The Hill Articles: February 5, 2014

New midterm battle line on poverty CBC dislikes Jarrett’s message Clay Aiken launches bid for House in NC Postal regulator backs change in Senate reform bill Senate GOP buoyant about midterms OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Waxman to launch new climate initiative OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Hagel ‘deeply troubled’ by military ethical lapses U.S. signs two more FATCA agreements Under contract OVERNIGHT MONEY: Senate takes another swing at jobless benefits OVERNIGHT TECH: Commerce Department facial recognition talks begin Coalition says gambling ban will fail like Prohibition House passes California drought bill to override Obama on environment Sochi alert: Toothpaste bombs on flights ObamaCare volunteers could win chance to meet the man himself Lanny Davis: Here we go again on Hillary Sen. Franken has ‘deep concern’ about Google Glass app NameTag Kerry warns France against doing business with Iran Obama presses Senate Dems on priorities Kerry: ‘I’m not going to be intimidated’ McKeon: Clemency for Snowden ‘unacceptable’ OVERNIGHT HEALTH: GOP drops plan to tie O-Care to debt ceiling Defense budget exercise cut soldiers, carriers and fighters Boehner unveils Benghazi website Rick Boucher: The future of telecommunications Brent Budowsky: GOP O-Care delusions A.B. Stoddard: Clinton’s craft Landrieu eyed in anti-Keystone campaign Enzi: GAO report proves coal helps the economy Heitkamp: Feds to inspect freight rail tracks near ND crash site Rubio sees hypocrisy in CVS, pot Motorola snags lobbyist from tech group Iran pokes US with ‘Rouhanicare’ Kerry: Chemical weapons deal has ‘improved’ Assad’s position Farmers for immigration reform Pentagon: Hagel fears deep ethical problem in the military Rep. Cohen pledges to tackle NSA in new top spot Feds put $20M behind anti-bioterrorism drug Salazar: Keystone XL a ‘win-win’ project Lawmakers criticize GM for alleged CEO pay gap White House: No politics in Keystone decision Vitter bill ends in-state tuition for immigrants Obama official defends Iraqi leader to Congress Navy to rename building where Navy Yard shooting occurred Opposition to ‘fast track’ – small thinking with big downside House votes to free public land for hunting and fishing Canadian band bills Pentagon for using its music at Guantánamo Regulators plead for help on data security Vilsack confident climate change hitting farmers IRS commissioner: Not slowing tax refunds to help debt limit House panel approves cybersecurity bill California drought relief bill advances in the House McConnell’s warchest, not free speech, is under threat Senate Banking leaders say housing finance reform is a top priority Orthodox Jews come to Kerry’s defense Former Rep. Cardoza switches places on K Street Biden: Unions keep ‘barbarians at gates’ Poll: Most say GOP has no clear plan on healthcare The politics of targeting Manufacturers press for passage of tariff suspension bill Kerry: ‘I’m out of politics’ FAA grounds drone beer deliveries Rep. Speier: Lawmakers who lie about O-Care should wear ‘Pinocchio noses’ Industry assails FDA’s ‘food taxes’ Credit raters split on debt limit dangers Iran: US nuke demands have ‘no value’ Boehner: Obama must sell trade bill to Senate FCC chairman pledges ‘businesslike’ overhaul to school broadband How one lawmaker kills time before interviews Billie Jean King out of Olympics delegation House GOP bill pushes term limits NH Dems face fire on ObamaCare GOP debt problem: Appealing to Dems Schumer presses Russia to ‘get past nyet’ on accepting Olympics yogurt shipment WH recruiting moms to pitch ObamaCare Bentivolio aide quits to run for Wolf’s seat Poll: 57 percent think terror attack likely at Winter Olympics We need infrastructure to suit the energy boom Dems call for reduction in college costs New regs for Thursday: Union elections, closed captioning Koch-backed group thanks Southerland for O-Care opposition Ryan: ObamaCare a ‘poverty trap’ Fitch: Debt limit drama not ‘characteristic’ of AAA rating Perdue puts ‘cry babies’ on big screen in first ad New IRS chief vows cooperation with congressional probes Patton Boggs partner heads to Steptoe GOP senator upset there won’t be ‘Fluke-Flake’ legislation Former Arms Control envoy Robert Joseph: Time for sanctions on Iran Feds blast three companies for labeling of rail-bound crude oil Google reaches antitrust deal with EU Bipartisan immigration reform is possible and crucial Oil companies fined for misidentifying crude on trains Private-sector employers added 175,000 jobs in January Report: US envoy to Syria to retire Dems push to ban e-cigs on Capitol grounds A tax break for Olympic medalists? Airlines cancel 2,381 flights amid Northeast snow Sack the NFL’s nonprofit tax-exempt status NLRB resurrects union election rule FDA: Safety push will fall short without more funding Sandra Fluke declines House bid, will run for state Senate Wednesday: Partisan bout over California drought State rep. jumps into race against Barrow Senate Dems expand data breach probe Majority wants government to shrink inequality gap Clay Aiken announces run for Congress Obama applauds CVS’s move to go tobacco free NSA tapped former German chancellor’s phone, report says Report: US has curbed drone strikes in Pakistan Comstock hauls $300K in first month as House candidate in Va. Senate renews jobless aid push Amid pushback, Jarrett to meet black Democrats on Obama’s judicial picks Democrats say struggling post office branches could dabble in banking NC conservatives wonder: Where’s Tillis? Obama launches ‘climate hubs’ to help farmers and communities