The Hill Articles: March 26, 2013

Top tax-writer Baucus shows his hand with Senate budget vote Supreme Court justices may duck decision on same sex marriage Defining polarization, part two Under Contract It’s all partisan —except jobs Idea of ‘absolute’ rights distorts debate over guns The next budget battle Actor Barry Floyd to Obama: Focus on climate change in your second term, not your critics Natural gas industry group lands senior API lobbyist for top job Weyants World: March 27, 2013 ‘Fall to Grace:’ Alexandra Pelosi takes a look into Jim McGreevey’s life after politics Own immigration reform Blinded by ideology Congressman flies rainbow pride flag outside House office Automakers, at White House, parry oil industry on EPA rule Funding bill provision discourages federal purchasing of Chinese IT equipment Romney adviser joins law and lobby firm GAO: Mixed signals by US on religion creating tensions House plans hearing on abuse of phone subsidy program Police arrest man they say threatened to blow up lawmaker’s building Hanabusa splits with Schatz on government funding vote New DOD strategic review won’t sink Marine Corps’s postwar plans House Natural Resources spokesman joins policy staff for Sen. Scott Broadcasters urge FCC not to ‘score’ stations for auction Obama to sit for immigration interview with Telemundo Hagel might have final say on controversial missile defense program Report: Bin Laden ‘shooter’ booted from SEAL Team Six DAY’S END ROUNDUP FDA under more pressure to regulate painkillers Sen. Johnson announces retirement Conn. Dems push for turning historic Colt gun factory into national park Waters praises housing agency for challenging costly ‘forced’ insurance Administration rejects rebels’ request to shoot down Syrian warplanes Obama signs funding bill, avoiding shutdown Dems fundraising off nation’s strictest abortion law Regulations on civilian nuke exports draw GOP scrutiny Pentagon denies training Syrian rebels in Jordan Senators call for international probe into Cuban activist’s death Obama honors Kings, Galaxy at White House ceremony Sen. Tester: I’m ‘proud’ to support same-sex marriage Schumer tells FDA to require ‘anti-abuse’ features on generic painkiller White House defends voter registration through ObamaCare Audio and transcript: Supreme Court Hollingsworth v. Perry Oral Argument Civil rights groups want lowest possible phone rates for prisoners White House mum on plan to link citizenship path to border security Obama names Julia Pierson to be first female director for Secret Service Crowley’s rendition of ‘American Pie’ scores big with Pelosi White House warns GOP against filibuster on gun control bill Dem senator calls GOP filibuster threat on gun legislation an ‘outrage’ Pentagon: North Korean threats will ‘achieve nothing’ US faces challenge in combating transnational terrorist threat Florida, Colorado take on Kansas in fight over $427M Air Force contract Steele: Priebus ‘crapping’ on my legacy Governors implore White House to assess coal export emissions Santorum endorses Sanford’s opponent in South Carolina Actress Mindy Kaling wants ‘House of Cards-style’ weekend in Washington House Dem calls for equal opportunity access to federal STEM grants Congress can stop Assad’s enablers North Dakota governor signs nation’s most restrictive abortion bill Anti-obesity grants aimed at nation’s poor Conservatives should seize the environmental issue Lawmakers want vote on bill easing firings of State Dept. workers Report: Energy Dept. mismanaged stimulus-backed climate program Poll: Colbert’s sister leads Mark Sanford in likely House matchup Report: LA Kings coach to press Obama on Keystone pipeline Buyer’s remorse over medical device tax TSA: Loaded gun confiscated at DC airport WATCH LIVE: Obama welcomes Los Angeles Kings, Galaxy to White House Udall to introduce legislation on domestic drones Gang of Eight to tour border in rush to finish immigration bill Remembering the chemical atttacks against the Kurds Heritage Action joins push for expanded email protections House Appropriations Committee shuffles top GOP staff Analysis finds Medicaid expansion will benefit veterans Rep. Israel becomes matzo master during Passover Feds want New York to return $27.5M in Medicaid payments Washington has cut spending below pre-recession level, CBO finds Sequestration cuts threaten to undermine VAWA programs Clinton to deliver Howard University commencement speech Report: Petraeus to apologize for affair in public speech Shatner ‘appalled’ by IRS ‘Trek’ spoof Napolitano refuses to use email, calls it ‘inefficient’ Consumer confidence dips back down Home prices continue rebound as sales slow Enviros decry Virginia tax on hybrid cars Green groups, billionaire threaten primaries against pro-Keystone Dems Senators urge Olympic Committee to reconsider ending wrestling Housing regulator targets costly ‘forced’ insurance practices Poll: New Jersey voters divided on potential Christie presidency, but weight not a factor Obama administration claims wins on UN Human Rights Council Halligan falls, judgeships vacant, gay marriage pending, Siegelman wronged Silicon Valley is key to nation’s cyber defense Poll: Markey leads Lynch in Mass. Senate Democratic primary The challenges of affordable care Napolitano coy on White House bid DCCC slams Ryan budget as ‘Robin Hood in reverse’ Former President Clinton to appear on ‘Colbert Report’ Report: Gingrey will make Senate bid official on Wednesday GOP lawmakers look to repeal Medicaid expansion News bites: Eyes on Arkansas News bites: ‘Fat tax’ Ahmadinejad’s transition from presidency may prove difficult Gingrich launches fundraising effort to retire $4.7 million campaign debt News bites: Yahoo pays $30 million for news app McCain won’t stop saying ‘illegal’ immigrant Poll: Support for new gun control drops by double-digit margin since Sandy Hook News bites: Obscure energy regulator flexes its muscles SEIU launches ad campaign urging immigration reform Gun store refuses to sell Giffords’s husband Mark Kelly assault weapon Immigration reform: Future flow must meet economic need News bites: Cyprus fallout President Obama celebrates Passover Seder at the White House Trio of GOP senators threaten filibuster of gun-control legislation Kerry says he’s ‘on the same page’ with Karzai after Afghanistan visit Begich latest senator to endorse gay marriage News bites: Battle over green energy mandates After taking hit in the polls, Obama pivots back to immigration reform MORNING READ Dem lawmaker seeks to mend fences with post-Chavez Venezuela