The Hill Articles: May 13, 2013

Turmoil toughens IRS job on healthcare Bottom Line Scandal is big government Dems, GOP take hits on Senate recruits Conference only solution Obama needs a Drudge What’s missing from climate debate Worst parts of Obama’s unpopular healthcare law coming soon They got to be very good friends Jim Lehrer: This time I mean it, no more debates Player of the week: Internal Revenue Service OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Senate panel gases up IRS: Acting commissioner found about Tea Party targeting in May 2012 OVERNIGHT MONEY: Senate tackles farm bill Justice Department secretly seized AP reporters’ phone records GOP probes Sebelius fundraising push Weyant’s World: May 14, 2013 Poll: Americans not closely following developments in Benghazi investigation OVERNIGHT HEALTH: Republicans tie ObamaCare to IRS scandal OVERNIGHT TECH: McCain to push for ‘a la carte’ cable bill Top tech groups press for changes to Gang of Eight bill ahead of markup Democrats seek to ease Asian American concerns over family visa changes OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Obama says GOP attacks on Benghazi are political ‘sideshow’ Lawmaker dings Justice Department with ‘Call Me Maybe’ tweet Obama dismisses GOP Benghazi probe as political ‘sideshow’ US bristles at Iran leadership of UN disarmament talks Obama blames GOP ‘hyper-partisanship’ for ‘blocking’ agenda Report: Warren Buffett warns against airline investing Report: Car bomb kills NATO troops in southern Afghanistan Conn. senator continues his call for gun control reforms DAY’S END ROUNDUP Medical device companies more frequently investigated under Obama OMB nominee promises ‘efficient and effective’ government CBO releases score on Senate farm bill Sessions urges colleagues to ask how immigration reform will affect workers Pentagon: Anti-missile systems to remain in Guam Is crowdfunding to be crowdless? Carney: White House lawyers knew of IRS investigation in April Consumer groups angered over ESPN plan to subsidize cellphone data plans House tries again to set up veterans’ housing advocate EMILY’s List founder joins effort to draft Hillary Clinton for 2016 presidential run Ways and Means sets hearing on IRS GOP Rep. Stockman: ‘Democrats worship abortion’ Maritime administrator stepping down Guns and the filibuster ‘SNL’ skit botches lawmakers’ names Abortion provider Gosnell convicted on three counts of murder Congress calls for IRS investigations Rep. Paulsen says he won’t run for Senate against Al Franken Reid: GOP would rather default on debt than form a budget conference USDA imposes environmental studies for genetically engineered crops GOP pushes new SEC head on JOBS Act regulations UK pushing for ‘flexibility’ to arm Syrian rebels Congress must act now to address mental illness in schoolchildren Feds warn sequester cuts weakened readiness for wildfire season Reid promises Senate action on IRS scandal Amtrak buying 70 new electric locomotives Sen. Hatch calls for Finance Committee hearing, investigation into IRS John Kerry’s brother to join Cabinet Poll: Voters trust Hillary Clinton more than GOP lawmakers on Benghazi McMorris Rodgers walks the catwalk, but her son steals the show Rubio PAC rallies to Ayotte’s defense Administration reasserts veto power over Fannie, Freddie salaries Obama: Benghazi probe a political ‘sideshow’ The IRS: Big Government gone bad TSA readies for hearing to review fine for naked protester Justice Dept. seeks to block court ruling on Plan B Liberal group calls for Yahoo, LinkedIn executives to quit Zuckerberg’s FWD.us Biofuel group taps new communications director Obama, Cameron raise pressure on Russia to help end Syrian conflict Treasury cops drop anti-money laundering wire transfer rule supplement Huntsman and Manchin launch radio show Obama, Cameron vow comprehensive US-EU trade deal Liberal group challenges Norquist to lobbying duel Obama will ‘not tolerate’ political targeting by IRS Biden delivers pep talk to Penn grads Obama calls IRS’s targeting of conservative groups ‘outrageous’ House Dem ‘outraged’ over IRS political targeting Sugar growers confident in farm bill victory Snowe: Senate needs a five-day work week Report: Mass. health law, similar to Obama’s, didn’t hurt employer benefits Pentagon chief ‘open to all options’ on sex assault prosecutions Hurricane Sandy forced third-most people from homes worldwide in 2012 Finance chairman vows investigation into IRS Dems press Issa to grant Benghazi report authors public hearing UK’s Cameron wants ‘global standard’ on energy payments disclosure The worst week for the Obama administration GOP bill would criminalize IRS bias Draft Palin group releases poll showing her ahead in Alaska Senate primary Rubio demands resignation of IRS chief Going Brit: Anglovision vs. Eurovision Tuesday’s meeting announcements: CFTC gets together Dem seeks federal aid to feed kids from closed Michigan schools New regs for Tuesday: Immigration lawyer database The week ahead: Energy Dept. awaits new chief, an EPA showdown sequel, and more Benghazi review chief defends decision to not interview Clinton Lawmakers take driverless cars for a spin This Week in Tech: Lawmakers take driverless cars for a spin Herseth Sandlin won’t run for Senate Week ahead: Senators to revisit war on terror law Week ahead: Lawmakers turn to freight transportation Advocacy groups pressure LivingSocial to drop events mixing guns, alcohol Week ahead: Lawmakers zero in on ‘doc fix’ News bites: ABC to roll out live-stream feature on apps T‪rump: Benghazi revelations ‘could have changed the election’‬ News bites: Spotlight on veterans Easy Monday: Let’s talk about… Tea Party group: IRS apology isn’t enough News bites: Greek tragedy Gingrich: IRS targeting scandal ‘huge problem’ for ObamaCare News bites: Climate change and species loss, tumbling energy prices, and more News bites: Small businesses dread health insurance tax This week: House, Senate plant seeds for farm bill deal Economic uptick changes the political picture A rosier economic outlook now colors political picture for Obama Opinion: House Republicans prefer sabotage to real solutions Opinion: The perils of populism Rep. Bustos treads unusual path as a journalist-turned-politician House GOP lawmaker: We are not backing away on gun bill Gomez internal poll shows him trailing Markey by 3 points