The Hill Articles: July 10, 2014

Ecuador’s eye-popping PR deal revealed Rep. Stockman calls for Lerner’s arrest House passes sixth ’15 appropriations bill Obama names new US ambassador to Russia Warren wades into W.Va. Senate to bash Wall St. Judge strikes down GOP-drawn Florida congressional lines OVERNIGHT ENERGY: EPA chief slams New York Times DHS chief: Border agencies near broke IRS staffer suspended for Obama cheerleading OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: New CBO score for House VA bill House panel approves bill to curb patent threats Senate passes bill to assess post-earthquake Haiti Momentum builds for Ex-Im Bank in Senate Ukraine president gives dim outlook to Biden House Dems introduce housing finance reform measure OVERNIGHT HEALTHCARE: Uninsured rate still falling CAMPAIGN OVERNIGHT: The ghost of Akin past Green groups call on Senate to reject Manchin Ex-Im bill OVERNIGHT REGULATION: Obama ‘hitting the accelerator’ CBO lowers score on Senate veterans bill OVERNIGHT TECH: FCC’s $5 billion Wi-Fi plan under fire Obama calls Netanyahu over violence in Israel Boehner suit targets ObamaCare delay OVERNIGHT FINANCE: IRS ordered to explain lost emails Wyden: Aereo ruling will ‘discourage innovation’ Ex-Amb. Bolton raises $2.3M in second quarter Industry lukewarm on emerging highway deal Georgia GOP Senate candidates running neck and neck in fundraising Kerry in Afghanistan to help resolve election First lady snaps selfie with J.Lo Lawmakers unveil bill to prevent veteran suicides EPA chief McCarthy mocks The New York Times in staff memo Bill would expand federal mining royalties to hard minerals Study: Economic regulations on the rise Senate bill increases natural gas exports to US allies No charges after fatal shooting near Capitol Saving democracy In Thailand WH brushes off Boehner’s ‘taxpayer-funded’ lawsuit Uninsured rate sinks to record low House rejects bids to abandon nuclear waste site at Yucca Mountain No gridlock: Highway deal nears Oil lobby VP: ‘Irresponsible’ to deal with fracking at ballot box Pelosi: Tweaks ‘not a deal-breaker’ Impeachment? ‘For what?’ Keep the story alive: Bring back OUR girls Border crisis: Ceding America’s territorial integrity Senate confirms Donovan to head OMB Judge demands IRS explain lost emails Gov. Pence to Congress: Defund climate regs VA taps interim chief for medical inspector office Aereo outlines next steps Reid: Pass clean border bill Congress must move on Highway Trust Fund GOP senators slam EPA on wage garnishment Pentagon: F-35 fire likely an isolated incident Affordable housing is about access Fannie, Freddie and Charlie Brown Congress can’t wait for next crisis to deal with housing finance reform Joint Chiefs endorse Bergdahl swap Earnest pushes Nationals player for All-Star team House panel moves ‘clean’ satellite TV bill Alexander challenger picks up Tea Party endorsement Driverless cars not far down the road IG report: Medicare made $1.7B in ‘questionable’ payments Restraining order filed against Miss. GOP Consequences of GOP inaction on immigration reform on display at border Sean Hannity — ‘The breakfast guy’ House majority demands Obama consult Congress on Iran nuclear deal Boehner: No ‘blank check’ for border crisis DOJ won’t probe CIA-Senate spy charges Regulators sue Amazon over app charges Gun fight upends hunting bill White House threatens to veto GOP tax cut ‘We should be afraid of this court’ EPA to restrict more greenhouse gases Military leaders: ISIS threatens US ‘right now’ DOJ moves to appoint temp immigration judges Home care workers in Illinois stand for dignity, independence, justice Bergdahl seen smiling next to Taliban commander in photo House panel approves stopgap highway bill House lawmakers look to tweak financial research agency Senators debate Russian-Afghan helicopter contract Study: Anti-ObamaCare ads might have increased sign-ups Musicians sing out: Walk back radio pledge McCain: ‘No chance’ of impeachment success An Emmy for Obama? Senate panel approves cellphone ‘unlocking’ bill Iran prepares to assault Iranian dissidents in Iraq General worries US special forces ‘fraying’ Bankers: Credit card delinquencies fell significantly in the first quarter Report: Insurer sued over narrow O-Care networks New regs for Friday: Water heaters, immigration, medical fraud McConnell: Obama wants ‘blank check’ for border crisis Officer suspected of beating Palestinian-American suspended Obama energy nominees set for vote Tuesday Treasury levies sanctions on company aiding Hezbollah DC shows rake in Emmy love Camp rejects Senate highway bill as ‘higher taxes for more spending’ WH quickly scraps bowling alley renovation Reid: GOP filibusters of ambassadors is ‘outrageous’ Levin: Election turmoil can ‘derail’ Afghan gains Jobless claims fell to 304,000 last week Germany expels top US spy Invest in America’s transportation infrastructure today for our future Why are so many kids crossing the US-Mexico border and what should Obama do? Issa: Lerner email could be smoking gun House cancels morning debate due to spill Bee-killing pesticide linked to bird declines Senate back to work on highway funding bill Kerry: US, China will ‘set tone’ on climate change SBA rolls out ‘safe harbor’ policy to protect fraudulent firms Australia’s Senate blocks carbon tax repeal Thursday: Energy-Water approps, sportsmen’s bill, Donovan nomination to OMB House Majority PAC reserves $7.3M in fall ad reservations House side of Capitol reopens Cruz: Obama interested in one kind of theater Report: Uninsured rate dropped after O-Care exchanges opened Further entrenching proxy advisers Testimony sheds new light on Benghazi National housing recovery could begin in New York Latest accountability move another sign of traditional higher ed’s decline Sen. Hagan raises record amount in Q2 GOP divided on $3.7B bill US-German spying row getting worse Democrats push race issues Deathbed wish not enough in Hawaii Obama to press executive authority Illinois Dems fret about governor, not president Dems bring shutdown talk to Senate highway bill fight US should respond to Bahrain Perry: Obama’s Katrina