The Hill Articles: July 31, 2014

Senate passes autism bill Senate advances 11th Circuit nominee Senate sends highway bill to Obama Senate passes VA overhaul in 91-3 vote Report: Part D premiums stay low despite fears of rising drug prices OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: CIA spied on Senate Senators seek remedies for tax fraud victims Democrat seeks to expand research credit Psych, nursing and rehab facilities to see payment bumps Emergency border bill stalls in Senate OVERNIGHT HEALTHCARE: More ‘bumps’ ahead for O-Care? Ebola outbreak won’t change plans for Africa summit, officials say Medicare starts countdown to new reimbursement codes Ginsburg: Court won’t duck gay marriage House Dems move to avoid cancellation of kids’ insurance IRS chief: Republicans ‘don’t want this to end’ OVERNIGHT REGULATION: Groups squawk over poultry rule House Republicans put off long recess for last-ditch border push CAMPAIGN OVERNIGHT: Can GOP keep a perfect Senate primary record? Jobs growth likely produced solid gains in July Louisiana lawmaker: Opposition to border bill is ‘insurmountable’ GOP demands HealthCare.gov contract details FTC Republican: Let Apple design its own products OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Feds move on natural gas exports OVERNIGHT TECH: Financial groups renew cybersecurity push OVERNIGHT FINANCE: GAO: Big banks’ advantage shrinks Senate bill targets propane shortages Rep. McCarthy: Kevin Spacey stole my line Reid sets up last-minute votes Israel, Hamas agree to humanitarian cease-fire Putin aide makes fun of puppy-holding Obama Shell signals move toward Arctic drilling in 2015 Senators call for CIA chief’s resignation Democrat tweets Ted Cruz poem Boxer, Corker spar in heated exchange on Israel House lawmakers ask GAO to investigate federal lab safety Yes, there is a retirement crisis Lawmakers: Obama not budging on giving Ukraine lethal arms High court asked to rule on ObamaCare subsidies Lewinsky joins Vanity Fair USDA overhauls poultry inspection rules Report finds detention center workers exposed to contagious diseases Phillies pitcher warming up for congressional bid? Africa’s economy: Looking beyond stereotypes California sees low ObamaCare rate increases for 2015 GAO: ‘Too big to fail’ advantage is shrinking GOP ‘betraying mascot’ elephant, animal activists say Congress must act to renew the Highway Trust Fund Gov. Perry: Congress shouldn’t recess until border ‘job is completed’ Obama meets with congressional leaders on national security Lawmakers find billions to save in spy satellite purchases Senate Dem eyeing tougher rules for phone bills Stop throwing small business in the P.I.T. FDA plans to regulate lab tests House rejects Senate highway bill Obama mocks House GOP lawsuit Stowaway death prompts Air Force security review NRSC keeps options open in remaining Senate primaries DOE approves second gas export terminal in Oregon EPA pushes renewable fuel compliance deadline House moves up highway vote after GOP border bill collapses Tim Scott: I’m not the only senator who flunked civics CDC issues top travel warning amid Ebola outbreak in W. Africa Concentrate on Africa’s children 21st century technology held back by 20th century policies Tax panel backs bill to help disabled House pulls border vote White House criticizes Israel for ‘indefensible’ deaths at UN school IMF’s Lagarde calls for higher energy taxes Greens say new developments should sink Keystone Health, wealth and foreclosure Top Dem ‘concerned’ by Kerry’s remarks on Israel Afghanistan rebuild costs U.S. more than Marshall Plan Pelosi: GOP highway bill plan ‘dishonors’ House rules HHS announces new funds for mental health French telecom makes $15B offer for T-Mobile CIA admits to spying on Senate Montel to Obama: ‘Sign the paper, homeboy’ Boehner: Obama will cement ‘legacy of lawlessness’ with immigration order Booker calls on Heller to shave his head Snowden asylum expires Thursday as Russian officials review case Cantor bids farewell to leadership Russia might ban US chickens, Greek fruit Wyden calls for short-term ban on Internet tax Real unemployment rate is at least 18 percent Groups warn offshore drilling undercuts Obama’s climate legacy GOP lawmakers launch probe into FCC’s waiver for Obama donor The disability dilemma Feds looking to expand the use of heroin antidote House passes pesticide regulations bill Manufacturers: Ozone standard could be most costly regulation ever Pelosi: Republicans ‘on their own’ in border vote White House blasts GOP deportation bill Bush 43 honors Derek Jeter Sessions: Congress must stop Obama’s ‘amnesty’ orders CMS: Expect more ‘bumps’ with O-Care Through EPA rule, children can breathe cleaner air Obama, Clinton could collide on Vineyard Johnson aiming to get Ex-Im bill passed before charter expires McConnell bill targets infant heroin addiction New regs for Friday: Movie theaters, macadamia nuts, trains Regulators approve Texas natural gas export project McConnell to Obama: Stop photo-ops, deal with border Bipartisan group headed to Texas border America must invest in a skilled workforce So, how about those elections? Children have no business attending animal fights Respect of animals would lead to more empathetic human society Congress should work together to prohibit abuse of show horses Reid: Senate will work weekends in September House jams Senate on highway funding Missing members could narrow border vote Obama overhauls federal contracting rules Monthly average of jobless benefits claims hits eight-year low Chevron refinery project in Calif. gets city approval Litmus test for Obama on whistleblowers Cruz to Iowa two weekends in row Privacy advocates hail Senate ‘first step’ on NSA reform Paul lashes out at MSNBC Thursday: Border security, VA fix, highway bill Panasonic, Tesla to build massive US battery plant Time for lawmakers to protect America’s secret sauce Bush 43 pens ‘intimate biography’ of father Clinton holds Ohio lead Russian sanctions are a big deal for Europe Ginsburg plans to stay on court for ‘a while’ State: ‘No American is proud’ of CIA enhanced interrogation program A need for strategy and investment in HBCUs The FCC shouldn’t go down the primrose (preemption) path Don’t screw this up, Senate tells House GOP abortion scandal not so potent? Obama pivots to economic legacy Comeback bid pushes Tiahrt left Dem goes grassroots on centrist dealmaker Collins K Street’s power duo going global Fast-food chains go to war with labor board How much is that regulation in the window?