The Hill Articles: May 12, 2014

House panel reschedules Kerry appearance Lewis: GOP member ‘inappropriate’ on Benghazi panel Liberal group: U.S. does little to combat income inequality OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: US team in Nigeria searches for kidnapped girls CAMPAIGN OVERNIGHT: Nebraska, West Virginia GOP primaries test Tea Party mettle GOP blocks energy bill, scuttling vote on Keystone XL pipeline Paul’s office clarifies voter ID remarks Senate confirms executive, judicial nominees Report: AT&T in talks to acquire DirecTV for $50 billion Dems block Cruz from forming Benghazi investigation House panel seeks briefing on DOE’s oil reserve Dems boosted for opposing Tea Party US eases Asia-Pacific business travel Rand Paul threatens to hold Fed nominees for audit bill vote Aiken’s primary opponent dies suddenly Bill would extend maternity leave for military women Housing finance reform bill set for Thursday markup Kerry, Abbas set to meet in London this week Huckabee wants judge impeached after gay marriage ruling Closing a loophole that keeps kids locked up Green group targets Maine Dem in primary Budget deficit on track for six-year low Broadcasters sue FCC over collusion crackdown Senators look to shuffle songwriter royalties Hatch to introduce bill protecting songwriters’ compensation Boehner: ‘I’m living on borrowed time’ The FORTE bill will kill guest worker visas When will Boehner turn to immigration? Kansas elections board upholds Roberts’s candidacy Nuke deal with Vietnam good for US White House insists progress made on VA patient backlog GOP trains fire on Medicare Advantage cuts Iowa Republican still believes Iraq had WMDs White House dismisses Ukraine vote NLRB seeks input on Northwestern football union case Geithner: I envied John Roberts’s eloquence Former Pentagon official warns Obama against Afghan pullout Boehner: Dem boycott won’t impede A reasonable discussion surrounding net neutrality Reid: GOP holding energy bill ‘hostage’ Norquist group backs Senate plan to revive tax breaks Washington Monument reopens after earthquake repairs Foxx: Senate transportation bill too small US intel studying Boko Haram video for clues to kidnapped schoolgirls GOP candidates stumble on wage hike China remains hub for US exports amid slower growth Lawmakers tweet reopening of Washington Monument Graham touts efforts to approve Keystone XL in new ad Feds move to help truckers pressured to violate safety regs New ad touts Shaheen’s commitment to small businesses Amid Senate stall, coalition calls for patent bill Bill would prohibit lawmakers from flying in first-class seats Report: Second case of MERS virus found in US Study: Afghan violence up as troops pull out House Dems back FCC chief on airwave auction limits Foxx to speak at White House press briefing Uruguayan president lectures US at WH Geithner blasted conservative author for outing gay students Dem poll shows tight Colorado Senate race Group pushes Congress to regulate telehealth GAO: Feds fail to inspect high-priority gas wells Secret Service calls for investigation into report that units protected director’s friend Colorado oil train derailment spills 6,500 gallons Senate scheduled to unveil transportation bill Romania, Cypress up next for Biden Arkansas wants stay of gay marriage ruling NYC tops list for nation’s worst regulations Bill would reduce number of unread government reports Greenwald expected NSA leaker Snowden to end up in ‘shackles’ Loan applications for new homes rise in April Geithner: Warren favored ‘made for YouTube inquisitions’ Poll: Kentucky likes its health exchange, but don’t call it ‘ObamaCare’ Does Romney understand his worth? NRCC names 10 to ‘Young Guns’ program Geithner: GOP ‘insane’ in 2011 debt limit talks Russia will lower gas price if Ukraine pays debt Cutting carbon from world’s power plants would cost $44 trillion New regs for Tuesday: Agencies on the move FAA reports near drone-airplane collision Final hearing set for HHS nominee Burwell Virginia insurers propose modest premium hikes Hagel: No evidence of Russian withdrawal Poll: Voters link economic health with nation’s debt level Polls show Democrats competitive in Southern Senate races Week ahead: Senate Democrats target e-cigarettes Officials blame lack of public transit for failed GOP convention bid Iran claims it has copied a captured US drone Monday: Energy efficiency bill, more nominations Poll: Voter enthusiasm drops sharply Week ahead: Standoff threatens to kill energy efficiency bill Top Boehner aide leaves Capitol Hill Report: FCC chief tightens Internet ‘fast lanes’ proposal This Week in Tech: FCC to vote on Internet ‘fast lanes’ Paul demands release of drone memos Boko Haram leader offers to swap girls Royce: Eastern Ukraine secession votes demonstrate ‘weakness’ Williams: GOP in thrall to weak Tea GOP goes quiet on ObamaCare This week: Housing finance reform, take two