The Hill Articles: July 14, 2014

Poll: Boehner lawsuit a ‘political stunt’ Obama ‘encouraged’ by Egypt ceasefire plan House approves IRS budget cuts Lawmakers rip VA over benefits backlog flubs Bottom Line Why Mississippi matters to the GOP’s future Washington debauchery and the Fed’s follies How pay-TV industry fails to connect with customers Bill Press: Will soccer fever fizzle? John Feehery: How to win voters OVERNIGHT FINANCE: Yellen’s next challenge Sportsmen’s bill deserves coverage over dysfunction House passes bill to modernize Federal Register OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Report faults VA’s work on benefits backlog CAMPAIGN OVERNIGHT: Presidential cycle in full swing OVERNIGHT TECH: House panel to appraise art copyrights OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Is the US energy secure? OVERNIGHT REGULATION: Citi-spank Jill Biden to attend All-Star game White House endorses Republican highway bill OVERNIGHT HEALTHCARE: Abortion fight brewing in the Senate Crossroads backs up Ernst during Guard duty absence Investigation finds more anthrax lapses at CDC German probe turns to typewriters to avoid NSA WH threatens veto on GOP’s IRS spending bill Conservative groups mobilizing against House highway bill Dem wants transparency on House GOP lawsuit House GOP group to recommend changes to immigration law Sen. Reid tees up bill to reverse Hobby Lobby Congress needs to choke off Operation Choke Point GOP senators introduce bill to boost wildfire funding White House asks Issa to drop subpoena Zombies, vampires, Reagan reenactors and world soccer Jeb Bush gives nod to Brown’s Senate bid WH won’t rule out extending Iran talks White House looks at executive actions on immigration reform Nelson calls for ban on e-cigarette ads Is fracking turning Oklahoma into California? White House petitioned to prevent ‘hot car’ child deaths Can Laura Ingraham boost Lamar Alexander opponent? Ernst & Young to pay $4M over improper lobbying charges Copyright Office ponders Aereo fallout The big All-Star chill: Is the hockey stick broken? Unfinished business: Banker pay reform Rise in electronic payments sharpens security focus Lawmakers look to exempt Medicare labs from e-health records White House: Immigrant children facing danger will ‘likely’ stay in US Poll: Obama enjoys greater confidence abroad than at home Teenage girls go gaga for Grimm Congress poised to slam states on Internet access charges Lawmakers want more e-signatures White House defends Israeli airstrikes in Gaza Study: States can handle EPA power plant rules Feds move to protect blue butterflies Group declares war against ‘radical’ Dem abortion rights bill Reid: Judge Judy would toss Obama lawsuit in ‘half a second’ Bipartisan bill would speed up child migrant repatriation process Feds relax regs for trucks hauling explosives CFPB sues ‘debt collection lawsuit mill’ Lynne Cheney jabs at Clinton’s ‘dead broke’ comments Capitol Hill joins business leaders in cybersecurity progress Reality TV star files signatures to challenge Lindsey Graham US advisers in Iraq have yet to give advice Republican hostility to border kids alienates Hispanics again FCC cracks down on Internet, phone subsidy fraud Poll: 35 percent say impeachment justified WH details state-by-state impact of highway fund insolvency Hillary Clinton heads back to ‘Daily Show’ 24 arrested protesting natural gas exports in DC Dem dares Hobby Lobby to follow state birth control law Supreme Court’s folly GOP bill would amend 2008 trafficking law for child immigrants Sen. Portman predicts GOP Senate Bush undergoes second knee surgery IG: Veterans Affairs struggles to address benefits backlog Rick Perry blasts Rand Paul over national security Georgia Senate runoff debate turns nasty Post praises Senate cyber bill Tracy Morgan suing Wal-Mart over trucker crash Use brains, not brawn, to handle migrant crisis Louisiana Senate field narrows Alexander: Stop Obama’s ‘national school board’ Pentagon report warns of security risks for US advisers in Iraq New alert system gives president special code for emergency messages Inhofe praises Afghan election deal E-cig group backs childproof packaging IEA’s van der Hoeven applauds EPA climate rule Begich emphasizes lack of sync with Obama Natural gas boom hasn’t made US energy secure, warns IEA chief Executive action needed on immigration New regs for Tuesday: Hazardous materials, blue butterflies, fire standards White House won’t help Tesla sell cars online O’Malley ‘seriously considering’ 2016 run Brown hits Shaheen on VA scandal in new ad Coons: Banning gays from blood donation is unfair ‘relic’ HHS offers states $100M to improve Medicaid Citi agrees to $7B settlement with feds Cotton outraises Pryor by $780K Further observations on the situation in Iraq The Starbucks model for tuition reimbursement Vote now for The Hill’s 50 Most Beautiful: Reader’s Choice winner China mandates 30 percent of government cars be electric Week ahead: GOP continues assault on EPA rules The week ahead: Steering toward a highway deal Time to get to know Ashraf Ghani Nebraska governor wants names of migrant children in his state Monday: Suspensions, appropriations Hoyer spokeswoman moves on to White House This Week in Tech: Senate Commerce talks video marketplace Deadline nears as Kerry, Iran seek deal Obama to push climate resilience at local levels Bergdahl back on active duty as early as Monday Memo to Jewish donors: Rand Paul would be good for Israel Poll: Democrats, GOP flip support of high court What are they thinking? America and the A-10: It’s complicated This week: Hobby Lobby, roads grab spotlight Tech giants push feds on Internet traffic fights White House plans highway funding blitz Obama the pariah Williams: Reid just wants to legislate Gregg: When the GOP takes the Senate Week ahead: Ruling looms in O-Care subsidy challenge Week ahead: VA reform gets a checkup Week ahead: House lawmakers step up assault on regs Week ahead: Yellen to deliver monetary report