The Hill Articles: March 12, 2014

Dems: Issa dropped the ball on Lerner WH tried to mediate CIA-Senate dispute Feinstein’s statement on Senate intel committee’s CIA report Regs fight scrambles debate on satellite bill Huckabee tells GOP: Opposing abortion ‘how we win elections’ Biz stunned by Obama overtime move US Capitol goes dark Dems get a sinking 2014 feeling Congress to Ukraine: US can’t get it done Reid, Grassley feud over Senate rules OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Gas exports fall short of Ukraine bill Manchin takes aim at FDA over approved painkiller Kermit the Frog teams up with FLOTUS Lawmaker: Russia sees ‘absolute weakness’ in Obama OVERNIGHT TECH: House panel to talk copyright online Under Contract Davis: The presumption-of-guilt culture Swiss banker pleads guilty Grayson’s wife drops restraining order OVERNIGHT MONEY: Filling up the Fed Bill Gates shrugs off government inaction Senate passes bill giving Pueblo Indians forest land OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: ‘Orderly’ US withdrawal from Afghanistan at risk Republican casts doubt on CIA charges CAMPAIGN OVERNIGHT: Return of the Huck House GOP launches probe into EPA rule OVERNIGHT HEALTH: No delay for the individual mandate Coburn, Flake blast Amtrak’s ‘writers residency’ program Victims of IP theft need better protection Combating sexual assaults in the military Court reverses, will allow NSA to keep data longer America can count on the UK McDonough: WH feels ‘good’ about midterms Senate confirms executive nominees Brent Budowsky: Obama endangers Dems Senate votes to require review of duplicative education programs A.B. Stoddard: Rand Paul, kingmaker Obama threatens to veto GOP ‘doc fix’ bill Progressive caucus rolls out new budget Jury duty keeps Rubio from sanctions vote Gallup: Only 25 percent of US is satisfied with country’s direction GOP, Dems ‘quite a ways’ apart on chemical reforms Obama tries to stay above CIA-Senate feud Top House transport Dem distances himself from Obama US says EU backing away from promise to nix tariffs House vote strikes at Obama’s use of executive actions GOP gas exports measure doesn’t make cut for Ukraine bill Rahall: I supported Bush more than Obama Obama warns Putin after Oval Office visit from Ukraine’s leader House panel weighs costs of online sales tax Palin endorses Shannon for OK Senate WH won’t criticize search for missing plane McKeon blasts ‘looney’ Senate Ukraine bill No ‘.sucks’ websites for Sen. Rockefeller Senate signs off on new Treasury No. 2 Lawmaker: Pat-downs holding women back White House knew CIA was reporting Senate staff to Justice Department Longer mandate delay for some who saw health plans canceled WH: O-Care not to blame for election loss High number of anti-Keystone comments from foreigners Brewer won’t seek third term Senate panel passes Ukraine bill The world watches the US on labor abuse Cato Institute disputes case for more transit funding Dems move to force vote on unemployment bill Mikulski: ‘I feel like a Girl Scout’ End motorcycle-only checkpoints for good Club for Growth picks Sullivan for Alaska Senate Oops, pop singer tweets wrong website to promote ObamaCare House advances Obama oversight bills US begins naval drills near Crimea Perez defends minimum wage hike Mikulski: ‘I feel like a little Girl Scout’ Obama threatens vetoes of bills limiting power Senate GOP pushes bill curbing natural gas flaring McCain to lead delegation to Ukraine Why is NRCC wiping egg off its face? Expanding access to telemedicine Rangel: Harlem buildings’ collapse ‘our community’s 9/11’ Last words from missing plane: ‘All right, good night’ Congress needs to fund projects for the expansion of American railways Premiums will rise in 2015, says Sebelius Failing to replenish highway fund puts critical infrastructure at risk Forbes criticizes Navy’s ‘paper ships’ How to advance rail: Partnerships, not the government’s heavy hand O-Care won’t meet enrollment target, analysis predicts GOP seeking 5-year mandate delay Congress pressured to allow more tolls Senate votes to confirm Raskin to Treasury Senate mulls limited Russian sanctions Rep. Frank Wolf: I have been a lifelong stutterer Budgets, missiles and national security Where in the world is Sen. Marco Rubio? NTSB: Chief’s departure won’t impact jet search Lawmakers seek extension of teacher tax credit Appeals court backs EPA steam-plant emissions rule Obama rallies women lawmakers at meeting Kerry to confront Russia’s foreign minister Boehner to Senate: Pass House aid bill Sebelius says mandate won’t be delayed True tax reform Senate confirms McHugh to serve in 10th Circuit GOP to Dems: Don’t spin Fla. loss Perez: No timeline on new overtime regs Lawmakers pile on against Medicare Advantage cut Poll: Marijuana seen as less harmful than alcohol, tobacco New regs for Thursday: Energy conservation, bank stress tests, animal food additives McConnell blasts ‘wish-upon-a-star approach’ WH: HealthCare.gov traffic surges on ‘Ferns’ Reports of explosion halt NY commuter trains Answer these questions: CNN’s Michelle Kosinski Budget cuts cost lives and jobs General: Al Qaeda has expanded throughout Afghanistan Confusion surrounds path of missing jet Reid hopes to finish child care bill this week Amash hit on abortion in challenger’s first ad More DC penthouses? US, G-7 allies won’t recognize Crimea election results Regulator warns bitcoin carries ‘significant risk’ Special Olympics athletes to lobby members on Capitol Hill Wednesday Answering our country’s call King says Malaysian officials ‘dropped the ball’ Climate change not a top worry, poll finds Gutfeld bashes PSA: Girls are bossy Wednesday: House attacks Obama on law enforcement King: Malaysian officials ‘dropped the ball’ The VRA and the anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday’ Rogers on CIA allegations: ‘There’s something there’ Menendez reveals Ukraine bill details Obama’s unpopularity might be opening for GOP, poll suggests Schumer, State feud on Israel White House hopefuls use Ukraine to push foreign policy credentials Is Huckabee serious about a 2016 bid? Inside a K Street success story