The Hill Articles: June 19, 2014

In surprise vote, House backs NSA limits House votes to ban Gitmo transfers House rejects Dem amendment to prevent Iraq military operation House votes to save A-10 fleet House votes to prevent military base closures Archives presses IRS over Lerner emails OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Military advisers headed to Iraq OVERNIGHT HEALTHCARE: Dems question $1,000 pill K Street powerhouse loses founding partner Liberal Dems question Obama on Iraq Supreme Court sides with IRS Senate passes land trust bill for Pottawatomi Indians OVERNIGHT ENERGY: House holds first hearing on climate rule FCC pushes companies on phone theft OVERNIGHT FINANCE: McCarthy, Scalise move up OVERNIGHT TECH: Everyone claims victory in patent ruling GOP Senate candidate backs over-the-counter birth control CAMPAIGN OVERNIGHT: Presidential prospects stumble early and often House votes to block Gitmo transfers to Yemen Levin: Backing needed for airstrikes in Iraq Official: US not preparing for airstrikes Obama, Mexican leader seek solution to influx of immigrant children 30 GOP senators sponsor bill to stop EPA’s water rule Stay away from Iraq, public says in new poll Cruz: No partnership with Iran over Iraq OVERNIGHT REGULATION: CFPB drops the hammer Senate Republicans want White House officials to testify on climate rule CBS News’s Bill Plante honored for 50-year milestone Shaheen has 10-point lead in NH Senate race Senate panel OKs shifts in abortion policy Lawmakers call for chemical board chairman to resign Obama official won’t rule out airstrikes in Syria Ayotte amendment stops Gitmo detainee transfers Fiber and the future of music CDC: 75 scientists may be exposed to anthrax Republicans spar with HHS over insurer ‘bailout’ Why McCarthy and Scalise won ‘Secure the border with boots on the ground,’ says Perry Republicans sell out free-market principles for union favors Rep. Scalise wins majority whip race Tech firms cheer McCarthy’s rise US slaps sanctions on Uganda for anti-gay law Canada invites Boehner to talk Keystone What is HHS’s plan for influx of immigrant kids? House Republicans press EPA to nix climate rule House GOP elects new leadership team FAA under pressure on pilot rest rules Foreign Affairs chairman: Obama plan ‘underestimates’ threat in Iraq Federal investment in digital learning is crucial GE Capital to pay feds $225M in discrimination settlement Appropriation bills stall in Senate Lawmakers push quick passage of ban on Web tax Cruz slams Obama’s ‘collapsing’ foreign policy Read Walker court documents Pelosi: I pray for GOP ‘every Sunday’ Senate confirms US ambassador to Peru Former Rep. West: Racial slurs ‘don’t hurt’ Move would ground domestic drones over privacy concerns Hatch presses IRS on email lapses Ex-Ambassador Bolton: President Obama wrong on foreign policy Prosecutors allege Scott Walker at center of ‘criminal scheme’ Camp says trade agenda at risk without fast-track Pelosi: ‘I feel sad’ for Cantor Nita Lowey’s leadership moment House GOP grills EPA official in first hearing on new carbon rule Obama sends Iraq 300 advisers Rick Perry: ‘I stepped right in it’ House Dem: CFTC bill would be ‘sowing the seeds of future disaster’ Kirk mourns death of his scheduler Dems want hearing on $1000-a-pill drug Booker amendment reinstates trucker fatigue rule Millennial Week is over, but not our problems Pelosi: US ‘must’ fight terrorism in Iraq, but not with Iran Boehner: White House ‘has not lifted a finger’ for IRS investigation Boehner: Obama’s ‘wheels are coming off’ Boston bombing suspect requests trial be moved to DC Senators fear plan will muzzle whistleblowers Obama argues for more trade, exports to spur economic growth Feds to charge Chinese tech company $34.9 million Report: Ways and Means subpoenaed in Medicare leak probe IRS dumps unbelievable news Lew urges Russia to support peace plan in Ukraine or face more sanctions GOP senator slams Iraqi government for turmoil US officials consulting with Iraqi leaders to replace al-Maliki Business lobby opposes tax holiday for highway plan Carney: ObamaCare most difficult challenge The US, Iran and Iraq Report: Large insurers will raise premiums Bill would ban anti-LGBT foreigners from entering US LIVE: Obama speaks on Iraq crisis US, Germany say Iraq is ‘primarily’ responsible for its security Louisiana gas export project gets final OK NTSB: Trucker in Tracy Morgan crash was going 20 miles over speed limit Feds move to protect women on college campuses Poll: Republicans lead Democrats on key issues in Senate battlegrounds Calif. town considers climate change warning labels Lew says US-EU trade deal needed to boost growth Poll: Most oppose Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger Poll: Majority of people in ObamaCare had been uninsured GOP senators blame Reid for Bergdahl swap Obscure law could make Iran debate moot Study: Urban uninsured would drop 60 percent with Medicaid expansion McCain to hit campaign trail for Cochran Tea Party stands alone on immigration, education, environment GOP senators: Obama’s foreign policies ‘weakened’ US Supreme Court tosses some software patents Deputy Energy secretary to step down Carney: I never told a lie New regs for Friday: Women’s violence prevention, debt collection, air pollution McConnell: Dems afraid to fight Obama climate rule Udall bill sets new limit on DOE’s natural gas export process VA clinic wait-time estimates keep rising Benghazi suspect can be interrogated at sea for a month, says Rep. McCaul K Street hits the jackpot with casino magnate NATO warns of new Russian troop buildup Carney to Russia? It was discussed in West Wing Undermining transparency at the FCC On the fall of Mosul Privacy groups threaten to oppose Senate NSA bill Reid: GOP senators are in ‘cult of Koch’ Schweitzer goes off-script on Cantor, Feinstein Jobless claims dropped 6,000 last week Marshals Service accidentally reveals bitcoin bidders’ identities Senate Dems cancel spending bill vote amid GOP threat on EPA rules AAA: Iraq uncertainty increasing gas prices Time to give college graduates a future with real freedom – freedom from debt An executive privilege gone too far Confidence in Congress hits historic low Republican wants recount in key California House primary Thursday: Appropriations work continues … Ted Cruz bats for Oklahoma conservative Citing federal inaction, Perry orders surge McCain: Opponents lying about Iraq history Reinvesting in America Is strong and growing Great opportunity for Congress on energy Kerry on Cheney criticism: ‘Please’ Kerry: Coordination with Iran a ‘head-scratcher’ A MAD commencement season Holding Congress accountable for moving forward with immigration solutions Why we march Time to acknowledge Ex-Im’s victims Issa, Camp seek IRS hard drives GOP chooses leaders today GOP needs united front in New York Rangel staying above anti-incumbent fray? Democrats accuse chairman of waving the white flag on mergers Paul, Cruz tiptoe through Iraq minefield Iraq observations GOP: White House meddling caused mess at HealthCare.gov