The Hill Articles: May 2, 2014

May 2
All eyes on Hillary: Glee’s Morrison, Star Trek’s Stewart party, talk 2016 Kaine says he’s ‘Ready for Hillary’ ‘Kid President’ to be WHCA guest The week ahead: House to hold ex-IRS official in contempt Jeb Bush vs. Chris Christie CMS proposes pay raise for hospices Treasury gives banks more time on tax evasion Businesses gets partial reprieve from SEC’s conflict mineral rule Deadly MERS virus comes to America Sasse profited from speeches to pro-Obamacare groups DEA to boost marijuana supply for research HUD investigated for promoting ObamaCare Congress should help DHS and DoD guard against domestic cyber attack Biden, Goodlatte stress copyright protections abroad Senate panel considers nomination of Burwell to HHS Conyers might not make primary ballot National Wildlife Federation gets new chief HHS widens O-Care penalty exemptions Meeting the challenges: Democracy and policy reform White House embraces ‘Scandal’ Kerry rejects Russia’s claim US involved in Slovyansk operation Heritage urges ‘no’ vote on energy efficiency bill House Republicans call for special prosecutor on Tea Party targeting Reid: Republicans using Benghazi to start ‘political food fight’ Report: GM recalling 50,000 more cars IRS commissioner to testify before House panel next week GOP lawmaker: Bipartisan tax bill will move soon Regs to clarify O-Care eligibility for people leaving jobs Tough love for Egypt Mental health draft bill NLRB eyes union email rule Democrats run ex-Republican against Jolly Rand Paul equals Barack Obama Senators to Obama: Where were you night of Benghazi attack? McCain says he would ‘probably’ change Redskins name if he were team owner Merkel says Germans still have ‘difficulties’ over spying Obama: Botched Okla. execution ‘troubling’ Federal obligation to clean up horse racing Obama, Merkel warn of tougher sanctions against Russia EU, Ukraine, Russia plan gas price talks House to consider charter school bill Pro-Israel group opposes Paul’s bill to halt Palestinian aid McKeon: Obama foreign policy invites conflict Sources: McAuliffe looks to bypass Legislature on O-Care House Dems to float mental health bill Missing the mark on federal student aid Boehner to appoint panel on Benghazi LIVE: Obama holds conference with Chancellor Merkel T-Mobile CEO sees opportunities in Sprint merger NYC subway train derails DOE to establish gasoline stockpiles in Northeast Rep. Hunter opposes possible nominee to lead Pentagon spy agency Giffords calls for Senate hearing on gun violence Hagel: NATO ‘will be judged’ based on response to Russia GOP lawmaker suggests trading wage hike for Keystone pipeline Reid: Jobs report would be better if Republicans act New regs for Monday: Pot, LGBT housing discrimination, 3D lasers Wind energy protects consumers Opposing tech groups settle lawsuit Issa subpoenas Kerry over Benghazi emails Report: O-Care enrollment hit 115 percent of projection Giffords demands Senate hearing on gun violence CMS floats higher rates for specialty providers Biden headlining Udall fundraiser Obama renominates LaFleur as FERC commissioner Kerry Is wrong: Israel is already an apartheid state Feds expect to break wildfire budget due to climate change Transportation sector gains 11,300 jobs in April Khanna goes blue-collar in new Calif. ad Rematch in Florida House race? Ex-Obama spokesman on Benghazi email: ‘Dude, that was like two years ago’ Begich hits opponents for abortion rights opposition Newark airport suspending AirTrain On war powers, the case for a consistent process Rouhani’s “moderate” tone contradicts his actions Jobless rate lowest in five years GOP bill ends all energy tax credits Celebs, athletes swarm ObamaCare party Paul: Email tried to paint attack as ‘not terrorism’ Let’s get the Asia rebalance right Report: Russia targets more US officials with visa ban over Ukraine Local NAACP chief resigns amid criticism of Sterling award Right fights back on immigration ObamaCare spike plays into Senate races NSA looms over Merkel-Obama visit WHCA party goers flock to shindigs