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The Hill Articles: June 17, 2014
June 17
US split over Clinton presidency, poll finds
Anna Wintour hosts fundraiser for Obama
Benghazi suspect won’t be sent to Gitmo
GOP: Lost Lerner emails may hurt inquiry
Key Dems press action in Iraq
Explaining Cantor’s errant poll
Obama: Keep pressure on Congress to protect gay rights
OVERNIGHT HEALTHCARE: Senate scolds Dr. Oz
Wireless industry eyes even more airwaves
Clinton: Iraq PM shouldn’t lead country
Dick Morris: Clinton and her entitlement
Markos Moulitsas: No surprise on GOP polls
Pennsylvania GOP struggles to wield clout in leadership race
OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Obama unveils plan to protect more of Pacific
OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Benghazi capture reignites Gitmo debate
Manufacturers press for tariff bill
House opens climactic week by…naming post offices
Senate sends Obama bill to research algae harm on fish
Lobbying World
Webb: In Cantor loss, GOP has opportunity
OVERNIGHT TECH: Consumer groups back anti-‘fast lane’ bill
Wave of phony charges over new clean water safeguards
CAMPAIGN OVERNIGHT: Playing with House money
Clinton says she’s open to legalizing marijuana
Five things to watch at Yellen’s second press conference
OVERNIGHT REGULATION: Cordray back on the hot seat
Clinton: Can’t let gun control opponents ‘terrorize’ people
Dems blast GOP for blocking ambassadorships
OVERNIGHT FINANCE: GOP anger grows over lost IRS emails
BlueGreen Alliance chief heads to Energy Department
CBO says no change in O-Care estimates
Dr. Oz’s bad day on Capitol Hill
Senate advances first 2015 Appropriations bill
Unions: GOP plan would ‘do nothing to fix transportation funding crisis’
Poll: Benghazi committee low on public’s radar
WH rules out Gitmo for Benghazi suspect
Senate votes 55-43 to confirm Kadzik
Starbucks CEO: O-Care a ‘net positive’
Dem leading black voting push for Cochran
Chinese food safety is worse than you think
Shops fight back on data breaches
Schumer makes good on Stanley Cup bet
Sanders pushes to get VA bill quickly to Obama
Levin blocks resolution to investigate prisoner swap
North Dakota’s oil production reaches 1 million barrels a day
What should Congress do to help medical innovation?
Advocates blast ‘prior authorization’ for hospice drugs
Childhood survival rates improve, but growing pains remain
House GOP unveils TRIA extension
Elon Musk acquires solar panel maker
Alexander challenger: Cantor defeat ‘combustible moment’ in primary
Senators unveil bill to address ‘massive and growing’ threat
Obama: US must ‘strengthen unions’
Enough with TV broadcasters’ efforts to keep us all in the 20th century
Lawmakers want bigger say in Iran deal
Murray: ‘We just need to find the revenue’ for highway bill
Chuck Woolery to stump for McDaniel in Mississippi
Obama jokes Michelle is a ‘bad example’ on equal pay
Obama, Hill leaders to meet on Iraq
GOP rep. calls for IRS special prosecutor
Obama: ‘We will find you’
EPA’s McCarthy: No ‘war on coal’
Feinstein urges ‘direct action’ to keep rebels from capturing Baghdad
Reasons to believe
Meltdown in Moscow — No, not Russia — Moscow, Idaho!
FTC turns lights on decorative bulbs
Who wants to be the new VA health chief?
FDA may loosen rules for wheelchair elevators
GOP: Send Benghazi suspect to Gitmo
Murray: GOP should rethink blocking ‘pro-family’ measures
Obama’s housing nominee open to ending Fannie and Freddie
NFL defends sports blackouts
Why would Norwegian Air Int’l object to obeying the law?
LIVE: Obama eyes tech boost
Kentucky governor jabs GOP senators over O-Care
Senate advances controversial DOJ nomination
Menendez: Iran nuclear deal unlikely by deadline
GOP: IRS covered up email problems
Hoyer: Obama should consider airstrikes
New regs for Wednesday: Energy labels, snowmobiles, wheelchair lifts
House Dem: Maliki source of Iraq turmoil
Dems release bill to block Web ‘fast lanes’
Cantor’s defeat marks new chapter in GOP civil war
DOT touts Minn. light rail expansion as transport funding deadline looms
J.C. Watts decries negative attacks in Oklahoma
Biden congratulates US soccer team
US special forces nab suspected Benghazi ringleader in secret raid
Obama to declare more of the Pacific off-limits
13 bid to host Obama library
Arab League must oppose sectarian warfare
House GOP targets IRS for more budget cuts
Pro-McConnell group calls Grimes ‘two-faced’ on coal
Senators: No ‘watered down’ NSA reform
Stop putting Wall Street ahead of music fans and music creators
Labrador: House leadership shouldn’t ‘ascend to the throne’
Obama, Sebelius thank healthcare recruiters
US, Canadian officials predict Keystone approval by April
McConnell chides EPA chief for HBO appearance
McConnell demands Obama explain new Iraq strategy
CEOs push for tax relief as economy sputters
Cochran, McDaniel supporters launch ad barrage for runoff’s final week
Foxx: Time running out for new highway bill
Reid wants votes on highway bill next month
Boeing, Lockheed move to replace Russian rocket
Senator presses FBI for information about Americans in Syria
House GOP reserves $30M in TV time
More Alice Deals? There’s a better deal
Time to hold polluters and their allies accountable
Energy efficiency bill symbolizes Senate ‘dysfunction,’ Heitkamp says
Clinton: I’ve ‘gone through the fire’
Privacy groups ask Obama not to renew NSA powers
Delta Airlines under fire for World Cup tweet
Poll: Public doesn’t want another Iraq War
Congress, banking and the politics of diversity
Obama, ex-enemy to super-PACs, set to headline
Tuesday: Nominations, naming post offices
Report: Obama aims to protect giant Pacific zone
Violence in Baghdad as militants draw closer
The right leader
Grow it here, make it here, and create jobs
Manchin: White House responsive to swapping nominees
Reid won’t attend Redskins game until they’re not Redskins
Kerry should be on a plane to Baghdad, ex-ambassador says
The Republican Party as Pakistan
Intel boss warns: Jihadis will come back to the US
Underdog Labrador in it to win it
The House GOP establishment fights back
The retirement crisis is upon us
In Congo, third time’s no charm
How Iraq snared Obama
Are smartphones the best medicine?
Conservatives turn to NSA for help getting White House records
Seniority not the boon it once was
Dem challenger attacks on immigration
From the battles of Iraq to those of DC
Clinton to attend the ‘Vital Voices’ event
Obama eyes tech boost with Pittsburgh visit
Is it time for digital radio to pay up?
Internet governance in transition: What’s the destination?
Rivals in ‘knife fight’ for Pentagon cash