The Hill Articles: October 21, 2013

We must improve ports, waterways and water infrastructure Player of the Week: Healthcare.gov Bottom Line Climate crisis and the will to act Immigrants build the nation Primary survival guide Cruz danger for GOP OVERNIGHT TECH: Patent reform advocates hope to keep momentum Assad casts doubt on Syrian peace talks OVERNIGHT MONEY: Welcome back, jobs report European privacy regulation advances fueled by surveillance revelations OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Dire warnings at Army conference Sen. Ted Cruz showed his true colors with shutdown Ohio to expand Medicaid under ObamaCare OVERNIGHT HEALTH: Sebelius to testify next week Pew: IRS least popular among federal agencies Obama speaks with French president after report of NSA spying OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Al Gore to push climate ‘reality’ Wall Street looks for boost in job numbers Senate committee to hold field hearing on Metro North power failure House to vote again on funds for controversial Ky. water project U.S. carbon dioxide emissions fall in 2012 Hobby Lobby petitions Supreme Court to take up birth control mandate case NTSB chief sworn-in for third term Poll: 75 percent say most GOP lawmakers should be booted VA backlog dropped in October despite shutdown DAY’S END ROUNDUP Booker opponent: Shutdown cost me New Jersey Senate election Vitter blocks Obama DOE nominee Conservative group widens IRS lawsuit Taxpayers for Common Sense: House water bill ‘subsidizes Kentucky kickback’ US Chamber, Kochs join ‘social cost of carbon’ lobbying battle Obama names chief judge to top tax court Mortgage industry prepped for regulatory overhaul, Cordray says Army: Only two brigades ready to fight Pew: Consumers taking notice of bumpy ObamaCare launch Alexander: Someone should resign over ObamaCare website failures DNC hits GOP presidential hopefuls with robocalls on possibility of future shutdown Carney hedges on whether ObamaCare mandate could be delayed Google to launch tools to combat attacks, surveillance Oil industry backs US-Mexico drilling bill without Dodd-Frank waiver Ex-aide to Rep. Garcia heads to jail for ballot scheme Look to state governments as models of leadership Sebelius to testify on ObamaCare’s rocky rollout (video) GOP House member calls for open budget conference meetings Credit unions say new rules will hurt lending Christie withdraws gay marriage challenge Dem polls show House GOP incumbents vulnerable Poll: Public support for ObamaCare edges up Chamber’s lobbying spending hits $36M Clinton’s FEMA director planning run for House Obama: ‘Nobody is more frustrated’ by healthcare website than me Frelinghuysen in line to take over Defense appropriations panel Bipartisan debt deal should include a major jobs bill Accused ‘patent troll’ Intellectual Ventures ramps up lobbying ‘Best and brightest’ coming to fix ObamaCare website? Uh oh. Woman nearly faints in Rose Garden Departing FERC chairman to join energy law group Republican says debt ceiling bill gives win to ‘spoiled child’ Dems Chamber’s strategy on regs: ‘When all else fails, sue ’em’ Rangel: ObamaCare problems ‘a pimple on an elephant’s backside’ Obama: ‘No one is madder than me’ about troubled healthcare website HHS puts ObamaCare enrollee in Web ad Infrastructure bill an opportunity for bipartisanship Tuesday’s meeting announcements: Disease and debt Afghan special forces commander switches sides French official: NSA spying unacceptable Rep. Griffin to retire, citing young family MSNBC’s Todd: Sebelius could be fired for ObamaCare problems Consumer Reports advises people to ‘stay away from’ ObamaCare site House cancels Thursday work to attend Rep. Young funeral American agriculture, GMOs and Europe Report: ObamaCare site could need 5M lines of code rewritten New regs for Tuesday: Agencies up and running Elizabeth Warren, Jim Webb, Brian Schweitzer for 2016. Or how about two presidents? Sales of existing homes fall 1.9 percent in September US Chamber boss: Ted Cruz needs to ‘work on’ keeping quieter Senators urge House to act on security clearance oversight Airport executive association taps new president Christie drops gay marriage challenge Club for Growth launches ad touting Sen. Cochran primary opponent WATCH LIVE: Obama speaks on ObamaCare website problems NRCC pulls in $5.3M, outraised by DCCC HHS debuts changes to ObamaCare website Week ahead: Congress sets sights, again, on sequestration Three reasons the US should pay attention to Israel’s Iran fears Energy Department looks deeper into oil-and-gas drilling boom Cheney will ‘stay out of the way’ of daughter’s Senate campaign This Week in Tech: House committee to debate future of FTC Week ahead: Focus moves back to ObamaCare Two Republicans advance to runoff for retired Rep. Alexander’s seat News bites: $13 billion GOP member: Debt-ceiling hike isn’t ‘paying our bills’ RNC goes hunting for ‘terrible’ ObamaCare enrollment numbers Week ahead: House water bill comes to the floor In military courts, both victim and accused deserve justice News bites: France, Mexico respond to alleged NSA surveillance News bites: Rim fire devastation, ‘climate hacking,’ and more Poll: Obama’s approval rating dips 3 percentage points in last quarter News bites: Chipotle jumps into GMO fracas Poll: Majority opposes GOP control of House WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo: Bali talks pack economic punch This week: Jobs report better late than never Cruz: No surrender Rep. Jeffries seeks to maximize gains from second Obama term Opinion: Seeking presidential signatures Opinion: Money war for the GOP’s soul Allies urge Obama to make the most of post-shutdown moment Cruz: No surrender Allies urge Obama to make the most of post-shutdown moment