The Hill Articles: June 20, 2014

Cruz: Blame Obama for immigration surge Obama congratulates Spurs, Kings GOP indignant over lost IRS emails Battle over Ex-Im Bank ramping up ahead of next week’s hearing Perry invites Obama to visit border Senate Banking set to vote on Castro on Wednesday Court renews NSA phone program IRS commissioner to testify on missing Lerner emails FDA supports marijuana clinical trials Shuster to offer driverless car rides to lawmakers House Republicans: FTC should take the lead on net neutrality Closed captioning, Wi-Fi on tap for FCC meeting Labrador: Loss a ‘building block’ for future Conferees on VA reform bill to meet next week Legislatures should take the lead on gay marriage Tech in Policy Briefing: How Innovation Impacts Washington DNC chief: Clinton will join midterm push GOP says O-Care contractor may have conflict of interest Fox News paid Scott Brown $136,000 Drone testing expanded to Texas Senate panel hears from Treasury Secretary Lew NATO: Help buy your nuclear catch-22 Welcome to our national parks — but no drones FCC chief unveils plan to close ‘Wi-Fi gap’ GOP seeks to expand oil and gas offshore and on public land White House welcomes new GOP leaders Hoyer pays tribute to Cantor White House scrambles to keep up with child immigrant surge White House denounces IRS ‘conspiracy theories’ Obama, Key aim for completion of Asia-Pacific trade deal by year’s end Markey’s bill will help global fight against AIDS Governors going off message House GOP to talk energy in weekly address Ethics: Rep. Young broke rules Senate Dems bring in $8.3M for May Christie: Democratic Party is ‘intolerant’ Foxx to state DOTs: The highway funding situation ‘remains dire’ Many student loan borrowers left behind EPA delays new water standards House passes $491B defense spending bill Feds looking to expand job training opportunities on Indian reservations Virginia Medicaid saga takes new twist Treasury: Lerner never talked Tea Party with us Administration to name ObamaCare CEO General accused of sexual assault demoted before retirement Expert: Marijuana is ‘gateway drug to the White House’ Rubio, Booker want more airwaves for Wi-Fi Levin sees US shift on Syria amid Iraq crisis Holder: Feds have ‘expunged’ more than 1,000 DOMA laws Santorum: GOP needs to be ‘party of the worker’ Bring back the Ohio presidents (Rob Portman ’16) Top U.S. exporters call for Trade Promotion Authority Obama gives order to protect bees and bats Anti-abortion group seeks to block Ohio false speech law Paul: America in ‘full-blown spiritual crisis’ Landrieu tries to find middle ground on natural gas exports Next round of Iran nuke talks July 2 as deadline nears Lawmakers outraged over VA bonuses House subpanel advances six public health measures Talks ‘intensifying’ on new Russia sanctions, administration says All of California under ‘severe’ drought status Brother of Benghazi suspect thinks Libyans assisted US capture GOP pushes to speed up deportations amid influx of young migrants Senate Dems to Obama: Don’t wait for us on NSA Big money in politics sells out democracy Kerry: ‘No plans to run for public office again’ New regs for Monday: Native American job training, gay marriage, clean water Boehner suggests ‘nine to 12 month’ highway bill House panel moves TRIA extension White House: Election boosts immigration Speeding out of control: Restoring investor confidence in the wake of high-frequency trading Another US spying problem in Latin America: The DEA IRS chief denies a cover-up Germany’s coal use hurts European climate deal TSA fee hike angers travel industry Walsh kicked off radio for racial slurs Congress must renew commitment to ‘Stomp on Pancreatic Cancer’ Poll: Rangel leads by 13 points Friday: Defense appropriations Pope: Legalizing drugs won’t help addiction DCCC outraises NRCC by $1.3M in May Schweitzer apologizes for ‘stupid’ remarks We need comprehensive immigration reform now Leveraging lessons from missile defense Walker: Media looking at criminal probe into Wisconsin campaign ‘backwards’ Time to stop worrying and learn to love the chaos Obamas want daughters to try minimum wage Disapproval of Obama on immigration spikes Taking care of our veterans’ brain health Colombia after the elections US gas prices suffer for Iraq Lawmakers voice cautious support for Obama’s Iraq plans Conservatives not satisfied with House GOP election outcome A look at the competitiveness of higher education Gay couples to get workplace protections