion ban Obama doubles down on NSA defense as poll numbers slip Vietnam ping pong: House sends memorial bill to the Senate… again Attack on Holder is attack on civil rights DAY’S END ROUNDUP Obama administration must keep up the fight to defeat Alzheimer’s Leadership shakeup at influential FDIC office OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Double dose of DOE in the House Coats: NSA leaker is no hero, should be prosecuted Paper’s suit reveals ‘indefinite detainees’ at Gitmo Report: Pentagon to open SEALs, Army Rangers to women Bitcoin transactions taxable, says GAO Rohrabacher: Boehner ‘should be removed as Speaker’ if he moves Senate immigration bill GOP lawmaker blames Pelosi for House immigration stalemate Liberty Mutual lures lobbyist from Citigroup GOP lawmaker says members should visit the border before voting on immigration Obama administration: Mail talks with Cuba ‘not a signal of anything’ bigger Issa subpoenas ObamaCare files Leahy: GOP calls for costly border security, yet in ‘cruel irony’ slashes safety net Corker blocks Afghan war funds over CIA ‘ghost money’ program Cruz to introduce voter ID amendment to counteract Supreme Court ruling GAO: IRS needs to keep an eye on virtual currencies Sen. Schumer to Amtrak: Allow bikes on upstate NY trains Snowden: Internet giants ‘misleading’ about surveillance program Clear Channel hires Dem operative to lead political ad business Reid: GOP doesn’t want public to see ‘how crazy their budget priorities are’ Pallone challenges Booker to multiple debates in New Jersey Senate race Energy Department warns House of limits on natural gas testimony Ex-regulator: Dodd Frank ‘a field day’ for lawyers Poll: Majority oppose Obama decision to arm Syrian rebel groups Congressman saved after popcorn-choking incident McCain: Secret email accounts fuel distrust Dairy lobby names new CEO Playing word games while Iran builds bombs TSA agent tells teen to ‘cover herself’ NSA leaker: Being called traitor by Dick Cheney is high honor Sanders: We don’t need foreign students to work entry-level jobs Snowden makes his case Snowden: I have not talked to China Obama allows more Syrian refugees to settle in US Lawmakers request review of mental health programs Intelligence community probing hundreds of illegal leaks since 2011 Snowden: Facebook, Google ‘misleading’ in denials about surveillance program Rick Perry vetoes pay equity for women, raising Democratic prospects in Texas It’s FAH-lay-o-mahv-uh-EN-guh from American suh-MOH-uh Supreme Court rules ‘pay-for-delay’ drug deals can be illegal FCC proposes making TV menus accessible to blind Supreme Court knocks down Arizona law requiring voters to prove citizenship Small business needs a balanced immigration bill Dodd: There’s more cursing on ‘Veep’ than in the Senate Dem bill would require companies to give workers paid time off to vote Homebuilder confidence hits highest level in 7 years Top House Intel Dem: US not spying on Chinese civilians Energy secretary pledges to keep momentum behind solar power Law firm snags veteran of tech antitrust battles Obama taps Clifford Sloan to lead Guantánamo closure Obama, EU leaders launch trade talks GOP bill would cut renewable energy spending in half My gender does not make me a liberal GOP senator: Immigration bill should have started in the House Feds raid 7-Eleven stores in immigration bust Tuesday’s meeting announcements: Veterans research review This Week in Tech: Obama’s FCC pick faces the Senate Supremes take up racial bias case Sessions: Gang of Eight amendments should be viewed with ‘great skepticism’ Memo to the new energy czar: We need a new approach to nuclear waste New regs for Tuesday: ObamaCare exchange guidelines Sen. Begich says he’s more a Rockefeller Republican than Pelosi Democrat Paper to host online chat with NSA leaker Edward Snowden Week ahead: Final approach for Foxx? Sen. Durbin: We don’t need 70 votes in Senate for immigration reform Pro-Obama advocacy group launches first ad touting healthcare law NRSC hits Senate Dems on IRS, ObamaCare Week ahead: Obama, Putin to talk Syria at G8 summit Week ahead: Abortion bill heads to House floor Medicare still needs reform Apple details law enforcement requests for customer data Report: State senator considering primary challenge to Rounds in South Dakota Schatz lands big union endorsement in race against Hanabusa Monday: Vietnam, land bills and judges News bites: Running toward ObamaCare Cantor: Abuse of power led to Obama poll drop News bites: China presses US to explain surveillance programs The week ahead: Gas exports in focus, Keystone battle heats up, and a big dose of Moniz News bites: Watching the Fed Report: UK spied on phone calls, emails at 2009 G20 summit News bites: Financial services sites on a collision course with regulators Obama: Northern Ireland a ‘blueprint’ for ending other conflicts News bites: Obama leaves climate tool ‘on shelf,’ North Dakota’s oil surge and more Poll: Obama approval rating drops amid slew of controversies This week: Bernanke takes center stage Obama keeps Dems, GOP guessing Who is he? Obama keeps allies, enemies guessing in second term Opinion: Obama, NSA deserve thanks Opinion: Moderates at risk in GOP Rep. Wagner seeks to strengthen female voice in Republican Party Al-Monitor.com Editor and CEO Andrew Parasiliti: Obama gambles for peace, risks mission creep in Syria Team Obama: Where are they now? Celebs push Obama to eliminate nuclear weapons DNI denies NSA analysts can tap calls without a warrant