The Hill Articles: June 27, 2013

Senate votes to confirm Obama’s regulatory czar OVERNIGHT TECH: Tech cheers passage of Senate immigration bill Rep. Campbell to retire in 2014 OVERNIGHT MONEY: Lerner gets another look House votes to double oil revenue cap for Gulf states FCC moves to approve SoftBank’s purchase of Sprint OVERNIGHT HEALTH: GOP doubles down on Sebelius fundraising calls OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Boston bombing suspect indicted on federal murder, terrorism charges OVERNIGHT ENERGY: House caps off week with drilling vote House panel denies cuts to Army network Russia pulls all military personnel out of Syria Republicans blast Sebelius, demand ObamaCare fundraising docs Obama calls for House to act on immigration Biden briefs senators on Syria EPA issues new refrigerator Energy Star standards Immigration: Schumer wins, Rubio wins, Obama wins, liberals win, Boehner loses, and the right (Ted Cruz, Rand Paul) loses big DAY’S END ROUNDUP Vulnerable Dems risk defeat with yes votes on immigration bill White House set to suspend trade privileges for Bangladesh Laughter fills Senate chamber as Moran flubs immigration vote DOMA ruling could limit ObamaCare eligibility Booker slammed for agreeing to just two debates 14 Republicans back immigration bill White House requests $70 billion for new intelligence programs, operations Reid chokes up before final passage More than half of GOP senators vote no GOP leaders all vote against immigration bill Obama to nominate housing agency watchdog to be State IG Potential 2016 GOP candidates split Senate approves immigration bill 68-32 Greens to State Dept: Redo Keystone XL report Michelle Obama posts first photos, video on Instagram Rule of law and a quick Senate confirmation: An important vote for the Pentagon’s top attorney Obama taps Binz for electric grid chief House members revive infrastructure bank proposal White House: Mandela family’s wishes will dictate South Africa schedule Republican lawmaker to NFL and NBA: Don’t do ObamaCare’s ‘dirty work’ Obama taps DNC chief Patrick Gaspard as South Africa ambassador Senate panel to probe Smithfield Foods purchase Court aids Hobby Lobby’s challenge to contraception mandate House passes bill expanding protections for reporting sexual assault in the military WH: Hong Kong’s story of Snowden escape ‘simply not credible’ Corzine will face civil charges over collapse of financial firm in 2011 House votes to implement US-Mexico offshore energy deal Time for DOE to follow the law and approve LNG export projects Jeb Bush to give award to Hillary Clinton Landrieu may float competing US-Mexico bill with revenue-sharing Hagel attends first panel reviewing Pentagon sexual assault policies Rubio uses parents’ story of immigration in plea for support of reform Grand jury indicts Boston bombing suspect on 30 counts Senate GOP fight breaks open over spending bills House panel rebukes Obama for vacant oversight job Watchdog groups charge lenders with deceiving service members, vets Lawmakers: No, no. We don’t eat Twinkies Marriage equality with a stroke of a pen Grassley: Immigration reform ‘falls far short’ on national security GOP knocks IRS chief for 30-day report Watt’s bid to head housing regulator an uphill climb Senators float long-awaited nuclear waste bill Industry to EPA: Pull back “reckless” gas sulfur regs Collins joins Dems in blasting House transportation, housing bill Prominent Republican lobbyist lands job at Chamber of Commerce Pelosi: Farm bill does not portend immigration’s fate Perry: ‘Unfortunate’ Davis didn’t learn from her experience as a single mother Keystone pipeline – why the wait? The IRS’s latest misstep on the 501(c)(4) front Senate votes 68-32 to end debate on immigration; 4 p.m. final vote Senators begin drive for tax reform by wiping the slate clean Obama: Visit to Goree Island a ‘very powerful moment’ Boehner: Immigration bill will require majority of both parties in the House Pelosi tries to jumpstart budget conference Senate adopts committee amendments to immigration reform Safety office blames ‘holes’ in regulations for Texas factory blast Press beats lawmakers 11-8 in softball charity game Foxx confirmed for transportation chief America’s heartland depends on Medicare Part B NSA collected email records in bulk under Obama administration House GOP mulls splitting farm bill GOP to make EPA a climate ‘battleground’ GOP Rep. threatens to impeach Obama if American troops are killed in Syria LaHood: Prospect for new highway bill ‘not good’ in House USDA targets candy, cola in new school nutrition regulations Senate candidate, WWE founder McMahon joins consultancy firm Bipartisan bill aims to reduce redundancy, pay down deficit Obama urges widespread testing for HIV FCC’s Rosenworcel: Use ‘carrots’ to free up government spectrum Lawmaker says tearful goodbye to father on House floor Dem groups hammer Cotton in new ad in Arkansas Senate race The Lautenberg-Vitter chemicals bill is bipartisan progress Ecuador nixes trade deal, offers US cash for ‘education about human rights’ Friday’s meeting announcements: FCC meeting Dem lawmaker: Congress might miss July 1 student loan deadline Pending home sales hit highest level since late 2006 Senate Dems continue push to extend 3.4 percent student loan rate CIA rebuffs Congress on ‘torture’ findings Capitol Hill staffers focus of new series IMF: ‘Climate change will create jobs’ McConnell: Without ‘trigger’ I can’t support immigration reform Microsoft claims right to publish surveillance data Grijalva is the best choice for Ranking Member of House Natural Resources Committee Reid calls seated vote on immigration New regs for Friday: ObamaCare mandate A federal wireless policy built on carrots, not sticks Dems offer bill to repeal DOMA Obama clashes with African host on gay rights Booker holds lead in New Jersey Senate race News bites: Dish drops Clearwire bid Treasury IG: Liberal groups weren’t targeted by IRS like Tea Party Obama: Mandela a ‘hero’ with lasting legacy News bites: All systems go News bites: Close to sunrise Jettisoning diversity visa program hurts African emigrants Report: Pro-Clinton group meeting with Democratic donors Jobless claims fall; wages, spending rise Obama: Court erred on voting rights Report: CIA launches ‘Honor the Oath’ campaign to crack down on leaks News bites: Scrutiny of chemical regulation mounts in wake of Texas blast Thursday: Finishing immigration (maybe) US ‘won’t scramble jets’ to capture ‘hacker’ Snowden, says Obama Tennessee man charged in Romney tax return extortion plot Schumer ‘happy’ with Senate GOP support on immigration as vote nears News bites: King Coal swings back at Obama climate plan Obama: Gay marriages in one state should apply in another Unwanted medical treatment: a painful nightmare we cannot afford Frank: Credit Boehner for ruling Longtime State Dept. diplomat heads to International Energy Agency News bites: Immigration day Critics say Senate bill will be ‘magnet’ attracting illegal immigrants K St. feeding frenzy expected from ‘blank slate’ tax reform Republican Senate primary in Iowa a ‘jumble’ of untested candidates Timing of legalization becomes key to immigration reform chances GOP prepares to pummel red-state Dems on immigration reform votes Pepper spray CEO touts ‘nonlethal’ school safety products Gay lobby’s next target: Benefits in all 50 states MORNING READ Supreme Court decision triggers massive overhaul of regulations Lawmakers likely to push voting rights Supreme Court boosts gay marriage