The Hill Articles: May 7, 2013

OVERNIGHT MONEY: Perez faces first hurdle OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Obama to meet with utility CEOs Healthcare: Reform or move on Reliability needed for GOP image Senate passes bill allowing the Mint to make a baseball coin Lobbying World Sen. Rubio’s point of no return OVERNIGHT TECH: Senators to push cyber crime bill Congress must respond to gun violence in US Weekly lunches give senators a chance air their differences Top House Democrats to dine with Obama Weyants World: May 8, 2013 Benghazi: Beginning of end GOP outlook not so rosy OVERNIGHT HEALTH: GOP weighs second high-risk pools vote Higher Education Act necessary for a quality college education Students need better information Gas industry accuses EPA of procedural rush OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Obama expects ‘consequences’ on sexual assault US, Russia agree to peace council on Syria Boehner says he ‘probably’ can’t support online sales tax bill Sen. Lee calls on Reid to apologize for ‘schoolyard bully’ remark GOP senators push to end ‘offensive’ cellphone subsidy for the poor Reid: Foxx a ‘wise choice;’ LaHood a ‘star’ Report: Navy’s premiere warship not combat ready Obama extends Syria sanctions past May 11 Obama: We have to ‘step up our game’ to end sexual assault in the military Lee calls on Reid to apologize for calling Cruz a ‘schoolyard bully’ New SEC chief pushes dramatic budget increase to grow agency Senate panel aims to move quickly on Hochberg Reports: Judge hammers FDA over ‘nonsense’ limits on Plan B DAY’S END ROUND-UP Rockefeller presses health, safety standards after ‘poop cruise’ Treasury identifies dangerous Mexican cartel bosses Cantor presses GOP’s case on overtime ‘flexibility’ bill for private sector workers Rodman to North Korea: ‘Do me a solid’ and release American prisoner GOP lawmaker looks to shut down IRS email snooping RNC urges Supreme Court to strike campaign-finance limits GOP strategists bemoan limited options for Senate in Iowa Obama: ‘I have no tolerance’ for sexual assault in US military Senators introduce bill to address military sexual assaults Senior Republican presses Interior for ‘certainty’ on Arctic drilling Liberals to pull Facebook ads to protest Zuckerberg’s political group House Dems split on Dodd-Frank changes Carter: Military strategic review near completion Senate panels mull hearings on explosion at Texas fertilizer plant GOP: ObamaCare compliance burden nears 190 million hours CBO shows decline in budget deficit White House threatens veto of GOP bill to defuse debt-limit fight The export-import bank boosts exports and helps us compete McConnell: GOP won’t vote to raise debt limits without concessions Gen. Odierno: Sequester could hinder US capabilities in Syria Obama: US has ‘moral obligation’ to help end civil war in Syria Obama: North Korea can’t bully the world with nuclear threats GOP cites new memo to slam Obama welfare waivers Warren raises questions about widening trade deficit with South Korea House advances overtime pay legislation Former New York Obama campaign director joins Gov. Cuomo Barrow won’t run for Senate in Georgia Poll: Scott Brown leads Massachusetts gubernatorial field Consumer bureau, DOJ team up against fraudulent debt-relief firm Matthew Perry back in DC talking drug courts Rep. Brady: Permanent Medicare fix may come this year Obama says daughters taught him ‘a pretty good Gangnam Style’ CBP reports spike in border arrests Union poster rule struck down in court Rubio calls Heritage study ‘flawed’ Democrats, GOP spar over Labor nominee’s handling of whistle-blower case Poll: Obama trails Alex Trebek, Ellen DeGeneres in trustworthiness White House, budget chairmen give bleak outlook for deficit agreement Rep. Becerra: ‘Very faulty’ Heritage report won’t sink immigration reform Poll: Plurality back state, local laws blocking federal gun control McCain: Border arrests up because of sequester, immigration bill House Dems to TSA: Stop spending so much on storage Pentagon: Afghan war funding request due within weeks Man who elbowed Obama in basketball game ‘felt horrible’ Kerry seeks ‘common ground’ on Syria in visit to Moscow Celebrating Charter School Successes: This Week and Every Week Senate GOP denies formation of budget conference for third time Graham: Clinton ‘asleep at the switch’ Michelle Obama: Buy my book for Mother’s Day Lawmakers hit the stage in ‘Will on the Hill’ benefit Lawmakers: Outdoor guides trapped in thicket of regulations Prescription for a healthy communications campaign Senate confirms Medine to Privacy, Civil Liberties Oversight Board Rep. Roe tells fourth-graders: I like to play my guitar at work Report: Sen. Flake open to switching vote on background checks Bill sets ambitious deadline for ending breast cancer Boehner suggests House will take its time on Internet sales tax Regulator eyes rules for digital currency Bitcoin Labor group’s report blames worker deaths on stalled safety regs WATCH LIVE: Obama and South Korean president hold joint press conference Harkin: White House will ‘cannibalize’ healthcare law by raiding prevention fund Harkin lifts hold on top healthcare nominee Bill Clinton: Hillary ‘hasn’t mentioned’ possible 2016 run Climate advocate Steyer weighs attacking Markey foe in Mass. Senate battle Dem calls for new efforts to stop sexual assault in the military House GOP weighs reviving contentious ObamaCare fix bill TSA expands Pre-Check program to international flights Boehner on Sanford: House members ‘don’t get to choose’ their colleagues EPA denies request to regulate coal mine methane emissions Lawmaker says Reagan would kick out illegal immigrants today Democrats hammer Capito for congressional travel McConnell calls on Obama ‘to be straight’ with public on harms of ObamaCare Poll: Investors not confident on tax reform Libya envoy nominee vows to bring Benghazi killers to justice House chairman: Internet sales tax bill has ‘a long way to go’ GOP Benghazi hearings a partisan disgrace Air Force requesting jurisdiction of Arlington sexual assault case Reid: GOP afraid of ‘backlash from radical Tea Party’ on budget conference Congressman earns ‘Deadeye’ nickname on the shooting range White House threatens veto of GOP comp time proposal AFL-CIO blasts White House over Wal-Mart veterans program Wednesday’s meeting announcements: Planning anniversary parties Pentagon: Chinese government hacking into US computers Markey blasts Obama’s proposed Social Security cut as ‘wrong-headed’ Perry: Boy Scouts’ gay ban a principled stand House, Senate relaunch effort to create breast cancer commission News bites: Second choice The Case for Keystone XL Goes Beyond Jobs and Energy Independence Republican Ex-U.S. attorney will file for Senate in Iowa this week New regs for Wednesday: Changes to DOL pensions Treadwell ‘intensifying efforts’ on Alaska Senate run News bites: Bill and Hillary Clinton get their airport Report: Illinois GOP chair to resign following gay marriage support News bites: EU moves against Google over patents Corker: US will arm Syrian rebels ‘soon’ News bites: Here to stay? Dem judge announces bid against Rep. Davis in Illinois Tuesday: Fight about overtime pay policy looms in the House News bites: Much ado about JPMorgan, climate change and rain (and more) Sanford feels ‘calm’ on ‘day of judgment’ Manchin ‘frustrated’ with the NRA News bites: Regulator sets sights on cybercurrency Report: Gov. Christie underwent secret weight loss surgery EMILY’s List endorses Hanabusa over Schatz in Hawaii primary Sen. Menendez presses to arm rebels as Syria pulls US toward conflict 10 people to watch in debt showdown Sequestration cuts expected to hit job market over summer Mark Sanford reaches for comeback Planned Parenthood’s president Cecile Richards thriving amid controversy Kentucky environmental lawyer eyes underdog challenge to McConnell Who’s who at the White House There’s no party like a White House party Insurance industry out in force to press lawmakers on disaster aid bill Lawmakers: Gas exports could undercut US rivals Russia, Iran MORNING READ Expanding opportunity for America’s young learners Early-childhood education is best return on investment Keeping higher education within reach An income-based repayment system that works for students Whistle-blower: Special forces could have saved Americans in Benghazi Dem says Constitution implies right to healthcare, education Report widens GOP immigration rift Outside groups weigh value of aiding Mass. GOP candidate The amnesty that never ends President Obama surprisingly ineffective at using soft power American car companies should make American cars Benghazi whistle-blowers