The Hill Articles: June 18, 2014

Va. candidates punt on ’Skins Gohmert: Justice Department going after political enemies Obama: Iraq plan won’t require vote Democrats split on strikes in Iraq Biden stresses unity in call to Iraqi leaders OVERNIGHT HEALTHCARE: O-Care subsidy fight Under Contract Senate passes bill to create energy plan in US territories Ex-staffer: CFPB run like a ‘plantation’ Budowsky: Clinton-Warren for change A.B. Stoddard: What is the IRS hiding? Davis: Jeb Bush a formidable candidate OVERNIGHT TECH: Email privacy bill gets a boost On biomass, EPA should follow the science OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Obama: Iraq action likely won’t require approval of Congress Carbon emission claims don’t add up CAMPAIGN OVERNIGHT: Virginia pols punt on Redskins name OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Keystone clears Senate panel Carney: No emails found between Lerner, WH Brett Favre tries a Hail Mary for Cochran House, Senate go to conference on VA bill OVERNIGHT FINANCE: Yellen stays the course House Republicans dive into Ex-Im debate June 25 Energy diversity is a national security imperative E-cig execs scorched on Capitol Hill Erickson endorses underdog in Alaska Senate primary OVERNIGHT REGULATION: GOP vs. EPA: Round 1 Former Bergdahl roommate: Charge him with desertion GAO calls for more oversight of managed care Senate Armed Services to hold second closed door Iraq briefing FCC finds Web speeds as fast as advertised Tolling opponents applaud senators for turning to gas tax Coal company sues EPA over climate rules Brat channels Randolph of Roanoke to trump Cantor Redskins merchandise safe for now State official: Qatar keeping close eye on five from Gitmo House votes to boost border security GOP doesn’t give Landrieu break on Keystone How many women are included in clinical trials? Dems want to know Senators wary of Afghan troop drawdown Markets rally as Fed stays the course Young-adult group hits Landrieu in new ad: ‘We can’t afford that!’ Green group’s unscientific attack on soap House panel to consider probe into Redskins trademark decision 50 Most Beautiful nominee gets into car crash, but beauty remains intact Iraq War vet, Walsh says Iraqis should defend themselves ‘Will on the Hill’ pokes fun at 2016 politics Obama lunches with top economists Analysis: ObamaCare premiums to rise an average of 8 percent Lawmaker: Obama took Iraq ‘eyes and ears’ US Patent Office ruling cancels ‘disparaging’ Redskins trademark Biden visit to DR about more than sports Two in Texas charged with aiding terrorists Carney: ‘I have loved every minute’ House panel approves energy spending bill Obama to speak at green group’s event Will Obama seek approval for Iraq strike? Transportation advocates cheer proposed gas tax hike Schumer: House GOP is ‘afraid of immigration’ Waxman: GOP proved wrong on O-Care premiums New O-Care enrollment campaign targets millennials High-frequency trading (video) Fed stays course, shrinks bond purchases by $10B EPA: Climate rule won’t kill coal Carney: It’s ‘always good’ to hear from Cheney IRS chief: New tax-exempt rules could include unions, Chamber ITK Quote of the Week Palestine-Israel: Is dialogue more important than justice? Black Caucus targets powerful Republican in push for voting rights fix House votes to create VA conference panel Gore: Obama ‘signaled’ he will reject Keystone After deal, senators advance energy agency nominees McCarthy would hand Ex-Im Bank to Hensarling as leader Petraeus leery about US intervention in Iraq House panel: O-Care ‘bailout’ could cost $1B this year alone Scott Brown’s sister tells of childhood abuse in new ad GOP senators: Committee action on Keystone is ‘show vote’ Hagel blames Iraq’s leadership for chaos Read polling memo Senate panel votes to approve Keystone Obama sees giraffe robot, talks ‘revolution’ Former Landrieu aide honored for feeding hungry children Drug industry’s upside-down thinking House panel clears IRS budget cuts Partisan feud over consumer bureau hot as ever Lawmakers aim to close the NSA’s ‘backdoor’ Read Redskins statement House panel hints at Medicare reforms Iraq envoy warns of ‘ethnic cleansing’ if Obama doesn’t act Redskins to appeal trademark decision Clyburn: Iraq ‘cries out’ for drone strikes Obama’s pivotal Iraq decision Obama’s radical assault on the future of energy Clean air standards are a positive step IRS seeks more offshore accounts EPA chiefs who served under Republicans press for climate action Obama has right plan for climate change House panel seeks to SCRUB onerous regs Electricity is vital; ingenuity with coal is the answer New EPA air rule will allow all of us take a deep breath Senators propose raising the gas tax for the first time since 1993 Snowmobile wars heating up again NCAA hires lobbyists as athletes battle for pay McCain: It’s now an Iraqi-Syrian conflict Investment needed to beat superbugs Senate GOP unveils ‘working families’ agenda ahead of midterms Anti-Internet tax bill heads to House floor House Dem: No more US troops to Iraq VA chairman wants reforms for private care Leadership candidates make final pitch Udall hits Gardner on ‘personhood’ support in new ad Boehner: Obama needs to explain ‘overall strategy’ on Iraq Assange: Holder should end inquiry or resign Russia says gas supply to Europe uninterrupted Wartime funding will be ‘substantially smaller’ Reid on Redskins: ‘Writing is on the wall’ Freezing bank accounts and tracing assets Economics and the failure of US foreign policy Lawmakers take GM to the woodshed Read Patent Office ruling McConnell: Public wants votes on GOP economic ideas Presidential mementos up for auction by Skelton estate Tim Johnson’s last chance VA chief orders monthly inspections of all clinics New regs for Thursday: Job training, drinking water, chemicals Clock starts on EPA climate rule comments Why Congress should fund social science Who’s talking turkeys? Reid: GOP wrong to blame Obama for Iraq EPA claims don’t add up Poll shows support for EPA’s climate rules Sen. Booker rules out a Biden-Booker 2016 ticket Ex-CIA official: Benghazi suspect will be in US quickly if he talks Barra returns to the Hill after ‘incompetence’ report No to Cape Wind Poll: 37 percent support Obama foreign policy Wednesday: Debate over Appropriations bills Clinton ‘not prepared’ to back working with Iran Poll: Braley edging Ernst in Iowa Wind and solar power ready to help states meet EPA rule Cheneys slam Obama doctrine in op-ed Iraq: Exhibit A for why Obama’s new counterterrorism strategy won’t work Clinton attributes Benghazi statements to ‘the fog of war’ Did latent Republican racism sound the death knell for Cantor? Breakthroughs in technology build pathways to inclusion Closing the gaps on Hezbollah’s global operations Bill requiring warrants for email searches hits magic number in House Obama, Democrats back in Iraq Past disasters at embassies loom Kingston grabs momentum in Georgia From antagonist to enforcer Yellen turns focus inward at the Fed Want more stringent EPA carbon caps? We need innovation policy Cotton leads Pryor in internal poll HHS touts O-Care subsidies as reducing average premium to $82 White House puts spotlight on inventors