The Hill Articles: August 28, 2014

Maryland lawmaker’s wife dies ‘unexpectedly’ CAMPAIGN OVERNIGHT: Can Perry’s Aggie Yell resound in South Carolina? White House does damage control Obama nominates new intellectual property chief Obama to nominate new energy regulator Hello Kitty for president? GOP candidate wants law to protect Uber President forges ahead on immigration order US announces solar-energy deal with Myanmar Airline lobby blasts union tax analysis A.B. Stoddard: A major policy misfire ‘We don’t have a strategy yet’ Farenthold: Veterans not ‘cartoon characters’ TV reform group looks to Congress over ad dispute EPA blasts ‘myths’ on water jurisdiction rule Bravo casts ‘Southern Charm’ star’s campaign manager Obama dodges on Ukraine invasion Obama’s tan suit shocks social media FTC expands children’s online privacy protection rule IRS releases O-Care employer mandate guidance after long wait Landrieu facing residency questions Obama: US tech head to recruit ‘best people and ideas’ Pennsylvania to expand Medicaid under O-Care Interior secretary to mark conservation fund’s anniversary in New Jersey LIVE: Obama talks Syria, Iraq conflicts Grassley demands answers from DEA on mistreatment of student US: Russia has ‘outright lied’ Vulnerable Senate Dem touts opposition to NSA GOPers to Obama: Did Russia invade or not? Clinton breaks Ferguson silence Trump dares Obama to an ice-cold challenge Tester to Clapper: Ensure your workers pay taxes Feds greenlight truckers with impaired vision E-cigarette group demands CDC retract ‘deceptive’ research Grimes faces new campaign bus questions Landrieu ad highlights Gulf oil drilling fight Uzi killing by 9-year-old sparks outrage Read Dem lawmakers’s letter to Boehner New evidence coming in Chris Christie’s Bridgegate scandal? Pelosi: No need for Iraq vote yet Gutiérrez: Obama’s legacy on the line with immigration action Dems blast delay of review of whether Sikhs can play basketball wearing turbans Georgia Senate hopeful hits GOP opponent on business background State Dept. not ready to call Russian military moves an ‘invasion’ Senator urges Obama to ‘dismantle’ ISIS’s finances NH paper: Rick Perry came in like a wrecking ball Giving air travelers a better choice at the right time Alleged jihad recruiters arrested in Europe Meet Congress’s richest man Labor union goes to bat for sports blackout rule Judge may release more Abu Ghraib photos DuPont to pay $1.3 million for W.Va. chemical spills Fannie Mae to sell longtime headquarters Texas lawmakers to Army: Don’t cut San Antonio force Suddenly Mitt Romney The New Financial Services Landscape: A Policy Discussion FAA: Knee defenders don’t violate rules WH: Rubio’s constitutional concerns on immigration action unwarranted AFL-CIO head: Obama must ‘go bold’ on immigration Top Dem: No ‘compelling case’ for strikes in Syria McCain: Obama ‘can change’ on Syria The Social Security solvency dodge Kirk accepts race challenge from young stroke survivor Pentagon: Leaks about intelligence ‘problematic’ VoteVets wades into Alaska Senate race McCaskill: It’s ‘critical’ that Congress renew Ex-Im Bank New regs for Friday: Children’s online privacy, telemarketers, vision-impaired truck drivers Obama national security team to meet on Iraq, Syria crisis Ukraine fears new Russian invasion Rand Paul criticizes Clinton’s ‘shoot first’ policy on Syria NIH accelerates Ebola vaccine development Explosion rocks BP refinery in Indiana NORAD fighter jets escort flight back to airport Comcast and Time Warner Cable: Regulation in a dynamic market environment RNC puts additional $8M in Senate races Report: Enrollees still face account problems on HealthCare.gov ‘Smart’ car group promises less oil use, better air Sessions blasts Dems for ‘silence’ on immigration mandate Senate Dems threaten to hold government hostage over Ex-Im Bank Jobless claims fell to 298,000 last week WHO: Ebola could hit 20,000 cases ‘Net neutrality’ inventor endorsed by NYT Energy agency predicts $1.6T in renewable investments through 2020 US economic growth upgraded to 4.2 percent Graham: Americans fighting with ISIS are enemy combatants Tillis hits back on education funding Obama heads to Scott Walker’s backyard US probes reports of death of second citizen linked with ISIS Keeping the National Center for Education Statistics independent Jindal: I’m praying about my 2016 decision A cure for income inequality Is Assad really better than ISIS? Drought looms over California House race Police lobby fights to keep gear McChrystal wades into midterm races Critics lean on Holder Why US net neutrality debate matters globally