The Hill Articles: October 22, 2014

US to train Syrians only in defensive role NC Senate candidate’s website hacked Rand Paul plots 2016 strategy Cruz: Ernst ‘one of strongest candidates’ Jihadist asks ISIS to spare American captive RNC: Iowa GOP making historic gains in early voting Fence jumper caught outside White House FDA cybersecurity ‘inadequate,’ IG says CDC shifts into overdrive on Ebola Southerland says he still hasn’t read VAWA Overnight campaign: Another October surprise Regulators approve risk-retention rule for mortgages OVERNIGHT ENERGY: EPA sued over fuel mandate docs US focus on naming foreign hackers gets criticized OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: US weapons end up in ISIS’s hands Christie on Ebola: ‘You’re not going to get it’ Clinton headed back to Iowa OVERNIGHT TECH: FCC releases new batch of net neutrality comments Dallas nurse cleared of Ebola Every life is a gift GOP Senate candidates seize on Ebola Warren shift on White House? Ryan ties Hagan to Obama in NC stop FBI to expand whistleblower protections Schiff: Ottawa shooting ‘consistent’ with terror Sen. Wyden presses DOE for study on US petroleum reserve Budowsky: Southern Dem stars in 2014 Poll: Positive views of job market back to pre-recession levels Obama ‘more optimistic’ about stopping Ebola Cornyn: Congress must be involved in Iran deal Adding punch to Senator Cornyn’s patent reforms McCarthy: GOP will build off highway, port funding bills Obama: ‘We’re all shaken’ by Ottawa Why are media kept from Obama’s donors? Physics, says WH Republican opens biggest lead in Colo. Caribbean medical schools ease doctor shortage Nurse’s dog tests negative for Ebola Civil liberties board to talk privacy definitions Read McCarthy memo Senate Dems going back into Kentucky Five things to know about ‘Truthy’ Poll: Majority expect GOP victory in Nov. Efficiency rules target air conditioners, clothes dryers McCarthy: GOP Congress will make government work CFPB tweaks mortgage rules Peru could add to UN climate fund ahead of Lima talks The ‘gray collar’ career challenge WH: Immigration stories ‘crazy’ Obama teases voter’s ‘jealous’ boyfriend Elizabeth Warren for Treasury secretary? Blumenthal requests investigation into guardrails From deliveryman to Senate game changer? FCC presses pause on merger deals over secret filings Lawmaker: Cutting CDC, NIH funds has consequences GOP: Treasury impeding IRS investigation Obama phones Canadian PM Ga. Republican’s investments draw scrutiny as race tightens Break the logjam on ECPA reform Chelsea Clinton’s new neighbor: Jennifer Lopez Was Grimes involved with family’s Hugh Jass Burgers? Pew poll: Majority says US campaign against ISIS isn’t going well Feds target accountants with new code of conduct Green group funnels $4.2M behind Sen. Hagan in NC NIH launches trial of second Ebola vaccine Four former Blackwater guards found guilty in shooting of Iraqis McCarthy: Administration avoiding Hill input on Iran deal ‘worrisome’ Report: ‘Southern Charm’ candidate fell into pool with baby Is debarment in the cards for USIS? Apple, China talk hacking? Company touts 10-minute Ebola test Business groups urge trade negotiators to keep tobacco protections Energy group: Midterm voters dislike EPA climate rule Jay Leno: Bill Clinton era was ‘golden age of comedy’ Kerry: Congress doesn’t need initial vote on Iran Pentagon: ISIS nabs US weapons Chaffetz: Ebola czar ‘off to a bad start’ Eshoo: Reclassify Web for net neutrality Android’s recent encryption announcement doesn’t protect your data Rubio to Kerry: No Cuba at Summit of Americas CDC to monitor travelers from West Africa for three weeks Intel chairman: Charge Snowden with murder Would the US swap Russian for Snowden? Watchdog sues EPA over renewable fuel mandate Comcast adds former Oversight chairman for final merger push EPA hits BMW over gas mileage claims Leahy condemns DEA’s fake Facebook account DNC chief won’t say if midterms are referendum on Obama Government awards $1 million to train vets as bus and truck drivers NATO must arm the Kurds, but only the pro-American Kurds Soldier, suspect killed in shooting near Canadian Parliament New questions for Rounds over visa program Ebola travel restrictions take effect Steyer’s climate group hits Gardner on ‘personhood’ support Dempsey video aims to calm troops’ Ebola fears Texas health official: Funding boost needed on outbreaks Republicans blast agencies for long-term paid leave New regs for Thursday: Accountants, clothes dryers, air conditioners Social Security benefits tick up for 2015 Red Cross: End to Ebola outbreak could be four months away Philadelphia airport workers protest Ebola risk NBC News’s Chris Jansing: A Coldplay fan with a knack for baking wedding cakes Fighting to keep the Internet open and free Coburn blasts government spending on rabbit massages Reddit joins privacy groups to oppose NY bitcoin regulations Is the planet headed for its hottest year on record? Rep. Don Young’s ‘hurtful’ suicide remarks sting high schoolers Ernst: Washington is full of … GOP doctors caucus urges West Africa travel ban At White House, a World Series bet Waxman’s net neutrality proposal would harm businesses and consumers Report: Energy-producing states fared better after recession Celebrating National Forest Products Week U.S. needs to ramp up response to stop Ebola Public less confident in US Ebola response Kerry: No ‘quid pro quo’ in North Korea release Lower gas prices will save us all Federalizing sex Is the CFPB committing regulatory overreach? Udall: We will shock the pundits How 2014 may shape Hillaryland Dems: Pelosi isn’t going anywhere Lobbyists mobilize on Ebola virus GOP: Majority would ‘get to truth’ on IRS Paul Teller: Cruz’s agitator in chief In California swing district, Bera suddenly finds himself vulnerable Tea Partyers fall in line Top Lobbyists 2014: Grassroots Top Lobbyists 2014: Hired Guns Top Lobbyists 2014: Associations Top Lobbyists 2014: Corporate Lessons from Ebola patient zero Koch brothers-backed group ties Dem senators to Obama in ‘closing argument’ Ebola victim’s family says hospital refuses to release records