The Hill Articles: October 30, 2013

White House photographer center stage at World Series game Obama: Majority, not all, can keep their plans The Arab American Institute endorses USA Freedom Act Obama voices ‘enormous frustration’ with GOP OVERNIGHT MONEY: Watt nomination faces hurdle in the Senate Rahm: ‘Heads are rolling’ over ObamaCare OVERNIGHT TECH: Leahy demands answers on latest spying leak Under contract Obama: ‘Majority’ can keep plans Biden apologizes for ObamaCare rollout Obama’s, GOP’s ratings hit record lows White House: Obama has ‘complete confidence’ in Sebelius Senate approves House adjournment resolution Education tax bill to be wrapped into tax reform debate OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Interior chief to talk climate, conservation OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Will NSA be part of defense authorization? Farm bill chiefs defend turf in conference Hatch introduces patent reform bill OVERNIGHT HEALTH: Obama says a majority can keep their plans Dems say tougher gun laws protect women Labor Secretary Perez: ‘I love this job’ Senate votes to allow Lew to serve on international boards Senate revives defeated disabilities treaty Obama: ‘Shop around’ if your health insurance is dropped Actor wonders about Obama’s Africa strategy McCaul fears immigration ‘trap’ Senate votes to confirm new OPM director Brent Budowsky: Food stamp scandals A.B. Stoddard: Broken promises Justice Department joins lawsuit against company that vetted Snowden EPA gets ahead of itself, and technology, with coal rule Obama addresses anti-Keystone XL hecklers in Boston Opinion: Remembering International Religious Freedom Day Dems accuse White House of being soft on tobacco in trade talks DC taxi drivers join Teamsters union White House garden’s newest menace: Sunny First lady enlists Sesame Street to promote healthy eating Create economic prosperity by closing America’s digital divide NSA: No spying on pope EU official: U.S. should have responded to surveillance questions sooner Deficit was $680 billion in 2013 White House, Democrats urge Senate Republicans to support Watt as top housing regulator Obama rips into anti-Keystone XL hecklers Bank regulators float liquid assets rules Study: ‘Cash for Clunkers’ clunked Business groups call for repeal of ObamaCare insurance tax Dems prod SEC on corporate giving rule Afghan, Taliban leaders to meet in Pakistan for peace talks Debt fixers line their pockets, steal from ours Obama gets advance look at Bill Russell statue with NBA legend himself Report: NSA spied on Vatican before conclave The Hill policy briefing: Powering our Communities when Disasters Strike Bachmann: Put chief justice on O-Care Senators question consumer protection bureau on auto loan regulations Report: NSA intercepts Google, Yahoo traffic Keystone developer: We won’t quit Sebelius sorry for rocky ObamaCare rollout Do Not Track talks will continue over objections Proposed bills fail to fix Fannie and Freddie Another flip on immigration (Video) Bill would require random background checks after Navy Yard shooting Baucus blocks Rubio from delaying ObamaCare until website works Lawmakers from both parties urge budget conference to make talks public HHS deals with website outage during Sebelius’s Capitol Hill testimony White House presses Iraq to block Iranian aid to Syria House OK’s debt-hike messaging bill Christians caught in Egypt’s tightening political vise House votes for bipartisan change to Dodd-Frank on bank swaps White House: Al Qaeda in Iraq now ‘transnational threat’ Fed stays the monetary policy course Ayotte: Benghazi attacker living high life Poll: Majority say lack of long-term fiscal plan jeopardizes economic growth State-sponsored patent entities threaten innovation Pelosi pushes back hard on dropped plans Crucial moments from budget conference Day 1 Bob Gates elected to lead Boy Scouts Seeing through the ‘War on Coal’ smokescreen Top Interior official on offshore drilling to move posts Poll: Public divided over healthcare website Protect the future of Detroit by protecting the future of its people Rep. Hall to Sebelius: ‘I thought I saw you on a tricycle’ Cruz: Texans ask me to sign ‘Green Eggs and Ham’ Run, Hillary, run, say Senate’s Dem women TR’s conservation inspiration threatened by oil boom Senate to hold hearing on boosting aviation manufacturing Republican: Many in GOP don’t live in political reality Budget conference focused on small deal, not grand bargain Manufacturers warn regulations are piling up Outdated labor policies hurt economic growth Lawmakers question FAA inspections Minority groups cite precedent in pushing Mel Watt Navy not being straight about new destroyer ‘Stand Your Ground’ and my son Jordan Opinion: Superstorm Sandy one year later: A lesson in prevention Senate advances Obama’s OPM nominee Pelosi: No revenue, no deal Bipartisan House pair seek to streamline tax breaks for education Thursday’s meeting announcements: Safety commission to talk infant carriers Senate Finance panel leaders call for passage of fast-track authority Levin: Leave NSA amendments out of Defense bill Senate confirms Estevez as Under Secretary of Defense Financial lobby shop adds name to masthead Why I stood with Obama on immigration reform Budget conference getting wide range of advice Sebelius: Obama kept his promise Kanye: Michelle Obama can’t Instagram like Kim Kardashian GOP member: Who’s running the government, lower-level operatives? Bachmann: ObamaCare supporters are ‘geniuses’ Three polls, far different snapshots of Virginia governor’s race Senators: Concussion study shows need for sports equipment rules US ambassadorship to France opens up Reid: Filing court vacancies is not ‘court packing’ Nevada lobbies to host 2016 GOP convention in Las Vegas One year after Sandy, DOE official touts need for reliable energy grid Romney blasts ObamaCare as ‘frustrating embarrassment’ Lawmakers push advanced funding for VA Time to confirm Watt Senate advances nomination for Under Secretary of Defense Toomey aims for short-term budget deal Graham: WH told me to ‘take a hike’ over Benghazi questions Bachmann dubs ObamaCare supporters ‘geniuses’ Alex Sink puts House seat in play for Dems Budget talks open with tax fight US, German officials to meet on spying charges Social Security benefits get tiny increase Lindsey Graham’s numbers slip with primary voters Sebelius apologizes for rocky ObamaCare rollout DOJ, airlines agree to mediation Zuckerberg group dials up pressure on immigration (Video) New regs for Thursday: Energy conservation rules extend to wine chillers Sen. Graham fans the flames of religious nationalism Late-night smash: Obama didn’t know NSA spied on Merkel Reid: Filing court vacancies is not ‘court packing’ Democratic group hits McConnell, Boehner on Social Securty and Medicare cuts New FCC chief promises Internet focus Sebelius: ‘You deserve better’ Conservative groups pile on ObamaCare ahead of Sebelius hearing WATCH LIVE: Sebelius faces questions on ObamaCare problems Private-sector jobs growth slows to 130,000 in October News bites: Europe may delay privacy legislation News bites: Subway plugs The Supreme Court eyes the EPA Obama nominates top donors as ambassadors to Iceland, New Zealand Bipartisan bill delays billions in ObamaCare taxes News bites: Debate rages over coal regs Wednesday: Sebelius, budget, farm bill, Dodd-Frank, debt ceiling… and baseball Toomey shoots for short-term budget deal News bites: Room for a deal? Carney: No decision on ending spying on allied leaders Healthcare.Gov can’t be fixed Cruz: Obama has abused his power News bites: Russia breaks ‘zero waste’ pledge, coral reefs adapt, and more Paul makes Yellen hold threat official Republican: Many in GOP don’t live in political reality Top Lobbyists 2013 Welcome to The Hill’s new website K Street sees tax reform slowly dying Annoyed Obama demands fix Dems close ranks behind Sebelius Budget conference set to launch against long odds Housing finance reform gets a jolt of momentum House to Senate: Get moving on Iran sanctions Former NSC staffer Raymond Tanter: Who Lost Iraq?