The Hill Articles: November 13, 2014

November 13
Report: Boehner weighs expanding lawsuit against Obama US, Myanmar strike labor accord Report: Ebola patient headed to US for treatment Report: Hagel to order nuclear force overhaul Dems sought to delay Reid vote OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Hagel touts ‘progress’ in anti-ISIS fight Carney: ‘Stupidity’ comments harmful Secret Service director called to testify Panel recommends ending ban on gay blood donors Cassidy leads Landrieu in internal poll OVERNIGHT TECH: Net neutrality polls cloud debate Liberal group: Don’t extend bonus depreciation OVERNIGHT FINANCE: Warren gets a promotion Freshman woman joins House GOP leadership team HHS promotes Healthcare.gov’s cyber defenses BP tries to squirm out of settlement TSA seizes record number of guns Report: Secret Justice program spied on cellphones Senators vote to pay states for park upkeep during shutdown Gallup: More willing to defy ObamaCare rule Report: Secret Service officer busy chatting on phone when man jumped WH fence FDA approves meningitis vaccine after outbreak at colleges Sen. Burr says he’ll seek Intelligence chairmanship Bill would establish independent panel to review Secret Service McConnell: Obama is ‘dragging’ his feet on Keystone War documentary gets Capitol screening FCC names chief economist Lambasting Azerbaijan Udall: ‘All options’ on table with CIA report Feds indict former coal executive in 2010 explosion Ex-Im under GOP fire for small business reports Planned Parenthood launches ObamaCare enrollment drive GAO: Labor laws shirked in nations with US trade pacts Steve King warns of ‘constitutional crisis’ Senate primed to act on ‘patent trolls’ in 2015 GOP senators demand vote on Iran nuclear deal McCain: GOP Senate will ‘absolutely’ look into Bergdahl swap Budget deficit higher in October than a year ago Simple hack could alter Internet ballots States moving on gas tax hikes on their own Biden: NGOs our ‘secret weapon’ in Ebola fight Heroin overdoses don’t need to be fatal Insurers: Say ‘no’ to short-term patch on terrorism program Senate advances child care bill Yet another Gruber clip: ‘Public doesn’t actually care’ about uninsured Senate GOP wants Obama to decide on Keystone veto Lawmakers unveil bill to stop benefits for Nazis Senate confirms two judicial nominees Kentucky lawmaker ‘supportive’ of Paul, but no 2016 endorsement just yet McConnell: ‘Stupidity’ perfect example of ‘Washington gaffe’ FMCSA paves way for electronic logging devices Rand Paul’s correct: Sending Americans back to Iraq is illegal McConnell ‘disturbed’ by Obama’s path Business group urges work on taxes, trade and budget in lame duck Top progressive group comes out against Himes as DCCC chair Tax break negotiations in ‘preliminary’ stage Landrieu demands credit for Keystone after claims it wasn’t for glory Manchin and McCaskill wage protest against Reid’s leadership style Key Dem wants clean vote on ISIS Lawmakers: Don’t fight legalized pot What’s Next in the Energy Business — continuing the conversation RI Dem: Cybersecurity education should be top priority Time for progressives to change the playbook House GOP elects leadership team Senate Dems unveil new leadership team CDC pushes increased ‘tobacco control’ as teen smoking holds steady Senate nears 60 on Keystone Pelosi sees sexism in questions Privacy advocate: Government lie on gag orders undermines case Obama going big on immigration? Lawmakers push back at plans to end A-10 Reid: This is not ‘get even time’ Tester will lead DSCC in 2016 Capitol workers strike for higher pay Obama couldn’t be more wrong on Title II McCain: Dennis Rodman is no spy GOP torn on Obama’s Ebola funding request Treasury urges patience in effort to dry up ISIS dollars Home affordability fell slightly in the third quarter Axelrod to Hillary: Leave ‘cocoon of inevitability’ Tea Party critics will hold noses, vote for Boehner as Speaker Providers press for permanent tax ban on Internet access Pelosi on Gruber: ‘I don’t know who he is’ Lawyers for Michael Brown’s family appeal for calm in Ferguson House Republican plans Ebola bill Rep. Black: ‘American voters aren’t stupid’ Ben Carson: WH bid likely, but not on ‘bucket list’ Hepatitis C: The cost conundrum Gutiérrez blasts Dems for suggesting Obama delay immigration action New regs for Friday: Banks, presidential debates and emergency texts Wicker will lead Senate Republican campaign committee Court: Shell can’t preemptively sue greens Warren joins Dem leadership McKeon: ISIS measure that restricts ground troops ‘dead on arrival’ Thornberry: ‘Pluses and minuses’ to lame-duck ISIS authorization vote Hagel: ISIS campaign is making progress White House: No formal review of Syria policy How a GOP Congress could accommodate Obama’s agenda GOP divided over government funding Transit advocates hope for lame-duck action on commuter tax break GOP chairman rips ‘deadly incompetence’ of UN Ebola response George W. Bush: ‘When Jeb beats Hillary’ Jobless claims rise but remain steady Accord expected Thursday on defense policy bill Grassley to block HUD nominee McConnell elected Senate GOP leader Celebrating the Humane Table this Thanksgiving Whites fleeing Dems, says ex-Obama aide McCaskill won’t back Reid for leader Cruz makes pitch to save ‘American Dream 2.0’ Vitter: Put all Senate staff on ObamaCare George W. Bush: Clinton’s my ‘brother from another mother’ Big East and SEC join sexual assault campaign How to manufacture a controversy Stop ‘Fast Track’ Russian bombers to patrol Gulf of Mexico Perry blasts Obama’s Internet proposal Effort to block Obama’s immigration executive action gains momentum House hearing will probe Postal Service breach White House disagrees with ‘stupidity’ remarks Dems pull ahead in two uncalled races Program that backed Solyndra turns profit Arkansas governor will pardon son Heller pushing Sandoval to challenge Reid Administration might back natural gas export bill Court: Website domains can’t be seized Thursday: Leadership elections, Keystone, childcare grants O-Care enrollment lags for small businesses Why the nation needs a national electrical transmission plan now Global trade gets boost from US-India deal Hoyer: Immigration action may force Republicans to act Protecting wildness in Alaska’s Western Arctic Reserve Dem rep: Delay on immigration cost us in Colorado, Florida Free trade is a winner in recent elections Reasons for a new counterterrorism framework The low-hanging fruit on bipartisanship Is there an economic rationale for socialized medicine for veterans? What’s Next in the Energy Business Obama veers left after red wave The best and the worst of the midterms Business pivots to wages after midterms Can Keystone save Landrieu in La.? Dems fault leaders for brushing off losses GOP prepares to thwart Obama on immigration Obama: Just like us or un-presidential? Prepaid cards hit with new rules The Greek exit, part II Obama ‘nearing a final decision’ on immigration Palin to stump for Cassidy in Louisiana Ex-SEAL says he wanted to give 9/11 victims’ families closure