The Hill Articles: May 8, 2014

House opens debate on charter school reform bill Agreement reached on $8.2B waterways bill OVERNIGHT FINANCE: Looking to the Pacific Rim House passes education research bill Controversial Obama judicial nominee moving forward in Senate IRS to give House panel all Lerner emails Seven Dems vote to create Benghazi panel CAMPAIGN OVERNIGHT: Benghazi politics cut both ways OVERNIGHT TECH: FCC pushback mounts ahead of ‘fast lane’ vote OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Pentagon sticking by Obama budget cuts OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Crunch time on energy efficiency bill House approves select committee to investigate Benghazi attack Obama: GOP ‘stubbornly refused’ to move on immigration Senate passes bill repealing stationary contract requirements Gun safety group says Jack In The Box should enforce firearm ban Wyden signals action on offshore tax deals WATCH LIVE: House votes to create select committee on Benghazi OVERNIGHT HEALTH: Senate hearing a breeze for Burwell Poll: Landrieu at new lows for reelection Hatch to Reid: Call for select committee on Benghazi Ambassador to Iraq shifts to Egypt GOP senators praise House vote to save A-10 Rahall up 9 in new poll RNC moves to limit 2016 debates Wombats — or a painting of them — stalk the Senate GOP: Northwestern football union ‘dangerous precedent’ Report: Excitement over healthcare spending may be overblown House approves overseas investment corporation, despite 116 GOP defections No plans for Obama-Putin meeting in France Report: Oil industry may waste $1.1 trillion on expensive exploration Travel industry: Renew Brand USA to reach 100M visitors Shinseki to testify before Senate Veterans panel Reid sets up vote on O-Care tweak FCC chief forges ahead with ‘fast lanes’ vote Tillis opposed increasing NC wage in 2010 White House locked down after suspicious items tossed over fence Dems to huddle Friday on Benghazi Poll: 3 in 10 will vote to show opposition to Obama Senate confirms four Obama nominees Guns, Gitmo dominate Justice bill markup EPA’s new rules for residential heaters generating heat Pro-Sasse groups take aim at underdog Dinsdale Ind. Gov. Pence weighing presidential run Group sweetens up GOP lawmaker with 1K Peeps Softbank’s run on U.S. spectrum auctions Senate schedules highway bill markup Lawmakers divvy up $1.014 trillion in spending for 2015 House raises concerns in Comcast scrutiny Senators push to rename DC’s Union Station House Dem: Benghazi panel ‘foolish waste of time’ Pentagon ‘firmly behind’ Obama cuts despite rejection by House FLOTUS will meet veterans with Landrieu Senators warn of secondhand risks from e-cigarettes Snapchat settles charges it misled users FEC allows bitcoins in campaigns Casey to Obama: We must do more in Syria Boehner: Obama ‘taking the right step’ on Nigeria Lawmakers aim to widen Afghan visa effort Boehner won’t join calls for Shinseki to resign Boehner: Dems’ climate proposals would kill jobs Ranking Democrat seeks legal status for illegal immigrants in military Dem: Search for Nigerian girls should be as intense as for Malaysian plane NSA reform bill heads to House floor Poor Asian transportation disaster response could impact U.S. aviation business Senate confirms United Nations representative House panel votes to speed cross-border pipeline permits Louisiana Tea Party candidate wrestles an alligator in first ad Republicans vote to stop US from relinquishing Internet oversight A clash of congressional cuisine Obama welcomes NCAA coaches to White House Fannie, Freddie will pay $10.2B in dividends to the Treasury Keystone XL in crosshairs in new Mich. Senate ads Yellen eyes community banking experience at Fed GOP exploits Benghazi dead for dough Boehner dodges on criticism of Benghazi fundraising effort Brewing up U.S. jobs Scrapping the Social Security payroll tax cap Obama’s HHS nominee breezes through Senate confirmation hearing Study: ObamaCare premiums may see double-digit rise House VA committee subpoenas Shinseki Senate GM critics unhappy with Obama transportation bill Grassley joins Paul in fight over drone memos Biden events fuel speculation on run Only President Obama can secure the Latino vote for Democrats Royce calls for long-term US fight vs. Boko Haram Administration demands equal education for illegal immigrants Has the term “Patent Troll” jumped the shark? McCain makes cameo appearance to praise Obama’s HHS nominee New regs for Friday: Age discrimination, air conditioners, healthcare fraud Obama targets tech in fundraising swing McConnell blames Dems for stalled energy bill We are making it in America . . . Thanks to imports First-time jobless claims fell 26,000 last week Reid: McConnell is the ‘proud guardian of gridlock’ Rep. Duffy’s brood grows by one St. Paul Union Depot receives first Amtrak train Poll: Ukraine has mixed reaction to US influence White House claims $13B in savings from streamlined regs Tillis hits Hagan for hypocrisy in campaign memo Current budget law makes Congress too near-sighted Dem: Boehner should shut down Republicans’ Benghazi fundraising Thursday: House votes for Benghazi investigation, Senate votes on noms Four in 10 Republicans support Tea Party Health insurers laud Burwell ahead of hearing Shinseki resists calls for resignation Reid: Don’t pick on Sheldon Adelson Grimes touts military voting bill in first ad Celebrate mothers as the world’s unsung heroes Study: $1 billion in regulations destroys 8,000 jobs Women lead GOP fight for Senate McConnell crushing rebel Fund Is Obama’s presidency adrift? GOP sees Kochs, raises Steyer Longtime Clinton ally wants to be new ‘New Dem’ in Ark. Nigeria move shows influence of women GOP senator: US forces will get Kony within two years Obama: Nigeria kidnappings, Syria show ‘man’s worst impulses’ Armed Services panel rejects Army plan to take National Guard’s Apaches Armed Services panel votes to save the A-10