The Hill Articles: June 10, 2014

June 10
Cantor slayer calls his win a ‘miracle’ Cantor loss immigration reform death knell As Cantor falls, Boehner offers sympathy GOP hopefuls look to Brat for inspiration NRCC chairman calls Cantor ‘steadfast leader’ in wake of defeat Race to replace Boehner upended What Cantor’s fall means to financial world WH: Cantor loss doesn’t mean reform is dead The majority leader’s historic loss Cantor cancels speech after stunning defeat Dems hope for election gold in GOP upset Cain, Poliquin to meet for Michaud seat Oregon rep. gets emotional during moment of silence for shooting Cantor victor strikes different tone on NSA Graham dominates foes, avoids runoff GOP takes steps to rein in Obama Cantor: Serving as majority leader ‘one of the highest honors of my life’ Nadler drafting music copyright overhaul bill Ex-Virginia Lt. Gov. cruises to victory Congress looking for an off-ramp as highway fund bleeds cash Senate to provide $1.9B for rise in child migrants Cantor out in Tea Party shocker James Carville: GOP moving to the center? Not in the South Sallie Mae spin-off registers to lobby Obama gears up for clemency review W.H. threatens veto of GOP tax cut extensions Lobbying World Lew: Business and government must work together toward stronger growth Turn to private sector to assure access to space Mellman: The fault is not in their models David Hill: Gridlock won’t go away soon House passes fourth ’15 appropriations bill OVERNIGHT HEALTHCARE: Another O-Care small business delay Smart way to save for college Cochran slams challenger as ‘dangerous’ Not too early for a growth agenda Building a workforce to meet our economic needs OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Senators play FERC musical chairs OVERNIGHT FINANCE: GOP lawmakers ready for Donovan Senate Banking sets Castro nomination hearing for next Tuesday Markos Moulitsas: Right retreats on troops Ted Cruz no longer a Canadian citizen In 2017, Obama wants to be ‘on a beach somewhere drinking out of a coconut’ OVERNIGHT TECH: FCC ownership rules under microscope OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: House panel approves $491B for Pentagon Comcast hits back on tech group’s merger opposition CAMPAIGN OVERNIGHT: Clinton explains it all Veto threatened in school lunch fight OVERNIGHT REGULATION: The next big battle at EPA Murphy: Congress acts as accomplices in ‘murders of children’ Obama: States prioritize prisons over colleges Booker wants Superfund tax reinstated Tracy Morgan crash heats up trucking debate Obama laments ‘par for the course’ gun violence Murphy: We are accomplices in ‘murders of children’ Bush, Huckabee top GOP field in Iowa Obama compares Tumblr CEO to ‘LeBron or Durant’ Detroit ICE director Adducci missed the Morton memo Administration won’t rule out post office cuts to fund highway bill Good excuse for missing VA vote? Brain surgery Could Obama nominees be swapped? Park Service bans demonstrations at national cemeteries Senate Dems propose Social Security reform Senate bill hikes funding for medical research, fraud prevention ‘Warthog’ dealt a blow Job openings rise in April as labor market recovery continues How will Obama handle child migrants? Filmmakers try ‘stripping the politics out’ of Prop 8 story Obama congratulates new Egyptian president Keeping the patient at the center of cancer innovation Sullivan wants ban on outside money in Alaska Senate battle Healthcare groups urge passage of antibiotics bill Senate advances Fischer’s nom as No. 2 at Federal Reserve New O-Care delay allowed for 18 states Clinton: Canada trip showed dangers of climate change Biden: We need ‘constant, unrelenting stream’ of immigrants De Blasio decides not to endorse Rangel Reid: No way to predict threat from freed Taliban Kingston leads Perdue in Georgia in internal poll Obama briefed on Oregon school shooting O-Care ’15: CMS spends $60M on navigators Senate Dems want to ban e-cigarettes on airplanes WH condemns insurgent takeover of Iraqi city Update royalty rates for songwriters, composers and publishers Dem: Leaks come from administration, not Congress Two down, 97 senators to go: Booker’s ‘selfie’ challenge VA reform bill headed to Senate floor Obama, not Hagel, responsible for Bergdahl, says White House Administration: Influx won’t halt reform NSA’s systems are too complex to keep evidence White House denies 90 knew about swap House rejects cuts to community development grants The Bergdahl case Marijuana legalization undermines Obama administration’s health goals House passes VA overhaul bill … twice Consumer watchdog blasts ‘shocking’ student loan practice Oregon Dem hopes school shooting ‘will inspire action’ on gun control House condemns Isla Vista shooting Boxer wants executive order on immigrant conditions GOP calls for suspension of O-Care subsidies Sen. Murray: House transportation plan ‘wrong way to go’ Obama didn’t break the law with Bergdahl swap, says Dem whip Hoyer Obama escapes again for burgers House panel advances revised autism bill Why progressives should hold their applause for student loan order NRSC touts post-primary state of play in memo Transition to electric cars meets roadblocks Senate confirms two judicial nominees Sen. Landrieu: Our goal isn’t clean energy, it’s energy security Al Gore: Snowden not a traitor IRS releases new taxpayer bill of rights GOP rep: Americans view media as ‘problem’ Obama signature: Practice makes perfect House panel approves $491B defense bill House conservatives doubt Boehner stays Lawmakers reject ‘legal end’ to Iraq war Feinstein backs off Bergdahl criticism Nothing partisan about renewing American wind power incentives Congressman’s office says brain surgery went well Senator pushes ‘narrow’ bill to keep satellite TV from going dark Report: Tax credit created 54,000 jobs Judges called to answer for disability approvals Zuckerberg group launches new push for immigration reform Obama makes pitch for highway funding bill Bergdahl blame shifting to Hagel? Seafood? Eat it, urges the FDA Bitcoin bulks up lobbying power Media groups call for crackdown on cable, satellite TV prices House panel votes to keep Pentagon from funding Gitmo prisoner transfers Buffett to double renewable energy spending Doctors endorse crackdown on e-cigarettes West Virginia Dem unveils bill blocking climate regs Cantor challenger accuses him of wanting ‘open borders’ Fight ‘superbugs’ by developing targeted weapons Boehner not satisfied with Clinton remarks McConnell: VA vote first, then student loans Wholesale inventories picked up pace in April Poll: Price too high for Bergdahl swap Boehner on Bergdahl: ‘We’re going to pay’ First lady keeping up pressure on nutrition Romney backs challenger in Michigan Senate confirms district judge for Va. Report: US companies preparing for climate change Obama to sign $12.3B port funding bill New regs for Wednesday: Copyrights, Native American graves, mail security Reid compares student loans to quicksand Feds approve first commercial drone flight NRCC names 11 new ‘Young Guns’ Coal industry gets boost in $34B spending bill U.S. interests served by more nuanced views on Israel and Iran in Congress What will beat al Qaeda Supreme Court called into secrecy fight Gingrich endorses Kingston in Georgia AAA poll: Majority willing to pay higher gas taxes Clinton says she warned Obama to not trust Putin China’s gas demand to almost double by 2019, IEA says Hagan touts work on local issues in first ads Clinton talks sexism on Obama campaign My Obamacare agony Hillary Clinton’s favorite Republican? Tuesday: THUD appropriations, VA fix and Federal Reserve nominations Vast majority supports legal status for illegal immigrants in poll Obama takes hit in new polls over Bergdahl Rubio slams Clinton for Benghazi remarks Obama’s approval rating holding steady From the shop floor to the Capitol steps 5 US soldiers die in ‘friendly fire’ strike Hillary: Bill and I ‘obviously blessed’ If you like it, you can keep it: Insurance exemptions, premiums and the ACA Only technology can enable sustainability of both environment and economy Bipartisanship: Brought to you by the Tea Party Day 2 of White House focus on student loans OTHER RACES TO WATCH Which Republicans actually want to win? Five unanswered questions on Bergdahl Years later, investigation goes nowhere Solitary, hard labor Why is Obama’s DOJ prosecuting a torture victim? House votes to limit federal contracts with delinquent companies