The Hill Articles: July 8, 2014

Horsing around with Obama in Colorado Potheads greet head of state in Denver House lawmakers slam VA’s treatment of whistleblowers GOP candidates caught in crossfire over Ex-Im Dems vow fast work on $3.7B border bill Lawmakers hit the gas to save highway fund Lobbying World Mark Mellman: Pew study of polarization is incomplete? OVERNIGHT ENERGY: House GOP launches assault on climate rules OVERNIGHT HEALTHCARE: Border help for HHS? House passes bill to boost DHS use of social media in emergencies James Carville: Four good reasons to watch Louisiana race this season Untamed Cruz refuses to play nice with GOP campaign arm OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: F-35 stuck on the tarmac Senate Democrats finalize bill to reverse Hobby Lobby ruling Key Senate Dems push back on FCC’s Wi-Fi plan OVERNIGHT FINANCE: Ex-Im momentum? OVERNIGHT TECH: Senate panel delivers win for cyber hawks Markos Moulitsas: Birth control backlash Dick Morris: Obama facing avalanche Introducing ‘Startup Day Across America’ Gay rights advocates disown workplace bill after Hobby Lobby CAMPAIGN OVERNIGHT: RNC’s pragmatic pick for 2016 convention OVERNIGHT REGULATION: House GOP takes shears to EPA spending Sanders mum after first meeting with VA pick House proposes $10.9B, eight-month highway bill House passes chemical facility security bill Barrasso pushes amendment to stop EPA water rule Obama nominates defense adviser to No. 2 spot at DOE CDC chief to testify on anthrax exposure scare Sen. Murray: Congress ‘needs to act’ on highway funding Hillary Clinton: US ‘not a monarchy’ Clinton: NSA ‘absolutely wrong’ to snoop on German leader Intel panel approves cybersecurity bill Group gives $70K to McDaniel legal fund Cochran gets lost on way to Senate lunch Hoyer: Most kids should be sent home Cornyn begs Obama to see border with his ‘own eyes’ Laura Bush opens doors to ‘motel-ish’ digs Senators nearing deal to save Highway Trust Fund Franken: Net neutrality is ‘First Amendment issue of our time’ Reframing infrastructure: It’s really mobility A ‘change of heart’ on presidential bid? Will Senate Dems fight Manchin on coal rules? Hagel to visit site of F-35 fire Murkowski to meet with Commerce Secretary on crude exports Congressional Dems press Boehner for Ex-Im Bank vote Palin: Impeach Obama over border crisis By Afghans, for Afghans Israel has ‘a right to defend itself,’ WH says DC media snarks about Cleveland Sanders: VA fix won’t be paid for with food stamp cuts Obama urges ‘calm and dialogue’ amid Afghan electoral violence Menendez not surprised by allegations of Cuban plot FCC Republican: Wi-Fi talks have broken down White House ‘certainly pleased’ Perry will meet Obama in Texas Vials of smallpox found in government lab Is immigration reform Obama’s Hail Mary? A Highway Trust Fund party invite? Only in Washington Watchdog slams DOJ’s ‘softball’ enforcement policies Gingrey: Child migrants pose health risk Senate shrugs off F-35 grounding NRCC picks 11 more ‘Young Guns’ Obama wants $3.7B for border Sen. Menendez wants DOJ to investigate alleged Cuban smear plot Merkley adds $1.8M to campaign coffers in Q2 Senators frustrated after closed-door Iraq briefing Interior funding bill targets ivory regulations Our warfighters need JLENS League of Conservation Voters hits Koch influence in NH Republicans propose major change for the Fed Obama seeks $615 million to fight wildfires Congress gearing up to tackle $3.7B request to bolster US border amid migrant surge Analysis: States passing fewer anti-abortion laws Read letter from the president Immigration: An unforeseen campaign roadblock Texas rep.: Obama ‘missing in action’ in migrant crisis Read White House fact sheet on emergency supplemental request $100M in O-Care funds go to local health centers Democratic women push child tax credit expansion Finance industry groups back Senate cyber bill Faith, money, politics RNC picks Cleveland for 2016 Holder warns of Syrian terror threat to West Retailers bulk up government affairs department Report: Thousands hit by O-Care coverage delays Durbin: Senate must revisit gun debate Report: Small businesses less confident about the economy in June Funding bill would block Obama’s climate rules Parallel caregiver crises, military and civilian UN hoping for refugee status for immigrants McConnell: O-Care plagued by ‘almost-cartoonish inefficiency’ Tourism group laments TSA security changes EPA promoting water rule to farmers in Missouri New regs for Wednesday: EPA unveils new grain elevator standards Cotton ad pushes back on disaster funding attacks in Arkansas Reid: Sportsmen’s bill shouldn’t die for procedural reasons 44 industry groups want Kerry to restart Keystone Democrats chide Google, Facebook for ‘troubling’ lack of diversity War by words Nagorno Karabakh is a free and democratic state Hanabusa gets aggressive in Hawaii Senate debate Cruz wants investigation into Mississippi GOP Senate primary Airline removes swimsuit safety video Survey: More US homes go landline-free Grimes, pro-McConnell group launch dueling attack ads Trade talks aim to end tariffs on $1T in solar panels, wind turbines US ambassadors vital to America’s economic well-being Tuesday: Debate on terrorist attack warnings, sportsmen’s bill Media border tours like ‘Soviet Union’ Report: Menendez wants probe of alleged smear campaign Tech CEOs push billions for Wi-Fi in schools Report: GOP wants $3M for Benghazi panel Clinton leads likely 2016 GOP contenders by 7 to 9 points Clinton: Spying on Merkel was wrong Amending the Higher Education Act of 1965: The need to simplify the financial aid application WH: Obama would ‘welcome’ Perry meeting Unaccompanied minors and unintended consequences A driving force for truckers Where pragmatism about health reform lives Obama: Mideast peace is still possible Left frets on Ginsburg’s next steps Obama touts executive moves on Western trip Dems plot legislative offensive on high court’s birth control decision F-35’s air show debut in jeopardy Export-Import Bank supporters aim for show of strength in Senate Openly gay GOP candidates stand up Economists say inflation fears overblown Pryor hits Cotton for questioning his faith A solution to the old rules vs. new tech problem Kerry warns of power grab after Afghan vote