The Hill Articles: April 16, 2014

April 16
Read Cantor’s statement on phone call Biden shows off first selfie with Obama Obama to meet with healthcare leaders Mark Warner touts bipartisan bona fides Warren never questioned story of her background Obama: Russia doesn’t want war with US AFL-CIO chief calls Warren ‘prototype’ of good president Cruz gets involved in GOP primary US working on non-lethal aid package for Ukraine Budowsky: Rand Paul’s Putin problem Franken asks Netflix to join fight against Comcast deal Stockman touts bill defunding gun registries Cantor blasts Obama over phone call on immigration reform Senate Dems urge Fed to block banking commodity investments GOP lawmaker to Congress: Act on immigration reform or Obama will ‘Guy’s trip’ to Pa. for Obama, Biden Poll: Majority says Sebelius exit won’t change O-Care rollout BP says Gulf spill shoreline cleanup operations are over DOT chief touts Atlanta Beltline project Exec gives Aereo 50-50 odds at Supreme Court Police arrest first accused Heartbleed hacker in Canada Committee leaders head to Ukraine, plan energy talks Lobbying for a $12 cheeseburger Rep. Moran flooded with calls after fake news story Hoeven warns EPA not to regulate livestock emissions WATCH LIVE: Obama touts job plan Dems press Kerry on Keystone: Face ‘reality of climate change’ Sen. Klobuchar’s father headed to the Himalayas Study: 4.6M children attend schools near chemical facilities Moving forward with international trade negotiations Lawmakers: Kansas shootings show need for hate crime report Lawmakers slam current Air Force religious expression rules Roberts ad hits rival over X-ray jokes Idaho House challenger defends history as trial attorney GOP Senate hopeful: Dem Sen. Warner’s policies hurting the poor White House preps new sanctions to punish Russia over Ukraine Give the CBO long-range tools Electronically filed tax returns tick up Oil, gas production drops on federal property Sebelius allies doubt Senate run Dem Senators: GM should be denied protection from recall lawsuits Dee Dee Myers joining Warner Bros. Vice President Biden joins Instagram Earthjustice snags EPA environmental justice head Yellen vows ‘continuing commitment’ to economic support from Fed Kirk reverses, will campaign for Oberweis against Durbin Waitng for Cybergeddon Ayotte: ‘We must act now’ on more Russian sanctions Paul slams feds on Bundy Homebuilders picked up construction in March Dems push for action on contaminated poultry Nominations for The Hill’s 50 Most Beautiful pour in Immigration policy: An annual April Fool’s joke on U.S. companies Video shows large al Qaeda gathering in Yemen Obama chides House GOP on immigration Pentagon launches review of military justice system AT&T threatens to boycott airwave auction Paul criticizes feds on Bundy GM seeking protection from recall lawsuits Watchdog: Iran has diluted half of nuke capability US must reconsider approach to Iran Neurosurgeon Senate candidate: ‘Not brain surgery’ O-Care is bad Blumenthal slams GM for failing to replace ignition switches Romney backs Simpson in first ad of 2014 Energy giants launch ad blitz to stop Colorado fracking rules Ex-UK defense head blames ‘cozy media world’ for Pulitzer DCCC logs record March fundraising with $10.3M Gallup finds rate of uninsured dropped in states that embraced ObamaCare Haves and have-nots Pentagon report on sequester cuts Club for Growth opposes Senate tax extenders bill New regs for Thursday: Coal miners, renewable energy, railroad safety Palin heading to Iowa to rally for Joni Ernst Pentagon: Cuts leave military ‘too small’ Feds to provide $4B in green energy support Poll: Dems hold 6-point lead on generic ballot Should House members serve four-year terms? ‘Borat’ actor endorses Brent Roske’s bid for congress Why I went to the border American Airlines receives more Twitter bomb threats King: Disbanded NYPD Muslim surveillance program worked Sebelius to run for Senate? US Air: Porn tweet was ‘honest mistake’ DOT chief to visit Georgia, Alabama Ex-GOP chairman counseled Obama on gay marriage switch Right to reject Abutelabi Bloomberg to put $50M into fighting NRA Casey demands more aid for Syrian refugees App group adds eight new members More pardons on the way? Bloomberg rules out presidential run Dems hold advantage on healthcare, poll finds King: Paul presidency would be ‘disastrous’ Another tax day without reform Reading, writing, arithmetic – and financial literacy Carter comes out against Keystone XL pipeline US Navy ship heads to site of ferry disaster McConnell, Priebus differ on cash limits GOP right: Where’s O-Care bill? Cell carriers clashing over auction rules Q1 tallies show strong start for House GOP Camp could punch ‘golden ticket’ to K St. Obama to tout $600M job training effort Lobbyists break away to start new firm Clock ticking on fix to Voting Rights Act