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The Hill Articles: July 17, 2014
July 17
Kerry urges Netanyahu to limit Gaza invasion
White House calls for cease-fire after crash
Christie backs Hobby Lobby ruling
Technology’s double-edged economic sword
Are drones the future of US commercialism?
Obama pledges ‘any assistance we can’
OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Senate panel approves $550B defense bill
House GOP ramps up pressure on Ex-Im
OVERNIGHT FINANCE: Hensarling holds keys to Ex-Im, terror risk bill
OVERNIGHT HEALTHCARE: More O-Care exemptions
Putin: Ukraine holds responsibility for Malaysian tragedy
OVERNIGHT CAMPAIGN: Not water under the ‘bridge-gate’ for Christie
OVERNIGHT TECH: AT&T pushes FCC to ban ‘fast lanes’
OVERNIGHT ENERGY: EPA deputy to depart in August
OVERNIGHT REGULATION: Dodd-Frank at four
Senate passes resolution in support of Israel
Biden courts the left at Netroots Nation
Dems demand cost of Obama lawsuit
Miss. Supreme Court rejects McDaniel request for runoff records
Malaysia PM: Jet’s route was ‘declared safe’
Clinton points to Russian insurgents
Insurers in US territories get O-Care exemptions
Kochs max out for Iowa Republican
Senators express concerns about Russia
General: Military favored ‘more ambiguous’ timetable for leaving Afghanistan
House patent reformers push Senate leadership for action
Chamber of Commerce endorses against Amash
DietGoal demolished, but more trolls are on the loose
Oxfam threatens to sue SEC over oil, mining disclosures
Dems push birth control disclosure for new hires
Jet was ‘blown out of the sky’
Lawmakers to OMB: Consider biennial budgeting
Sessions criticizes Gates’s call for visas amid Microsoft layoffs
Cruz introduces ‘stop amnesty’ bill
The great student loan pander
Israel begins ground invasion of Gaza
GOP Senators probe lost EPA emails
California Dem: Peace Corps better than Congress
Nelson: Drug trade ‘root cause’ of border crisis
Airlines avoiding Ukraine after Malaysia Air crash
GOP senator open to short-term change on ‘inversion’ tax deals
Ayotte: Should be ‘serious consequences’ for downed jetliner
Cleveland 2016: The GOP’s Waterloo
Net neutrality comments top 1 million
Florida judge gives go-ahead for gay marriage in one county
Senate advances 11th Circuit nomination
FAA warned airlines about flying over Ukraine
EPA awards $2.1 million for urban water projects
LIVE: Obama speaks on Malaysia airline crash
NOAA: Climate change is getting worse
Hamas should be disarmed, not destroyed
Graham: We must stop nuclear Iran
Companies must tell employees about birth control opt-outs
McCarthy: House may consider border funding, TRIA next week
USDA withdraws GMO disclosure rule
Report: Copyright office decides Aereo isn’t a cable company
Obama, Putin discussed downed plane
Conservatives ready final salvo in war with GOP establishment
DOD officials defend $60B wartime request
Senate votes to renew terrorism insurance
House votes 277-130 to extend tax breaks for charitable giving
To file or not to file Vargas’s Notice to Appear
McCain: ‘Hell to pay’ if Russian separatists shot down Malaysian plane
Senate panel moves to assist Syrian opposition
Top insurer to expand in O-Care exchanges
Dems target payday lenders
Boehner casts doubt on border bill
Justice: No need for IRS special prosecutor
Obama on downed jet: ‘World is watching’
Reauthorize Ex-Im to make cents for all U.S. businesses, not just Boeing
Pelosi: GOP bill moving ‘wrong direction’
CEO of Rosneft says US sanctions on company are illegal
Akin: ‘Legitimate rape’ is law enforcement term
Report: ‘The Rock’ smacks down Christie video
Wasserman Schultz: We can pick up House seats in 2014
Senators join in EPA ‘secret science’ charge
Snowden: ‘I can live with’ serving time in Gitmo
Resources for veterans looking to become entrepreneurs
Jon Stewart tackles highway funding fight
Report: FAA looking into drone used for rep’s wedding video
Carney makes his first post-White House move
New regs for Friday: GMOs, Chinese apples, vineyards
Reid: ‘Dreamers’ here legitimately
Wi-Fi push grows in House
WH threatens veto on charitable tax breaks
Obama to visit shutdown Delaware bridge amid highway fight
Rep. McAllister refunds campaign donations to staffer he kissed
Fix the tax code to stop offshore exodus of US companies
Keeping America’s lights on
Reid chides Republicans for blocking ambassadorships
EPA’s No. 2 leaving for climate group
Poll: Americans want tougher bank regs
Colorado Senate poll shows dead heat
Rick Scott agrees to meet with Florida scientists on climate
Can Clinton top GOP in Iowa and NH?
Peace can only come with compromise
Australia repeals carbon tax
Iowa, NH voters cool to Christie
Thursday: Terrorism insurance, tax credits
Poll: Hillary Clinton best-known, best-liked potential 2016 contender
Teen beaten in Israel back in Florida
Reforming and improving Brand USA
Putin warns sanctions will backfire on US
Chiseling away at peace in Syria
Cease-fire ends after mortars hit Israel
‘Be careful’ working with NSA, US tech security agency warned
The EPA doesn’t consider our economy
Why we should sweat the small stuff
President Obama to unveil infrastructure funding initiative
Aguilar’s second shot at Congress puts Calif. seat within Democrats’ reach
K Street eyes spending bills to stop Obama
Boehner and Reid face tough task of rounding up votes on border
Pelosi’s bold prediction likely wrong
GOP lawmaker: Immigration reform can pass under Obama
On its fourth anniversary, has Dodd-Frank begun to bite?
Israel, Hamas agree to 5-hour cease-fire