The Hill Articles: July 24, 2014

Obama, Dutch leader reaffirm commitment to downed jet probe First lady urges Dems to ‘dig deep’ Obama, Mexican leader team up on border fix OVERNIGHT HEALTHCARE: House panel moves forward on lawsuit IRS: Wealthy facing max fine of nearly $2,500 for not having insurance OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: VA talks deadlocked? OVERNIGHT ENERGY: White House indicates ethanol mandate could go up OVERNIGHT REGULATION: O-Care regs battered and bruised OVERNIGHT CAMPAIGN: One step forward, two steps back for GOP OVERNIGHT FINANCE: Obama pushes to close tax loophole OVERNIGHT TECH: Lawmakers await Senate NSA bill House Republicans fear backlash from punting border bill to the fall IRS chief: Agency does help staffers with interviews Report: Nuclear industry’s safety measures are ‘inadequate’ House narrowly defeats motion agreeing to Senate VA bill Obama: Downed jet may ‘stiffen’ Europe’s spine Dem super-PAC launches ad for Minn. congressman House passes tax credit for college expenses GOP introduces its own Iron Dome bill for Israel Israel flight ban ‘prudent,’ Obama says Rep. Gardner: Support for gas export bill came from states without fracking Twitter erupts over Obama motorcade delaying pregnant woman Obama hits ‘corporate deserters’ DOJ to Congress: Make online streaming a felony Cruz: Obama too busy being ‘fundraiser in chief’ FCC on the spot over local broadband Fed proposal to end bailouts falls short Read Texas Republicans’ letter to Obama Texas GOP to Obama: Stop border crisis Greens launch ad campaign to back EPA climate rule Candidates and Common Core Issa asks Holder to turn over docs on mortgage fraud settlements Obama talks hoops in LA with diners House passes bills to prevent human trafficking Rubio: Palestinian envoy should stop complaining House passes student loan counseling bill House takes moment of silence for Capitol shooting School Nutrition Association dismisses new studies that find kids like healthier food Ethanol mandate: Going up? Foxx defends oil train regs from environmental, industry critics Dems push for worker safety ahead of 2022 World Cup Senate holds moment of silence for Capitol shooting House staffers blocked from editing Wikipedia Democrat threatens to block arms sales to Iraq Groups cite ‘horrific’ conditions at immigrant detention center US: Russia firing artillery at Ukrainian troops Border crisis exposes GOP nativism, Dem indifference Poll: Dems face midterm enthusiasm gap Foxx joins push to prevent ‘hot car’ deaths Bipartisan group pushes Holder to ‘broaden focus’ on sex trafficking Senate advances Fourth Circuit nominee House Dem: Congress about to take ‘undeserved’ August recess Dem poll: Calif. freshman has narrow lead in House race Will Harry Reid undermine Obama’s climate legacy? CDC lifts restrictions on lab after safety scares EPA climate rule economically feasible, study says State official: Iraq plan sound, but ‘a race against time’ Senate NSA compromise likely to come next week Clinton would back changing border law House Dems dismiss Ryan’s anti-poverty plan Senator: Rule could ‘take away our guns’ Veterans bill on life support GOP lawmaker: Chamber ‘in pocket of communist China’ GOP lawmaker equates Putin’s role in crash to Obama’s at border GOP to huddle on border bill Graham: ‘Administration throwing Israel overboard’ GOP criticizes looming Medicare Advantage cuts Study: Obama to issue $34B in regulations after the midterm elections Rep. Issa takes aim at FTC ‘inquisitions’ Keystone XL and the war on drugs New OSHA rules protect tower workers from falling Energy nominee highlights nuclear weapons experience FCC treatment of Obama donor draws GOP ire Clyburn open to changing border law DCCC works to sway voters against Boehner lawsuit Boehner: Cruz idea not in House mix Panel approves Boehner lawsuit Boehner: House will address government funding measure in September Pelosi: Dems ‘committed’ to protecting rights of migrant kids Congress must put the interest of the American people first McCain urges calm as VA talks hang by a thread RNC dings Obama for West Coast fundraising swing Lanny Davis: Journalists must report on Isreali self-restraint White House gets new energy, climate spokesman Sparks fly over FTC whistleblower Algerian-operated jet crashes in Mali Ex-senators to show PR clients the ropes Reid gets agreement to vote on VA nominee Fixing what ails the FISA James Taylor has NC Senate in his mind Paul Ryan offers anti-poverty proposals focused on states New regs for Friday: Radiation, coal mines, model airplanes House chairman shreds VA’s $17.6B request McConnell calls for amendments to outsourcing bill Hank Aaron swings at fundraising for Michelle Nunn Podesta to meet with Senate Dems on biodiesel mandate U.S.-China solar trade dispute: Short-term profit vs. long-term viability Visas for deserving Afghans: Our moral responsibility Ethics board probes GOP Senate candidate Reid marks anniversary of Capitol shooting Pro-Sullivan super-PAC hits GOP primary foes in Alaska Report: Obama sends team to consider deploying Guard Europe clears Germany renewable energy law Open letter to Senate leadership: Mass surveillance is censorship Jeb Bush takes tough line on border Thursday: Child tax credit, outsourcing jobs Spending chief: Time drives pre-recess CR talk Judge strikes down Colorado’s same-sex marriage ban, stays ruling Walsh says PTSD ‘a factor’ in stolen thesis Poll: Clinton dominates 2016 field in Florida Time for a course correction in Ukraine Obama to attend UN climate summit in NY FAA lifts ban on US flights to Israel Mitch McConnell’s mythmaking on coal jobs Trafficking law largely inapplicable to border crisis Senate Democrats mull Ex-Im tie to government-funding measure Amash fends off business critics, is favored to win in August primary Lobbying business in state of upheaval Tech seeks life after death for accounts In Congress, an opportunity emerges on Syria House Dem: Putin should be ’embarrassed’ Insurers returned $9B to consumers under O-Care