The Hill Articles: February 24, 2014

Pentagon budget slashes benefits Dingell, longest-serving member, retires John Feehery: Congress facts and fiction Bill Press: Democrats’ Enemy No. 1 Bottomline Feds push student data standards Senate clears judicial nominee on 91-2 vote US should stay the course on renewable fuel standard Defending those who defended us OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Pentagon budget slashes benefits OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Supreme Court reviews EPA greenhouse gas regs Why Rahm is ‘proud’ of Obama OVERNIGHT TECH: Facial recognition talks resume Biden to speak at Human Rights Campaign dinner in March OVERNIGHT MONEY: House turns focus to IRS, tax bills Obama, governors huddle on wildfires OVERNIGHT HEALTH: Obama’s star power fades for health law EPA threatens Pa. over pollution rule Pharmaceutical companies express concerns about Canada revoking drug patents over their usefulness US weighs aid to Ukraine Republican Jolly features mom, aunt in new ad Obama, Biden meet with prime minister of Georgia DC Metro Silver Line delayed again Broadcasters: Aereo ‘obvious and unambiguous’ copyright violation Regulators fine mortgage lender for illegal payments GOP block votes on military sexual assault bills Justice Kennedy skeptical of EPA’s powers Jeb Bush: Hillary will have to overcome last name too House cell phone bill could be in trouble this week Volkswagen vote: Could UAW appeal succeed? Bar Association protests NSA spying Poll: Romney favorability unchanged since 2012 loss Is Dingell dynasty over? Is the FCC still trying to stifle political speech? Reid says Senate will consider childcare bill Poynter to journalists: No free Amtrak rides Bevin highlights McConnell debt-limit vote in new ad Study finds support in W.Va. for more regulations, even if it costs jobs Obama OKs nuke deal with Vietnam McConnell calls on Supreme Court to stop ‘regulatory overreach’ WH chastises Venezuelan leader Trade and the Tea Party: Washington insiders remain clueless Cindy McCain to testify before Congress on human trafficking Obama to propose 1 percent pay raise for federal workers Bipartisan group of senators urges major agreement with Japan WH dodges on legitimate leader of Ukraine Science is best argument for new fuel standards Lobbyist drafts bill to ban gays from NFL Cantor: GOP will win back Senate this year Kerry to Uganda: Repeal anti-gay law — or else House struggling to find deal on flood insurance bill Obama hints at quick Keystone decision Fast start for new K Street shop Christie’s approval below 50 percent in NJ This Week in Tech: Senate dials in on wireless competition Funding the Department of Transportation in a connected-car era Kaine: ‘World will be watching’ if Syria blocks humanitarian aid Spotted in DC: McAuliffe, O’Malley, Johnson and Angelos DOT chief touts school bus safety White House blasts Ugandan anti-gay bill Russian economic official presses for improved US ties Congress should curb the power of the FSOC Bill Clinton to keynote Coons’ Africa conference Net neutrality puts consumers ‘in the driver’s seat?’ IRS threatened with subpoena Planned Parenthood applauds high court decision on abortion law Swiss bankers called to testify on tax evasion McCain urges veto of controversial Ariz. bill House to pass cell phone freedom bill Club for Growth releases 2013 scorecard Iowa Gov.: ‘Don’t cut the National Guard’ Why Republicans should support immigration reform LIVE: Obama speaks to National Governors Association Report: Iran sells arms to Iraq after US balks New regs for Tuesday: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, air quality standards Obama and the Dalai Lama: China rising Obama dines with governors, possible successors Report: NSA bugging top German ministers Week ahead: Team Obama to push healthcare enrollment Coons: Uganda’s anti-gay bill is ‘shameful’ Strength and weakness of the Vot­ing Rights Amend­ment Act of 2014 Obama dines with governors — and possible successors Alec Baldwin smears MSNBC in ‘Good-bye, Public Life’ piece Week ahead: Infrastructure and rail safety to dominate week Senate to tackle international child abduction Rep. John Dingell calls it quits Groups push White House on privacy bill of rights Avoiding misuse of U.S. arms sold to Iraq GOP businessman drops Georgia Senate bid to challenge Barrow I cannot tell a lie: It’s Monday Ex-congressman deported from Zimbabwe Rice: Putin’s Cold War politics ‘dated’ Iowa governor declines to rank potential 2016 presidential candidates Colorado first state to regulate methane emissions Branstad to Obama: Don’t cut National Guard Report: Hagel plans to reduce size of Army to pre-WWII levels Obama calls on state governors in policy push Holder calls for federal law on data breaches Week ahead: Flood insurance, tax reform and IRS regs Somaliland Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamed Yonis: An African success story US not ready for another Edward Snowden? In first, majority says Obama is not respected on world stage Netflix, Comcast reach streaming deal Collins sticks by ‘all politics is local’ maxim Juan Williams: Headed for the exits Judd Gregg: Obama is running out of time Obama’s rush to regulate