The Hill Articles: November 14, 2013

White House threatens veto of Upton bill Liberal Dem: Obama undermined law OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Obama filling out energy team, changing of Big Green’s guard, and more Dems increasingly buck Obama on Iran Chief of major green group to retire in 2014 OVERNIGHT HEALTH: Fumble Obama nominates new surgeon general Obama fails to calm jittery Dems OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Senate begins defense authorization work OVERNIGHT TECH: FCC chief pushes cellphone unlocking OVERNIGHT MONEY: Lew heading to Beijing President under fire for skirting Congress Feds issue health insurance test framework Senate bill revives infrastructure bank idea House panel to revisit shut down national parks Dem demands tax reform in budget deal White House meets with tech companies, advocates on patent reform Gillibrand supporters wary of her changes to sexual assault bill House GOP silent on timeline for tax reform Anti-Obama ad ties O-Care to Iran NSA director: Snowden has leaked up to 200,000 docs Twenty House Republicans call for Holder impeachment Report: Syrian peace talks set for December Sen. Landrieu vows to move forward despite Obama pledge Yellen: Markets can’t imprison Fed Obama vows to get HealthCare.gov working Lawmakers: Pre-TSA areas ‘soft targets’ Biden scolds Boehner on immigration Armed Services seeks to convince others on sequester dangers Finance watchdog warns about auto lending discrimination House readies vote to thwart ‘fracking’ regs Top trade lawmakers urge for ambitious completion of agreements in Bali Senate bill toughens sanctions against Syria John Oliver gets his own show — on HBO Clinton to appear at Afghan women’s event Critical link in the country’s supply chain Rep. Smith targets EPA use of ‘secret science’ Reps. Peter DeFazio and Patrick Meehan: Don’t subsidize a wealthy foreign airline at the expense of US carriers and workers Cantor: ObamaCare vote will test Dems’ loyalty to constituents FCC loosens TV, radio ownership rules House tweets water bill conferees Lack of trust, transparency fraying lawmakers’ ties to Pentagon Regulators ‘unclear’ on O-Care fix plan Koch brothers group spent $122M in 2012 Huntsman daughter reveals diabetes House approves automatic fines for filing frivolous lawsuits The myth of job-killing regulations Menendez joins GOP in slamming Iran briefing GAO: TSA should curtail SPOT spending Patton Boggs announces more layoffs GOP to seek restricting detainee transfers to Yemen Natural Resources Committee approves bill blocking Obama’s stream protection rule Spirit ad references Toronto mayor’s drug use Let people keep their coverage Obama includes new ObamaCare enrollment push in healthcare fix Bill to promote more travel to the US hits 100 co-sponsors Obama’s fix to canceled plans California shuts down fake ObamaCare sites Tipping point for Obamacare Senate Dems want longer fix than Obama’s Gay rights bill ‘unnecessary,’ says Speaker Boehner Cruz: Shutdown was worth it US signs latest tax evasion agreement Obama aims to win back trust in O-Care Leahy: Gitmo is ‘shameful’ Consumer groups wary of airline deal Rep. Smith backs US training mission in Syria Insurers: Obama’s fix could cause chaos Administration OKs bill shaming Iran on rights Senators, Google worry about divided Internet after NSA leaks FCC app measures wireless speeds The fix is in: Obama comeback begins today Yellen: Fed can’t be ‘prisoner to markets’ Speaker: People ‘terrified’ by O-Care Pelosi blasts Boehner on immigration Obama: ‘We fumbled the rollout’ Obama: Nothing to lose in talking to Iran Obama’s fix: Canceled plans may be offered until after midterms Obama’s ‘fix’: Dems cheer, GOP jeers Senate GOP warns administration not to exempt unions from ObamaCare fee ‘Duck Dynasty’ star backs pal in race EPA assailed on power plant regulations House GOP: ObamaCare hurting education Boehner uncertain of O-Care fix Speaker: Companies ‘terrified’ by O-Care Boehner ‘highly skeptical’ of new ObamaCare fix McCain: Kerry ‘a human wrecking ball’ on Iran Pelosi: ‘No disagreement’ among Dems EPA chief: Fuel mandate safe for cars GAO: Anti-bank bailout rules not finished Kerry: Relief on Iran sanctions ‘tiny’ Senate starts work on Defense bill Boehner to Ryan: Hands off farm bill Google can’t have it both ways on intellectual property Third House Dem backs ‘keep your plan’ bill Senate inches toward passing drug bill McCarthy: Governors only for president Amtrak criticized for wine and cheese service Report: Sen. Booker has a girlfriend Senate GOPs attack ObamaCare Senate tax reformers fear being hijacked House GOP pounces on bad ObamaCare news Friday’s meeting announcements: Nuclear committee makes plans California as a free ‘nation state’: New York Times endorses states’ rights approach Manchin: Obama has ‘product problem’ Kerry: Proposed Iran sanctions relief ‘tiny’ What if your home was turned into a military firing zone? Obama to announce O-Care fixes Senate GOPs attack ObamaCare with constituent stories Traffic fatalities on the rise Jennifer Garner hangs out with Harkin, Miller and Hanna Sen. Manchin: Obama has ‘product problem’ Lockheed to cut 4,000 jobs, close plants Dem leader: ‘Democrats will not revolt’ Jobless benefits claims down 2,000 from last week Obama to announce fix on canceled plans ObamaCare will create healthcare jobs New chairman: Spread military cash out New regs for Friday: Drugs and nuclear power Reid vows not to let Vitter ‘dictate’ the Senate News bites: Yellen time Leno bashes O-Care, Clinton Gibbs: Administration faces mass defections without healthcare fix Google: US spying tripled in three years Trade deficit expanded in September Cheney’s first ad emphasizes her Wyoming roots News bites: Airline stocks take off Presidents as car salesmen Conservative group launches TV ad boosting Cochran primary challenger News bites: Yellen faces grilling on banking regs ObamaCare disapproval hits 55 percent News bites: Snapchat turned down $3 billion Thursday: ObamaCare reactions and tort reform Bipartisan plan to protect an “all-of-the-above” energy strategy Report: Secret Service agents removed from Obama detail Apple faces a pivotal moment in K St. hire Frustrations mount on pace of budget talks Vulnerable Dems scramble to keep distance from ObamaCare Study: Anti-regulation claims ‘outlandish’ News bites: Climate threats to polar bears, mining Arizona, and more