The Hill Articles: July 3, 2014

Obama, Merkel: Russia must act now Can jobs uptick help Dems in ’14? Justices rule for college in contraception fight Kirk to co-sponsor Manchin Ex-Im bill Bipartisan duo praises Ethics Committee reversal Eliciting a better deal from Iran Kansas senator’s slip of tongue spurs new residency questions Read members’ letter on Iraq action Report: NSA tracking privacy software users Preserve consumer choice in auto repair parts House lawmakers want to approve any military action in Iraq Obama says no executive action on transportation funding Perry: Border historically less secure Senate bill forces repayment of VA bonuses Poll: 92 percent of gun owners support universal background checks Manufacturing groups pressing for currency provisions in trade deals Postal Service to close dozens of mail centers Biden pledges ‘further costs on Russia’ if it undermines Ukraine Hurricane Arthur forecast to hit Category 2 US: ‘Significant’ issues remain in Iran nuke talks Privacy group wants feds to investigate Facebook over psych experiment Report: Texas might sue over border crisis Wall St. line on too-big-to-fail is too good to be true White House to Congress: Fix highway funding after recess White House talks down Kurdish independence Dow Jones tops 17,000 after jobs report WH: Perry challenge ‘hard to take seriously’ McDaniel offers $1K rewards for evidence of Mississippi Senate voter fraud Gosar: Deport child immigrants Hurting hospitals for doing good EPA chief: Bring on the climate fight Obama: ‘Enormous strides’ on jobs Dempsey: Iraqi army ‘probably’ can’t retake ISIS territory on its own Obama briefed as Hurricane Arthur nears Obama gets mixed reviews on Iraq crisis Audit: Taxpayer advocate prone to errors Cornyn: ‘Undeniable’ that Obama’s actions cause child migration An America ‘of, by and for’ our bosses? Obama phones Tim Howard and Clint Dempsey Hillary Clinton was ‘quite taken’ with Mississippi primary Alaska tribes to back EPA in Pebble Mine case Ethics committee backs down on free trips Service sector growth continues at a slower pace DC mayor calls for Maryland beach boycott to protest anti-pot measure Strong jobs report helps 2014 Dems Ground-based missile defense: A winning hit GOP rep. denied entry to migrant housing facility Poll: Majority say O-Care will affect midterm vote DNC will visit six cities vying for 2016 national convention DC Metro riders petition to stop service cuts Feds to restore NJ beaches with offshore sand New regs for Monday: Coal dust, fire safety standards on airplanes, malaria drugs Calif. Dem wants to put cork in .wine websites The Internet’s perfect storm Republican pitches solution for border crisis US economy adds 288,000 jobs, pushes Dow Jones above 17,000 Climate change, development strain wildfire budgets News stories ‘forgotten’ from Google searches Reid: House GOP immigration inaction costs US jobs For some, Fourth no reason to celebrate Blogs are dead, long live blogging Washington’s bad policies stunt jobs growth Former Hawaii governor endorses Schatz over Hanabusa Rand Paul heads back to Iowa Ted Cruz should be ashamed Most Republicans find patriotism in gun ownership League of Conservation Voters brings in climate muscle Flake blasts State Department for ‘wasteful’ party Transportation sector gains 16,600 jobs in June Getting to cost in the Department of Defense Australia sees little consensus among G-20 for new climate action Dem: GOP to blame for bus protest Security warning traced to Syria unrest Got milk? Good Policy error: Website not found US embassy warns of terror threat Who defines our national security interests? Obama: Republicans won’t win another presidency without a move to center Congress must act on transportation funding by Aug. 1 or jobs will be lost The Sandusky scandal doesn’t go away Why the Tea Party is wrong about immigration reform Biden: Don’t forget about me The war on religion