The Hill Articles: May 29, 2014

Ex-Microsoft CEO to buy Clippers for $2B OVERNIGHT HEALTHCARE: Mental health push after Calif. shooting CAMPAIGN OVERNIGHT: Reading between the lines of the DCCC’s fall ad reservations OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Feds take key step toward faster natural gas exports House Dems fight back on measure to hamstring Internet oversight shift OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Senators stand up against Shinseki House blocks cut to Drug Enforcement Administration OVERNIGHT TECH: Small-bore patent moves plod ahead OVERNIGHT FINANCE: House panel pushes tax breaks GOP lawmaker: Set up blue-ribbon panel on VA House takes action on gun checks House Dems press for strong labor rights in Asia-Pacific trade deal House Dem campaign chief Israel calls for Shinseki to resign Oregon gov. urges lawsuit over O-Care GAO shuts down McConnell’s push to block EPA carbon reg House readies for late-night votes Animal rights activists petition eBay over illegal ivory sales CDC: Teen birth rate hits historic low Dems to push funding for more VA hospitals Senators push for Medicare to cover lung cancer test Pending home sales up for second straight month Julian Assange: Antihero for anti-millennials Lawmakers fight to keep accounting method J.C. Watts lends support to Shannon in his bid for Oklahoma Senate Clinton, Obama have secret lunch at WH VA warned not to ignore other programs while fixing claims backlog Dr. Phil’s plea to Congress Lawmakers review lessons from LAX shooting Federal environmental reports favor natural gas exports Landrieu joins calls for Shinseki’s head Conyers demands ‘RESPECT’ for Motown musicians The Hill’s new contributors section Music legends demand R-E-S-P-E-C-T Real chemical reform, not industry-backed reform Republican pushes mental health bill after Calif. mass shooting Broadcaster to shutter local stations after FCC collusion crackdown Redskins troll Harry Reid Senate panel set to move on terrorism insurance extension Poll: Merkley holds solid lead over GOP opponent WH accuses climate rule critics of scare tactics Markey, Pope talk climate change Feds streamline reviews of natural gas exports EPA waters rule would ‘drown’ small businesses in regs, GOP says A better way to fix the problem of offshore profits US should support ICC jurisdiction in Palestine Snowden email fell short of NSA criticism Ron Paul, pure libertarian, sorely missed in DC ‘Veep’ star spotted on Capitol Hill Report: Justice eyeing $10 billion bank penalty Green group: Obama climate rule will save consumers $37 billion White House hits GOP over school lunches White House offers tepid support to Shinseki as pressure builds Lawmakers accuse TSA of falsely classifying documents Is dam breaking against Shinseki? FDA slaps warning labels on tanning beds House bolsters ‘de facto amnesty’ probe CDC: Unvaccinated to blame for measles outbreaks Compete to win for the warfighter Cindy McCain rips Gwyneth Paltrow Lobbyists group backs disclosure reforms House defeats bid to nix funding for Commerce agency House GOP clears $287B tax break for business Pelosi open to privatizing more vets’ care Puerto Rico is on the road to economic recovery Ranking Dem calls VA report ‘deeply troubling’ ObamaCare insurers accused of overcharging for HIV/AIDS drugs The Obama Empire: How Republicans fail on foreign policy Advocates call for spy court changes Issa: Justice overreaching with ‘Operation Choke Point’ Clinton to talk Benghazi, ‘Hard Choices’ Panel defies first lady, moves bill waiving healthy lunch standards Exxon CEO: Russia not hurt by US energy sanctions Puerto Rico: Is this any way to run an island? Mark Warner joins calls for Shinseki’s ouster Schumer demands emergency funds to battle drug trafficking Ryan mistaken for Weiner — twice Republicans blast Jimmy Carter’s grandson over ObamaCare Ohio to freeze renewable energy rules Veterans group targets vulnerable Senate Dems House Republican unveils bill to limit FCC’s net neutrality plans Obama: I might have been concussed Bush 41, Bloomberg among Harvard’s honorary degree recipients Highway robbery on the high seas Why Egypt’s elections and war on terror are important for the free world Hagel ups priority of healthcare review WH official: Pullback in business stockpiles weighed on first quarter growth Sen. Hagan blasts GOP’s Tillis on climate Majority of House wants renewable fuel changes Goodlatte rips Obama immigration policy Rahall blasts incoming EPA power plant rule Plame: CIA outing ‘colossally stupid’ Boehner ‘not qualified’ to debate climate change Dr. Phil says foster kids given meds to ‘control and suppress’ them Now accepting bitcoins: Satellite TV Syria to miss chemical weapons deadline Boehner: Firing Shinseki won’t fix problem Poll: Majority support carbon limits on coal plants First lady defeated in panel vote Most US workers have not recovered Boehner: ‘No other word’ for Snowden but ‘traitor’ Romney: Shinseki should be fired US to back loans for international forest preservation Biodiesel producers push for higher mandate NHTSA: Car crashes cost US $871B Durbin tells Obama to promote strict youth concussion policy King: Snowden’s NBC interview was an ‘infomercial’ Vulnerable Dems flock to Rubio’s VA bill Email suggests Snowden went to NSA first New regs for Friday: Lead-based paint, farmers and ranchers, electricity First lady, Richard Sherman poke fun at outburst DeMaio’s campaign office vandalized Analysis: Lifting crude export ban would create jobs, cut gas prices Senator: Gay marriage will be ‘law of the land’ Spending bill tees up $491 billion for Pentagon Consumer comfort dips New caucus marks a win for the economy Denver airport: Passengers complying with marijuana ban Maryland governor heads to Iowa Family feud? Barbour family split in Mississippi Senate race Jobless claims drop as labor market shows signs of life Mich. GOP Senate candidate dodges on auto bailout Tiahrt expected to primary Pompeo King: Brian Williams gave Snowden an ‘infomercial’ Study: Lung diseases more common near Boston airport White House boasts on energy agenda Why military force is usually the wrong choice for counterterrorism and counterinsurgency Chibok response brings accountability to Nigeria American suicide bomber in Syria? Homeland chief says executive action is plan B on immigration Romney: Fire Shinseki House Dems reserve $44M in fall airtime Thursday: More appropriations GDP contracted by 1 percent in first quarter Shinseki: IG’s findings ‘reprehensible’ Patton healthcare team defects to Akin Catholic clergy to House: Immigration reform now Don’t play politics with our children’s health Hagel to decide ‘fairly soon’ about detainees Cantor slams Obama’s ‘Goldilocks speech’ Tech industry pushes lawmakers to fund Internet oversight shift O-Care still unpopular despite enrollment numbers, poll finds House to vote on bolstering gun checks The nation needs an Office of Opportunity Europe’s Tea Party rising? Senators decide federal bench has room for both Barron and Bybee, authors of controversial memos Will the Supreme Court undermine public-sector labor rights? GOP healthcare confusion Obama’s empty foreign policy vision falls flat at West Point Dems seek curb on Obama Obama confident on EPA House votes to fund DOJ probe of VA Obama touts US influence as changing ‘balance’ in Ukraine