The Hill Articles: June 21, 2013

House won’t consider 2014 agriculture spending bill next week Stella McCartney wants Chelsea Clinton to be her drinking buddy A closer look at next week… Senate plans immigration finale Obama congratulates Miami Heat head coach on team’s second NBA championship Obama nominates new Pentagon inspector general Pro-McConnell group going on air Obama has first meeting with members of civil liberties board NARAL condemns ‘outrageous’ Iowa abortion law White House: Security costs make up ‘bulk’ of Africa trip’s price tag Obama has ‘candid’ first meeting with members of civil liberties board DAY’S END ROUNDUP Senators to Kerry: Hammer out climate deal with India Gallup: Investors had been confident Boehner on the high wire House plans oversight on IRS, Dodd-Frank, and the red snapper President to nominate critic of ‘dark money’ to campaign agency Obama rewards top fundraisers with plum diplomatic posts Pritzker set for Commerce nod next week Obama to speak at OFA event LPL Financial hires former regulator to lead lobby team Foxx DOT vote scheduled for next week Senate committee will examine federal minimum wage fairness Schumer: Immigration reform bill does not yet have 70 votes U.S. Chamber expresses concern over consumer watchdog’s data-collection efforts The National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force needs to look closer at the Air Force Reserve Palin-affiliated group defends GOP House challenger after ‘streetwalker’ remarks Obama: Comey will ‘stand tall’ for justice as next FBI director Sen. Baldwin joins Senate Energy Committee Report: US secretly training Syrian rebels Reid schedules vote on border security amendment for Monday Count every penny in coal leasing debate Between the border and now GOP lawmaker proposes Lerner rule Report: FAA may allow more electronics use during flights Sponsor: Obstacles in path of Senate energy efficiency legislation White House lauds ‘breakthrough’ in immigration reform Ignoring the obvious in the minimum wage debate Consumer groups scold administration over delay to rearview camera rule Tea Party, Occupy Wall Street, Arab Spring, Brazil unrest and Hillary Clinton’s big choice Rep. Israel: New ‘Princesses’ reality TV show is ‘unacceptable’ Bangladesh hires K St. lobbyists amid outcry over fatal factory fire Report: ObamaCare call centers expect 42 million calls Icelandic executive offers plane flight to Snowden Hoeven expects border security agreement to be released today Sessions: Gang of Eight is ‘double counting’ funds from immigration bill 59 percent want women drafted The benefits of a competitive seat Dems float ‘Race to the Top’ energy bill Poll: GOP voters reject immigration bill, new workers Oversight Committee hearings go back in time — to 1970 Sessions says ‘magic amendment’ not enough to fix immigration bill James Gandolfini Congress’s dysfunction is not our country’s dysfunction Credit unions back regulatory overhaul McConnell blames public worker unions for Tea Party targeting Longest-serving congressman tries Google Glass Huntsman PAC backs Gomez in Massachusetts Senate race FAA investigating near mid-air plane collision in New York Monday’s meeting announcements: Vaccine rules Report: Syrian rebels take first shipment of foreign weapons Protecting the entrepreneurial dream Senators call for televised Supreme Court hearings New regs for Monday: Infant walkers Top pension fund to cover transgender healthcare, advocates say Report: GOP recruiting state Rep. to challenge Udall News bites: A comfortable seat News bites: Big lift Mobile boadband revolutionizing how doctors save lives News bites: Facebook unveils video-sharing service on Instagram Bill O’Reilly endorses immigration reform RNC outraises DNC for May News bites: FAA to relax rules on in-flight electronic use Friday: Border security debate in the Senate News bites: Worldwide News bites: Obama’s climate plan — ‘crazy’ or necessary? New documents suggest NSA can spy without warrant Energy companies should not be regulated like banks Obama to hear out ‘fierce libertarian’ concerns on NSA K St stunned at farm bill defeat Momentum shifts in immigration reform debate as Senate nears 70 votes Obama pressed to arm rebels in Syria Experts: Tough to stick perjury to Holder MORNING READ Reid hopes to complete work drafting border security deal by Friday