The Hill Articles: July 15, 2014

Clinton ducks 2016 on ‘Daily Show’ Top senators push for 20-year inspection in Iran nuclear talks Senators push for 20-year inspection of Iran nuclear program Club for Growth-backed candidate wins Tech stocks tumble after Yellen’s remarks Baptist minister pulls off upset in NC Divide deepens on border crisis fix CBO says US deficit levels are unsustainable Warren aims pitch at working class Markos Moulitsas: Dems and the GOP bump Obama looks to ease Germany’s spying fears Dick Morris: Warren could beat Clinton Senate passes bill to allow ‘unlocking’ cell phones Mark Mellman: Exclude the excluders OVERNIGHT HEALTHCARE: House preps for hearing on GOP lawsuit WH director won’t testify before Issa panel In good deal, Iran won’t get the bomb Does Obama see the bear in the woods? Lobbying World OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Manchin Ex-Im coal provision sparks Dem infighting David Webb: GOP messaging on the US border crisis is terrible A refugee crisis clouded by a leadership crisis OVERNIGHT FINANCE: Yellen sinks social media stocks CAMPAIGN OVERNIGHT: Senate Dems flex fundraising muscle OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Senate sets hearing for VA nominee Republicans push to loosen community banking regs OVERNIGHT TECH: FCC has nearly 800k net neutrality comments Activist released from Border Patrol Cruz: Obama’s ‘misguided’ foreign policy threatens US, Israel Cheney calls Obama the ‘worst president of my lifetime’ Accountants challenge IRS rule for tax preparers McDaniel’s Mississippi Senate challenge draws new critics OVERNIGHT REGULATION: New front in anti-reg fight PR queen in DC adopts a puggle Senate to General Motors: Hide No Harm Coal provision could divide Senate Dems on Export-Import Bank bill Dems want campaign finance constitutional amendment Warren vows to fight ‘backward-looking ideologues’ House passes $10.9B highway funding bill Pentagon decides F-35 won’t fly at air show Senate Dem wants to battle botnets Reid: House GOP holding up VA talks Immigration reform stalls, Hillary on path to 2016 Issa won’t lift White House subpoena Rep. Cotton: Stop firing soldiers in combat DCCC outraises NRCC by $5.6M in 2nd quarter CBO: O-Care controls will curb health spending Veggie dogs and a lettuce leaf bikini: Courtney Stodden’s coming to the Capitol Upton seeks energy policy based on abundance Senate confirms energy nominees Reid: Southern border is secure Rural hospitals need the federal government Conservatives pony up for Cantor-slayer after primary Dems tweet support for detained activist Hearing set for Obama’s nominee to lead VA WH encouraged the House is ‘about to do something’ on highway funding House rebuffs bid to limit congressional review of CFPB Bitcoin: Education can make a difference Court backs Chinese firm in dispute with Obama Grimes tops McConnell in Ky. fundraising Ex-Speaker Rayburn: Unconfirmed Choco Taco fan WH wants Hamas to accept ceasefire House Republicans take aim at EPA climate rules Pelosi: Hobby Lobby bill ‘as personal as it gets’ Royce: Time to prepare new sanctions on Iran Landrieu tops Cassidy in Q2 fundraising FCC pushes back deadline for comments on Internet ‘fast lanes’ Sanders hopes for VA nominee hearing ‘soon’ House votes to outlaw taxes on Internet service Netflix double standard: Free for me if everybody else pays Grimm fundraising dries up Retail sales inch up in June White House punts on trafficking law Obama energy nominees expected to clear Senate In response to Essayyad op-ed GOP rep: Impeachment ‘debatable’ Parties clash over border bill A fix for our imperfect marketplace: Paid leave Comcast issues apology after viral service call Georgia Dem has another impressive fundraising quarter Manufacturers scoring House highway bill vote Senate advances energy nominees Poll: 4 in 5 say $1,000-a-pill drug cost ‘unacceptable’ Holder: US ‘not yet colorblind’ Obama blasts Congress on highway funding Gutierrez: Immigration fix is deportation ‘in sheep’s clothing’ Senate panel moves to save A-10 despite DOD Fed chief: Social media stock overvalued Registered apprenticeships: A policy to boost local economies Kerry: ‘Very real gaps’ persist in Iran nuke talks Senate Republicans to introduce rival bill on birth control coverage Will Pentagon need a funding stopgap? Jose Antonio Vargas detained in Texas Senate Dems: Regulate Internet like telephones House panel presses approval of sunscreen products Push to ban fracking in Colorado falls short House Republicans linking trafficking law changes to Obama border crisis bill Yellen upbeat on US economy despite report Palestinian-American gets short shrift from Congress member Florida GOP won’t appeal congressional redistricting ruling McConnell to oppose ‘anti-coal’ energy nominee AFL-CIO to Congress: Don’t settle for highway stopgap Civil liberties groups demand cyber veto Reid blasts GOP for declaring ‘victory’ for women The effectiveness of drone strikes President Obama could use a win New regs for Wednesday: USDA bolsters anti-discrimination rules Warren stumps for W.Va. Democrat Court clears seismic testing off NJ Low marks for Obama, GOP on border crisis Open-borders advocates shamelessly exploit the surge of minors Senate polls show Democrats up in Michigan and Colorado Tuesday: Highway Trust Fund, energy nominees Pentagon clears F-35 for limited flights BMW doubles down on electric vehicles Ceasefire proposal collapses in new fighting Report: Benghazi attack suspect found dead Report: Industry proposes to phase out older tank cars Kerry: Wide gaps persist in Iran nuke talks House lawmakers press VA on claims backlog Texas Democrats: Not as impotent in Austin as you might think Congress stuck with low approval as midterms approach In defeat, a teaching moment for Brazil Make Internet access tax ban permanent Bloomberg vs. the NRA An Ex-Im lobby in Boehner’s backyard DeMint rakes in Heritage cash Internet access debate unleashes firestorm Cyber threats put energy sector on red alert Red-state Dems in hot seat Border crisis puts strain on military budget Wyden flexes muscles in highway fight Club for Growth looks for Alabama do-over NASCAR tracks rev up lobbying for tax break GOP’s ‘legitimate rape’ nightmare is ‘Firing Back’ Centrist voice on national security A different strategy for Republicans to defeat the War on Women playbook in 2014 Lawmaker ‘optimistic’ U.S. Marine will be freed soon Report: ObamaCare assisters ‘key’ to 2015 enrollment