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The Hill Articles: July 30, 2014
July 30
House to vote on limiting deportations with border bill
House border bill in trouble
Manchin drops coal provision from Ex-Im Bank bill
White House threatens to veto border bill; parties whip votes
House backs VA bill, 420-5
House votes to sue Obama
Pelosi: Lawsuit first step down ‘road to impeachment’
OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: House adopts VA reform bill
OVERNIGHT FINANCE: Banks brace for ‘too big to fail’ report
Lerner: Talk radio listeners are ‘a–holes’
Under Contract
Dodd-Frank doesn’t end ‘too big to fail’
Making workers’ rights a civil right
GOP senators press Burwell on GAO report
Lanny Davis: Americans want a dealmaker, not an ideologue
Five Republicans vote against suing Obama
House lawmakers urge Obama to press Japan, Canada to drop ag tariffs
OVERNIGHT CAMPAIGN: NRCC showdown?
Inhofe pleads with GOP to file defense amendments now
A.B. Stoddard: Crossing the border divide
Brent Budowsky: John Kerry is right
OVERNIGHT REGULATION: Business McFuming over NLRB decision
OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Dems, GOP go head-to-head on climate rule
Dem chairman breaks with Obama, endorses lethal weapons for Ukraine
OVERNIGHT TECH: Wheeler worries about Verizon’s throttling
OVERNIGHT HEALTHCARE: GAO report blasts HealthCare.gov rollout
Feds give industry more time on offshore drilling plan
Senate Dems to House: Amended highway bill can be fixed
Senators push DOJ on online gambling ban
Court ruling led to quick changes at patent office
Obama to Congress: Finish highway bill before recess
Air Force stands by A-10 retirement
In street confrontation, Sen. Roberts dismisses challenger’s debate pleas
Where are the ‘Most Beautiful’ lawmakers?
EPA to Republicans: You’re making it ‘very difficult’ to do our job
DOJ backs legal challenges to Ohio, Wisconsin voting laws
Warren: Time of corporate ‘freeloading’ is over
Real value of Bitcoin
GAO report details flaws behind $840M O-Care website rollout
White House threatens to veto $659M House border bill
Bill targets cost-benefit analysis of climate rule
The Hill and National Beer Wholesalers Association celebrate this year’s winners of the 50 Most Beautiful people on Capitol Hill
DCCC chairman: ‘You bet’ we’ll run on impeachment
House passes resolution to condemn Hamas for Israel rocket attacks
Senior House Dem pushes climate bill
Texas freshman looks to challenge NRCC chairman
Bogus cellphone charges ‘a billion dollar industry,’ claims Senate report
The real way to improve contraceptive access
Senate GOP trio: Obama should arm Ukraine
Ohio lawmaker embarks on ‘beautiful’ selfie challenge
G-7: Plane crash should have been ‘a watershed’ moment for Russia
US condemns shelling of UN school in Gaza
Women on paper money? ‘Pretty good idea,’ Obama says
Ryan: Impeachment chatter on Dems
Web lobby chief: Young people key to stopping Internet ‘fast lanes’
Fed stays the course, cuts stimulus by $10B
Mikulski: Emergency funding means no offsets
Paul Ryan says climate rule is illegal
Seniors to FDA: Safety in biosimilars
House Dems try to bring up other bills during debate on lawsuit
Ryan slams Ex-Im Bank as ‘crony capitalism’
GOP poll: Republican leads Georgia Senate race
House to Senate: You’re $2 billion short
GOP to Obama: Take your ‘golf cap off’ and visit coal country
House members unveil IT procurement shake-up
GOP: Green movement backed by ‘Billionaire’s Club’
Lower price, greater access to life-saving drugs
Panel approves bill letting people keep old health insurance plans
Obama to GOP: Stop hating
Senators to FIFA: Russia unfit to host World Cup
Senators: GOP is out of touch on climate
GOP rep says House should call off August recess
Panel approves giving police emergency access to cellphone locations
Poll: Russians believe Ukraine shot down Malaysia Air jet
Senators unveil bill to protect student privacy
Feiglin, Netanyahu and Israel’s revolutionary moment
The US should do more for its oldest ally
Senate confirms HUD assistant secretary
Emergency border bill advances in the Senate
Paul sees opening for criminal justice reform
Whip Hoyer predicts few Dems will back GOP $659M border bill
DOJ unveils new ethics rules for ATF agents
Chairman on VA: ‘We have not hit the bottom’
Poll: Obama gets low marks on handling of Israel-Hamas conflict
Senator laments lack of ‘Beautiful’ status
House bill would create soda tax
Senate Republicans block bill to end tax breaks for outsourcing
Pentagon to investigate Walsh’s apparent plagiarism
Will Washington recognize the link between metals and manufacturing
Sen. Reid vows to protect net neutrality
Poll finds two-thirds disapprove of Obama’s handling of immigration
New regs for Thursday: Sanitary inspections on ships, oxygen devices on airplanes
Capito ties Dem challenger to Obama in new ad
McConnell: Obama’s war on coal needs to be stopped
Sullivan’s new Alaska ad features dad of dead soldier
A little help from our friends: Canada could help alleviate a humanitarian crisis
Voice analytics: A new tool for voters?
Advocates rally behind Senate highway bill
Reid to GOP: Do the right thing, support jobs bill
Watchdog: EPA meeting internal climate change goals
Grimes hits McConnell on women’s issues
Steyer starts ads in Iowa Senate race
Report: No Sprint, T-Mobile deal before September
Utility charged with obstruction in 2010 Calif. pipeline blast
Investing in wind brings affordable, reliable power and prosperity
GOP lawmaker warns of consequences if Obama takes further action
Wednesday: House to sue Obama, Senate works on border bill
US GDP grows at strong 4 percent rate
Israeli ambassador: Kerry slams came from press
Private-sector employers added 218,000 jobs in July
Russia scoffs at latest sanctions from US, EU
Bergdahl could face questioning next week
Health insurers press to exempt millions from ACA
A new Cold War? Hardly
Bipartisan support for the Traumatic Brain Injury Reauthorization Act
Dems fear a debacle on turnout
Vulnerable Dems balk at Obama actions
Can a center-right 27-year-old beat a Tennessee incumbent?
GOP lawmaker: No to Obama lawsuit
Lobbyists quietly advise GOP on gay marriage shift
King of the Senate