The Hill Articles: June 4, 2014

June 4
McDaniel aide, others trapped in courthouse Bergdahl deal explanations flop Reports: Sprint, T-Mobile near $32B deal OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Briefing on Bergdahl Franken: ‘Stalking apps must be shut down’ OVERNIGHT HEALTHCARE: Data errors found in 2M O-Care sign-ups OVERNIGHT TECH: Snowden calls for stronger online security OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Senate Dems welcome climate debate with GOP OVERNIGHT FINANCE: France warns US to back off BNP CAMPAIGN OVERNIGHT: Cochran committing to futile fight? Tech titans tell Senate to go big on NSA overhaul CBO throws in the towel on scoring ObamaCare OVERNIGHT REGULATION: Dissecting the climate rule Putin on Clinton: Don’t argue with women Labor activists to protest T-Mobile shareholder meeting Brent Budowsky: Normandy and the freedom century Northeast, Southwest warming fastest in recent decades Senate Democrats invite GOP to climate debate Assad’s sham elections Dem rips GOP on O-Care subsidies Whitehouse dares GOP to discuss carbon pollution It’s official: Mississippi a runoff Cochran, others delete Bergdahl praise Report: Comcast to encrypt emails Biden job training push: ‘World is changing’ Vitter wants 27 healthcare facilities in VA bill Republican senators push Obama to repeal EPA proposal Potential VA secretary critical of ObamaCare Bill would allow veterans to sue VA Miller: Next VA chief must ‘roll up sleeves’ Senators question port security after Navy base shooting TransCanada: Keystone terror threat report is ‘misleading’ Official Congressional action needed on ‘Washington Redskins’ House Dem: BNP Paribas charges ‘appropriate’ Senate Democrats go back to student loans in populist push Senators to get briefing on Bergdahl Congressional calendar winding down on STELA Bragging rights on the line in cycling showdown O-Care expert backs alternative to employer mandate House VA chairman: Low odds on Dem plan McConnell grows $2.8 million richer Economy rebounding from winter: Beige Book Netflix, Verizon point fingers for slow loads Landrieu admits Energy gavel may have limits Study: Beer regs stifling small craft breweries, raising prices Poll: Graham on verge of avoiding runoff O-Care data errors threaten plans, subsidies Palazzo defeats former Dem in primary Senate girds for spending bill votes Bergdahl’s parents made WH visit in 2013 House Dems file amicus brief on voter registration laws GOP governors to Obama: VA demands ‘immediate’ attention Boxer to Vitter: ‘When you have this gavel, you make the rules’ New campaign pushes for libido drug for women Para nuestra salud: Latino health and the outdoors Graham warns of Republican impeachment push over Gitmo Report: Former SD Senate candidate Bosworth in police custody CBO: Tax boost more than covers costs of Dem student loan bill US pledges $290M in humanitarian aid to Syrian victims VA chief reaches out to vets on secret wait list Service sector grew at faster pace in May Steyer highlights terror threat to Keystone Braley ad slams hog-castrating Ernst Perez: Obama’s pen ‘running out of ink’ Bipartisan bill would establish Social Security commission 50 most beautiful sparks a possible love connection One small step (cough) for clean air Senator warns Calif. nuke disaster could be worse than Chernobyl Administration to Congress: Leave trucker schedule rules alone Senators: End sports blackout rule in 60 days Christie to visit NH Paul blocks vote on tax treaty Arab countries have warmed to Obama, poll finds HHS reports Medicaid enrollment surge Secret Service: Obama was safe in gym Sanders, McCain work on compromise VA bill Crossroads sitting out Mississippi runoff Senate ready to confirm Health secretary Warner urges US, India to tackle trade, investment issues Rep. George Miller’s hand-picked successor likely to win his seat NYC mayor challenges Obama to hoops Court: Judge wrong to toss SEC-Citigroup settlement The Baby College: Investing in parents for the future of children Democrats’ inexcusable delay in deportation relief Hagel not aware of any soldiers killed in search for Sgt. Bergdahl House GOP wants Obama VA ‘vision’ White House condemns Franco-Russian deal India: US should cut more emissions than developing countries Growing pains in shift to digital records Vulnerable Dems among those urging Medicaid expansion under O-Care White House to Germany: Talk to us about spying UN Climate Fund may leverage money sevenfold GOP: Obama to blame for rise in child migrants Senate quickly moves Dodd-Frank fix ‘Bad News Bears’ of elections Clinton describes binge watching ‘House of Cards’ Bahamas lawyers up to deal with NSA spying VA hearing moved as Senate preps action Ex-rival backs Kingston in Georgia Study: EPA rule cheaper than climate change fallout for automakers New regs for Thursday: Salmonella in beef, nuclear, emissions Reid: GOP hypocrites on Bergdahl Schumer: Steve King is ‘Wizard of Oz’ of immigration The president leads on climate change — and it’s about time Cato Institute: Light railways ‘wasteful and inefficient’ Congressman: My family gets a lot of ‘obscure diseases’ Why aren’t we seeing more graduates? Reid blocks McConnell’s bill on EPA rule White House considering Cleveland Clinic CEO to lead VA W.Va. lawmaker tethered to EPA climate rule he plans to fight Murray issues Highway Trust Fund warning Trade deficit hits two-year high Interest groups duel over EPA climate rules in ads Germany to investigate NSA tapping Should police get workplace protections? Tech Takeovers Iranian nuclear deal to miss deadline White potatoes and chocolate milk Why tax reform matters to Indian Country Grimes knocks Obama on coal in new ad Clinton: ‘I know I have a decision to make’ Wednesday: Senate debates Burwell’s nomination to HHS Private sector employers added 179,000 jobs in May Senate Intel moves first on NSA reform Will House Dems avoid deja vu in Calif.? Graham: Obama wanted ‘great week’ DOJ to review decades-old music licensing rules Chambliss ‘shocked’ by report of Bergdahl’s note White House concerned about Egyptian vote Paul has warning for released detainees Obama marks anniversary of Tiananmen Square Obama in Poland: Freedom not guaranteed Obama offers military equipment to Ukraine Taliban video shows Bergdahl release The FTC’s data broker report: Waiting for Godot? It’s not the deal, but the dealing, that’s so dangerous Politics, not economics, driving minimum wage House and Senate: Who works less? The Hillary show hits the road Obama — legacy or victory? Bitcoin or bust? Wall St. plots next move Warren nabs $525,000 book advance A model to fend off Tea Party attack? The GOP’s racial DNA Investigation: Feds overpaid $70B to Medicare Advantage Calif. GOP avoids controversial candidate Honda, Khanna set for Silicon Valley showdown Both parties get their Calif. House picks Comeback bid falters for former Miss. rep.