The Hill Articles: August 7, 2014

Tenn. incumbent survives primary scare Alexander beats back Tea Party challenge Toddler squeezes through White House fence NFL blitzes FCC to save blackout rule OVERNIGHT CAMPAIGN: A complete Walsh-out in Montana RNC co-chairwoman facing challenge Schweitzer rules out run for Walsh’s seat Senate GOP presses Interior to open Atlantic, Arctic to drilling ‘Conflict of interest’ doctor database unplugged A.B. Stoddard: An impotent president US airdrops aid in Iraq Housing recovery more dependent on job, wage growth Rate of child migrants declines in July Issa rips administration for new missing emails Florida Republicans propose new congressional map Judge sides with IRS in search for Lerner emails Feds award Chicago subway $35M grant White House preps congressional Dems on economy Hip-hop artist Akon: Lawmaking is ‘a team effort’ McConnell campaigns on coal support Fifth Third to pay $1.5M in discrimination case FCC invites comments on AT&T-DirecTV deal GOP fundraising off Pelosi floor fight Schumer: People with disabilities should have savings NATO to Russia: ‘Step back from the brink’ Report: Working group to wade into debate over Ebola drug access E-cig rules draw more than 70,000 comments EPA taps new No. 2 in staff shuffle Body of Army general killed in Afghanistan returned to US Green group labels Rep. Gardner ‘dirty denier’ Cochran backer: McDaniel ‘deserves his day in court’ Christie to travel to Mexico next month Time for American consistency in post-Soviet era ObamaCare office may have lost emails sought in Oversight probe Walsh ends Senate campaign amid plagiarism scandal Carper: We must secure radiological material CDC confident it can prevent major Ebola outbreak from hitting US Clintons’ vacation pad swankier than Obamas’ Dem lauds National Guard ending sponsorship of NASCAR Iran still pushing for nuclear arms Energy regulatory commissioner to step down Clinton: Burden ‘so heavy’ for high-profile women when it comes to appearance Three lawmakers show up for Ebola hearing Bill would increase national recycling efforts Fed survey: Americans still healing from recession Murkowski sends ‘cease and desist’ letter to Begich over ad With ambassadors held up, “acting” officials could become new norm Business advocate: Inversion fixes could hurt US economy Senators call for better patents to fight ‘trolls’ Russian bombers testing US defenses? US: Kremlin’s sanctions will hurt Russians GOP rep to Obama on Iraq genocide: ‘Your conscience will haunt you’ Arms control: Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater Obama signs VA reform bill into law Ben Carson: Ebola could be used for terrorism Palin mocks Biden for Africa gaffe at summit Amtrak chairman: Hill critics can be won over Greens, union launch $2.1M operation in Michigan Senate race Senators seek answers on ivory ban Crossroads goes after Udall on O-Care Impending crisis should force action on Social Security in next Congress Colorado governor mum on Keystone Google to boost encrypted sites in results Senate Dems call for higher quality patents Hunter Biden’s cooking class: Chickpea sliders Paul: GOP can’t ‘flip’ on gay marriage Lockheed defends F-35 program Obama weighs airstrikes in Iraq Majority of doctors go digital House Dems want higher oil, gas lease rates on federal land What can tens of millions of dollars buy Ecuador in the Empire? Fannie, Freddie send $5.6 billion in profits to Treasury Landrieu demands Ex-Im reauthorization Christie’s approval in NJ at three-year low Pryor name-checks McCain in immigration advertisement Washington Post calls for crude oil exports New regs for Friday: Soda vending machines, emergency vehicle emissions, sea lions Feds call off highway funding cuts Down $38M, but he’s likely still the richest lawmaker in Congress Hurricane unsettles Hawaii primary We need to talk about the “N” word 5 reasons why Congress should fund educational children’s television Kerry makes surprise visit to Afghanistan Jobless applications monthly average falls to 8-year low Dems mull replacement options for Walsh House Dem ‘angry’ that Congress didn’t pass border package Remembering Hiroshima: Nuclear abolition and the will of the people Bill stumps with ‘Clinton Democrat’ Grimes in Kentucky Is the ocean the next frontier for fracking? China rejects US calls in lighthouse dispute Low marks for Obama on immigration Bergdahl questioning not confrontational Cooperation is key to really knowing how to eat Russia bans meat, dairy, produce from US, Europe Most in US say illegal immigrants threaten way of life, economy Bad strategies and strange bedfellows Snowden granted residence permit Europe after the Fed stops printing White House report understates impact of climate change Will Tennessee incumbents pull through? Dems talk about impeachment 20 times as much as Republicans Strategists say impact of outside group spending is overrated White House plan to help Syrian rebels stalls, and losses mount Does foreign policy affect midterm elections?