The Hill Articles: May 7, 2014

Obama: Spiral of ‘dysfunction’ from GOP Political fight over Benghazi escalates White House hails bill reforming NSA House panel opposes removing authority over sexual assault cases Pryor ‘moved’ by Obama’s visit Issa postpones postal markup Pelosi misses Lerner vote for fundraiser Six Dems vote for Lerner contempt resolution House passes resolution pressuring Burmese government to end genocide Senate passes child abuse bill Pentagon awards Marine One bid Under Contract Brent Budowsky: Clinton can win 45 states A.B. Stoddard: Santorum has a shot Lanny Davis: Innuendo vs. facts on Benghazi Are SBA pilot programs best for small businesses? House passes resolution calling for IRS special counsel Move on tax reform before US companies move OVERNIGHT TECH: House panel to vote on satellite TV bill, Internet governance OVERNIGHT FINANCE: R&D tax credit up in the House House votes to hold Lerner in contempt O-Care’s one-size-fits-all failure OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Energy efficiency bill doomed? CAMPAIGN OVERNIGHT: Out of the frying pan… OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: House Armed Services takes up defense bill Bipartisan support expected for House charter school bill EPA delays formaldehyde rules for composite wood Bachmann: Museum will ‘enshrine’ the ‘radical feminist movement’ WATCH LIVE: House voting to hold Lerner in contempt Google, Facebook, Amazon protest Internet ‘fast lanes’ Mercatus Center study on regulation Panel greenlights aircraft carrier overhaul OVERNIGHT HEALTH: Burwell on the hot seat Study: Regs slow industry growth Hillary: No reason for new Benghazi probe Ex-CIA official: Gowdy ‘has already made up his mind’ on Benghazi attack Cruz derides Obama ‘pattern of lawlessness’ in executive action Leahy praises ‘historic step’ for NSA bill GOP senator ‘skeptical’ of Obama’s $302B transportation bill Report finds one federal layoff from sequester Lawmaker: Bulk collection of phone data must end FCC plan for Internet ‘fast lanes’ in jeopardy Panel unanimously backs NSA reforms DEA crackdown targets synthetic drugs White House pulls Russia from trade benefits program CBO: 2014 deficit reaches $301 billion House votes to study women’s museum DOT orders older rail cars not be used for Bakken oil Obama says Arkansas ‘not alone’ in recovery Senate Dems block GOP attempt to amend energy bill Putin does not have a friend in Randy Newman Grid security is paramount for the electric power industry McConnell: Dems waging ‘elitist war on coal’ DOE gives offshore wind projects up to $141 million Panel to force Pentagon review of missile project Broadcast giant forms PAC Crist: GOP ‘unfriendly toward the African-American president’ Reid blocks GOP amendments to energy efficiency measure Federal standard needed for GMOs Meghan McCain: 30 is a ‘scary number’ Gowdy reiterates call for GOP to avoid Benghazi fundraising White House rejects Russian troop claims Foxx: State payments will be delayed without highway bill Lawmakers to feds: Stop arresting medical marijuana patients Administration to pledge equal education for illegal immigrants Armed Services panel rejects new round of base closures Two Banking panel members urge vote on Ex-Im Bank Senate bill aims to ensure restitution for child porn victims House poised to hold Lerner in contempt The dangers of the FTC becoming a competition national nanny GOP senators demand vote on banning abortions after 20 weeks Amtrak CEO: NJ-NYC tunnels have less than 20 years remaining Dems line up in favor of Benghazi boycott House Dem: Lerner vote same as McCarthyism GOP: EPA obstructed investigations GOP struggles to land punches at ObamaCare insurance hearing Senators look to stop National Guard cuts Patton Boggs settles with Chevron SEC warns investors to be careful with bitcoin Poll: More Keystone delays may hurt Senate Dems McCain, Flake press EPA to withdraw water rule DOT chief: Highway fund bankruptcy would cost 700,000 jobs Gowdy urges parties not to raise money on Benghazi as NRCC launches site Lawmaker pushes release of Pentagon misconduct reports Dems weigh options on Benghazi panel House Dem introduces resolution condemning Nigerian kidnappings Ditch NATO, defend the Anglosphere Fundraiser leaves politics, creates new photo app The un-Moslem Brotherhood Chamber of Commerce launches ad blitz After Google win, NARAL targets Yahoo ads New regs for Thursday: Mariners, bicycle helmets, Ukraine sanctions Tillis says he regrets ‘divide and conquer’ comments Poll: Most want cameras in the Supreme Court DOL sends draft rule on $10.10 for federal contractors Boehner: Benghazi probe won’t be ‘circus’ Putin: Russian troops pulled from border Wasserman Schultz: Tillis’s win means victory for Tea Party House panel approves $52B transportation, housing bill for 2015 Clinics are still needed, and still in need of support House panel approves $52B for cybersecurity Franken tries to guilt Obama on net neutrality DNC chairman: Dems could boycott Benghazi panel if unevenly split Palin: Pregnancy might force Clinton to ‘open her eyes’ on abortion Issa: EPA ‘truly a broken agency’ GOP senator rails against Sebelius absence in hearing Conservative groups urge ‘no’ votes on OPIC renewal Insurers say 80 percent of ObamaCare enrollees have paid premiums McConnell demands votes on energy amendments HHS reports O-Care cut into hospital deaths Huntsman: GOP ‘obtuse’ about climate change Yellen: No timeline for next interest rate hike Patent trolls vs. American innovation and greatness Reid on climate change: ‘People’s lives are at risk’ Ratcliffe knocks Hall’s age in new ad Investigators: Overweight cargo caused ferry to sink Video shows airplane stowaway The GOP needs a pro-growth, pro-worker game plan for 2014 Should NATO go global or back to basics? Exasperated Ronan Farrow: Yes, I have worn tinted contacts Zuckerberg immigration group claims win in NC Gowdy: Benghazi probe could run into ’16 Pelosi, Hoyer blast Boehner Benghazi plan Wednesday: House to hold IRS official Lerner in contempt DOT is driving out of its lane to regulate apps Huntsman ‘open’ to another WH run Hillary Clinton behind Lewinsky essay? Senate GOP: We want in on probe Obama’s trade agenda hits rough waters Lobby cash goes underground in PR boom Air Force plan to retire A-10s losing altitude Problem at the polls: Tech stuck in past Time to close the books on U.S. biofuels policy Tea Party takes hit in primary test