The Hill Articles: June 24, 2014

New York rep survives Tea Party scare Cochran topples Tea Party Cochran clinging to razor-thin lead over Tea Party challenger GOP avoids headache for Colo. governor National GOP get its picks in New York Tea Party favorite cruises to victory Biden: Gay rights is our ‘civil rights issue’ Obama to huddle with Senate Dems GOP senators alarmed after classified Iraq briefing Lankford clinches Oklahoma Senate nod Brown crushes competition in gov primary Demand to send Guard to border grows OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: US advisers set up shop in Iraq House clears intelligence authorization President Obama calls Boehner and Biden his ‘favorite golf partners’ IRS, marriage group reach settlement ‘Outsider’ Clawson headed to Congress DC delegate attacks effort to nullify pot law House passes reauthorization of trauma care programs OVERNIGHT HEALTHCARE: Industry pushes to improve sharing of patient data Panel votes to rename street at Chinese embassy for jailed dissident OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Billionaire Steyer to visit White House Biden calls Ukraine’s president after helicopter shot down Cheney: Next attack ‘likely’ deadlier than 9/11 OVERNIGHT FINANCE: Ex-Im chief taking fight to Congress House votes to reauthorize autism support programs Got milk? Why? Mark Mellman: Compromise: A dirty word? MLK receives Congressional Gold Medal OVERNIGHT REGULATION: Border crisis takes center stage OVERNIGHT TECH: House panel reexamines music industry CAMPAIGN OVERNIGHT: The new Mississippi word game House passes pipeline permitting bill FAA restricts small drones near airports Dick Morris: Is immigration dead? House chairman pushes to broaden funding for VA reform bill Moulitsas: Koch owned and operated Senate panel to move on cybersecurity bills Judge rules no-fly list procedures are unconstitutional GAO unveils pre-exchanges healthcare base prices Dems, GOP honor MLK with “We Shall Overcome” Microsoft exec: U.S. hypocritical on privacy abroad Senate confirms DHS immigration nominee Anti-abortion group to hit Hagan with TV ad CBO says VA overhaul could cost $50 billion Pentagon warns ISIS poses ‘legitimate threat’ as US advisers arrive WH: GOP drags feet on ambassadors Manchin, Whitehouse to talk climate, coal on Senate floor NTSB: Too much ‘automation reliance’ led to Asiana crash The ‘Obama Doctrine’ and the costs of retrenchment Obama ‘optimistic’ about U.S. World Cup chances Fleischmann touts his ‘American dream’ in first ad Republicans push Keystone vote in Senate Heritage urges ‘yes’ votes on gas exports McConnell primary challenger open to another run for office Export-Import Bank leader to tout benefits in critic’s home state Read Export-Import Bank chief’s testimony WH briefing ends after woman faints Lee no ‘Party of Five’ fan Think-tank says ‘family glitch’ could deprive children of coverage Hayworth headed to Newsmax TV Sheriff: 20 dogs dead under watch of Sen. Flake’s son Congressional Democrats must stop hijacking TPA Congress takes driverless car for a spin House passes CFTC reauthorization Candidate in Afghan election hires Washington help McConnell: Senate should move Ex-Im bill WH: ‘No misgivings’ about Steyer meeting Woman faints at White House briefing Dems push to expand benefits for gay couples More stations close after FCC crackdown Obama taps new Afghan War commander Improve patient data sharing, industry says When a toilet means the difference between life and death ‘Zero tolerance’ for corruption at Ex-Im bank, says White House Holmes Norton warns of move to block DC pot law Top Marine: Taliban ‘more desperate’ to inflict US casualties Reed, Heller make another go at unemployment benefits bill Committee targets EPA’s ‘secret science’ President Clinton: ‘Dead broke’ comments were ‘factually true’ Senate panel signs off on Obama budget pick AT&T’s merger bid unscathed by hearings Shaheen ads tout mortgage reform in NH Rep. Schock ‘fully supports’ Ex-Im Oceans of problems, oceans of opportunities Levin: Still no floor time for defense bill Lawmakers blast China, Russia for piracy Senate advances Citizenship and Immigration Services nominee Fat Tire brewery pours out praise for EPA rule Florida O-Care filings spread confusion From Barclays to Broadway: DNC in NYC? McCain, Inhofe: Why was immunity only possible for troops in Iraq now? Senate confirms four judicial nominees Archives official: IRS didn’t follow law on missing emails House Democrats fear ‘another Vietnam’ GOP-led panel approves amendment to expand abortion coverage DOJ eases firearm rules on nuclear plant guards Ranchers and farmers for new EPA water rule Waters blasts McCarthy over change in Ex-Im stance Stronger union could be key in AT&T merger Kerry: ‘I don’t pay attention to polls’ Romney will hit NH trail for Brown No Ex-Im lifeline from Boehner McConnell: Reid neutering chairmen WH threatens veto of House oil pipeline bill McConnell: Obama’s bill-signing pen is ‘starting to rust’ Natural gas revival goes beyond the production field Poll: 52 percent disapprove of Obama on Iraq In rare move, Reid applauds Rand Paul Reid: ‘Thank goodness’ for use of nuclear option Wyden pushes stopgap highway bill Putin moves to renounce military force in Ukraine ‘Risky Business’ report: Climate change inaction will cost US billions New regs for Wednesday: Guns, housing, job training Feinstein presses House to pass funding for child immigrants Whistleblower: Phoenix VA hid deaths Poll watchers warned in Mississippi The ISIS boon for America Why are artists disappearing from the Internet? Rockefeller promises cruise ship safety hearing McCaskill: Clinton ‘the piñata everyone loves to hit’ Home prices slow gains in April House leaders pony up for NRCC Green groups tie Iowa Senate nominee to Palin Democrat: IRS chief ‘arrogant’ Report: 300,000 still vulnerable to ‘Heartbleed’ bug Unclear definition in new ‘waters’ rule Tuesday: Nominations, natural gas exports Paulson to visit White House to talk financial risks of climate change Bill would provide lawyers to children crossing border Poll: Obama hits new low on handling of Iraq Christie administration facing new review Bipartisanship saves lives Why all VA executives are above average Kerry presses Kurds to help save Iraq Why 5 matters CDC tries to shock smokers into quitting Romney wants Hillary’s ‘Three F Plan’ Dems chafe under Reid’s rules as well Will Mississippi mudslinging give Dems a chance in South? Immigrant wave is new HHS crisis Five primary night questions Driverless cars approach the starting line Boeing’s bottom line at risk In the trenches of global trade Cruz’s vacation with a media mogul (More) political gridlock and the (growing) immigration crisis Report: Healthcare spending to grow in ’15