The Hill Articles: April 2, 2014

GOP lawmakers say Ryan plan will pass Republicans big winner on landmark ruling Fort Hood shooting looms over fundraiser House panel approves Ryan budget Van Hollen confident all Dems will reject Ryan budget Court kills limits on campaign cash Obama to meet with lawmakers on Ukraine Obama ‘heartbroken’ by shooting Under Contract OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Senate panel to vote on interrogation report President’s ‘war on coal’ will cause consumer costs to rise OVERNIGHT ENERGY: EPA didn’t disclose health risks in pollution tests OVERNIGHT MONEY: Senate Finance tackles tax extenders Ga. Senate candidate knocks opponent for not having college degree CMS plans landmark release of Medicare data CAMPAIGN OVERNIGHT: More money, more SCOTUS OVERNIGHT TECH: Senate patent talk heats up Jindal’s healthcare reform plan is blueprint to ending ObamaCare mess OVERNIGHT HEALTH: O-Care activists tout tax credits Rubio may sacrifice Senate seat to run for White House A.B. Stoddard: ObamaCare must change Budowsky: Republicans’ O-Care blunders Greens groups: Court ruling opens door for polluters IRS chief: Funding increase more likely after Tea Party, ACA dies down Congress should preserve our edge in electronic warfare Is bitcoin good for business? Bipartisan legislation offers help for veterans with hearing problems Jumping to 2016 Michigan Dems welcome Obama with open arms Senate votes to confirm Obama nominees Senate Dems block GOP amendments to unemployment bill House Dems ask EPA to investigate nat gas drilling’s connection to water contamination Senators seek tax breaks for NASCAR, wind energy, beer GM chief: Hearings ‘tough but fair’ The high cost of Puerto Rican statehood Republicans push for answers on feared Internet takeover White House cheers universal pre-K in NYC Consumers spending more on credit cards, keeping balances lower DOJ silent on spy chief investigation Lawmaker: Government itself is confused over ObamaCare’s 30-hour workweek ‘Serious overture’ made to Patton Boggs US urges safe, fair Afghan election Obama: Congress has ‘clear choice’ on minimum wage Saving money on coins could cost small business big money Gallup poll finds majority favor energy conservation over production FCC head defends broadcaster crackdown Treasury announces moves to smooth tax law implementation DOE overhauls controversial vehicle tech loan program 2016 GOP convention down to six cities Sanders: Supreme Court decision turns US into oligarchy Republicans: GOP leaders ‘deceived’ us Obama’s Asia trip: Assurance is the key Iran’s UN ambassador pick sparks outrage Doubt looms over report clearing Christie Morell: CIA didn’t try to mislead Congress on Benghazi terror attack WH: ‘Critical’ to get to the bottom of GM recall failure Lobbyists groan as fundraising cap falls American torture: From the CIA to Guantanamo Report: EPA withheld health risks from human test subjects WH disappointed by Israel, Palestinians Why America may be the future bastion of virtual currencies House advances bill to end ObamaCare’s 30-hour workweek FIFA tells senators it won’t ban Russia from World Cup tournament Post-9/11 war vets: Bush over Obama Blackburn: Obama hypocritical on Internet control Hoeven: GOP will move on Keystone in May House legislative branch bill shifts spending Froman’s Senate hearing rescheduled for April 30 Women’s museum advances in House Democratic Rep: Ryan budget isn’t going anywhere Law firm spins off healthcare lobbying operation Iran’s United Nations pick ‘a slap in the face,’ says Sen. Graham Employee blasts CFPB as hostile environment RNC chairman: Campaign finance ruling ‘a very big victory’ Close private equity’s ‘carried interest’ loophole O-Care activists shifted strategy to tout tax credits Palin calls Ryan budget plan a ‘joke’ House GOP looks to deny U.S. visa to Iran’s ambassador Ted Cruz to write book Many say NSA news changed their behavior Rep. Terry apologizes for GM hearing ignition joke Dems see campaign gold in Ryan budget House appropriators cut military construction spending Cruz: Religious liberty ‘has never been more under assault’ Rep. Farenthold: Bill Maher is helping me ObamaCare is a losing proposition SEC defends email privacy practices Kerry: Russia using energy as a weapon Senate appropriators skeptical of A-10 cuts Scott Brown moves closer to announcing official Senate bid GOP predicts Ryan budget will pass Chrysler recalls nearly 870,000 SUVs Senator: GM had ‘culture of cover-up’ Hoyer: House won’t pass any spending bills under Ryan budget Boehner backs Supreme Court decision Dem: Too soon to say if O-Care tide turned Holder: 9/11 mastermind’s military trial will go forward Boehner cheers Supreme Court Mr. President, how about a side of back-pay with that executive order? GM chief ‘deeply sorry’ Jindal: GOP needs to get specific on healthcare US energy imports hit two-decade low Read Supreme Court decision Unemployment bill clears hurdle in Senate New regs for Thursday: Gay marriages, whistleblowers, energy efficiency Russia ups Ukraine’s natural-gas bill Obama gives Pelosi rosary blessed by pope Bill Plante, the newsman who likes wine and dislikes DC’s ‘This Town’ culture The right kind of patent reform Bitcoin comes to Capitol McConnell calls for vote on right-to-work measure Private-sector employers added 191,000 jobs in March Senate Democrats poised to declassify interrogations report Top Dem calls for ‘rebalancing’ video law Reid: Ryan-Koch budget harms students, seniors The top myths about US foreign aid Koch group thanks Southerland on O-Care Poll finds narrow advantage for Dems Ortiz’s selfie with Obama sponsored? GM hot seat shifts to Senate Wednesday: Unemployment in the Senate, ObamaCare in the House Obama’s approval ticks up; low on foreign policy Honda improves fundraising haul Sebelius: ‘Our work is far from over’ ATF needs to get its act together Jindal unveils O-Care replacement plan Tech advocacy groups back Internet oversight shift Scandal-plagued DC mayor ousted in primary GOP gets ObamaCare angst Obama official faces critics of plan to cede Internet oversight Showdown puts energy credit at risk Bush vets back in action Obama shifts focus back to economy