The Hill Articles: January 29, 2014

Holder: No decision on charges in IRS case Immigration showdown at GOP retreat Reid shunts TPA onto slow track Iowa activist leaning toward Senate run Obama begins trip to boost 2014 agenda Ethanol’s a success — don’t lower the fuel standard Under contract OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Crude export ban gets its first hearing Viewers tune out SOTU Brent Budowsky: Brace for the 2014 wave Watergate baby to Tea Party Republicans: Build something OVERNIGHT MONEY: President Obama takes a road trip OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Clapper says Snowden helped terrorists Senate passes bill to pay for OPM audits A.B. Stoddard: The descent of Obama Arizona bill would nullify EPA regs OVERNIGHT TECH: FCC to probe spectrum, phone line transition Senate committee cuts off postal markup Lobbying falls for third year in a row Oil shipments blocking Amtrak trains OVERNIGHT HEALTH: Dems hammer GOP on abortion vote Officials defend NSA, decry Snowden It’s behind us: The SOTU address Senate waives budget point of order on flood bill Dodd-Frank architect goes to law firm WH: Obama, king of Jordan to meet on Valentine’s Day Intelligence chief wants Snowden ‘accomplices’ to return documents Pentagon: Nuclear force health a ‘top national security priority’ Report: Obama’s Syria deal good for Assad Harkin vows crackdown on e-cigs Karzai ‘welcomed’ Obama’s comments on Afghanistan Holder, Hatch defend phone surveillance Dem Nunn leads GOP rivals in Georgia poll Obama launches savings account plan Feds to list truck drivers who fail drug, alcohol tests Pelosi: Dems will insist on citizenship Executive order on federal contracting means real action on economic mobility Wall Street endorses Obama’s IRA account Harkin: GOP would ‘pay a price’ for minimum wage opposition Kerry heads to Germany to quell spying uproar House spending panel shuffles members Israel should allow return of Palestinian refugees State: Egypt charges against Al Jazeera journalists ‘egregious’ Landrieu: ‘Certain there will have to be’ bill lifting crude export ban Obama launches savings account plan Dems propose using farm bill savings to fund unemployment Dems, Republicans at odds over fast-track authority Unions lash out at ObamaCare regs White House petition to deport Justin Bieber tops 100K signatures Ryan explains reversal on farm bill vote Privacy board to testify before Senate Judiciary Fed sticks with plan to shrink stimulus Lawmakers won’t have to disclose the farm subsidies they receive CREW files ethics complaint against Grimm Military chiefs support grandfathering retirement pay changes Principled immigration reform or second-class status? Dems hammer GOP on abortion vote Tisei raises $435K in Q4 for rematch with Tierney Ethics panel closes probe of Trey Radel Government policies must support American free enterprise Lew: Congress has ‘accepted’ deadline Pete Wilson syndrome: Boehner and the GOP’s last chance on immigration reform Shuster: Obama transportation funding proposal ‘recycled’ After veto threat, senators back off on Iran Rohrabacher rips colleagues for taking sides in Ukraine dispute Cantor’s chief of staff won’t run for reelection on city council Republicans press lawsuit over Obama’s executive actions Dem senators take aim at CIA head Competency-based education opens new doors Okla. Speaker makes Senate bid official Republicans blast Obama for barely mentioning O-Care LIVE: Obama speaks on retirement Huckabee leads GOP contenders in new national poll Clapper: Syria becoming ‘huge magnet’ for foreign terrorists Peterson to decide on reelection by March Advice to Republicans on school choice DOT chief: Obama transportation funding proposal ‘bold’ Grimm apologizes for threatening reporter Holder: DOJ probing Target data breach Democratic senators, Brennan clash over Intelligence panel’s torture report Dem senator calls for high court review of NSA Senate begins amendment process on flood insurance Grassley pushes Holder on NSA abuses Rep. Grimm slammed for SOTU altercation Paul Ryan: ‘We will not default’ Ryan says legal status won’t be ‘automatic’ Obama: Congress needs to ‘catch up’ Rubio: Senate should challenge Obama’s SOTU veto threat on Iran Biden: Hillary won’t affect 2016 decision House passes $956B farm bill Protecting abortion rights everywhere Insurance giant blames ObamaCare for profit plunge Officials defend NSA, decry Snowden New regs for Thursday: Disability, nuclear, IRS Ryan: Legal status won’t be ‘automatic’ McConnell: Obama’s SOTU was ‘tired, boilerplate’ McCain: SOTU ’empty’ on national security Liberal groups to Obama: ‘Clock is ticking’ Sikhs must seek approval for turbans at every assignment, Pentagon says Stop encouraging bankers to take foolish risks Rubio: McMorris Rodgers probably did better than me Airports bet on Super Bowl NSA hires privacy officer Nadler: Obama ‘said what had to be said’ in SOTU Rubio eyes House immigration approach Obama quiet on Keystone, GOP not Bridenstine announces he won’t run for Coburn’s seat Bitcoin regulations on the way in New York Mack won’t run for Radel’s seat ‘We will not default,’ Paul Ryan says Southern snow causes traffic gridlock Commercial airlines’ second century takes off Poll: Blue states outnumber red, but advantage shrinks King: Obama played ‘small ball’ in SOTU Snowden nominated for Nobel Peace Prize Wednesday: Farming in the House, flooding in the Senate Obama thanked for patent reform nod Biden: Clinton won’t affect my 2016 decision Time for more American dreaming Biden on Gates: History will decide who was right Paul outlines ‘new way’ for US Justice demands immigration reform Poll: Obama sees 9-point drop since last SOTU Rand Paul: Obama wants to ‘punish’ oil and gas industry Obama, Biden hit road to tout economic proposals See you in court, says GOP Baucus’s exit gives Democrats more hope Boehner must decide on immigration Lobbyist trades K Street for MLB Natural gas big winner in Obama SOTU address Obama flexes power in SOTU address Grimm caught threatening reporter Lawmakers respond to SOTU in one word Army Ranger steals Obama’s thunder