The Hill Articles: September 11, 2014

September 11
OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Senators want more time for climate rule comments White House locked down for an hour Confusion surrounds Obama request CIA: ISIS has 20,000 to 31,500 fighters OVERNIGHT HEALTHCARE: Ebola survivor to testify before Congress OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: House pushes Syria decision to next week OVERNIGHT TECH: Industry cheers device laws OVERNIGHT CAMPAIGN: Democrats’ foreign policy predicament Oil lobby: Iowa politics behind Obama’s ethanol moves Chamber releases tax reform ads OVERNIGHT REGULATION: FEC breaks its partisan logjam Lawmakers seek to protect accounting method OVERNIGHT FINANCE: Syria split delays stopgap vote Oversight discussing NFL hearing Rogers won’t let stopgap delay change Ex-Im deal Government told Yahoo: Hand over data or pay $250,000 per day House Dem: Syria vote in CR lawmakers’ ‘sneakiest of maneuvers’ Kerry: ISIS not a ‘war’ GOP lawmaker: Cruz walk off ‘outrageous’ Ex-coal worker says she was fired over political contributions Earnest: Carney ‘acquitted himself quite well’ against McCain Senate makes Thursday exit despite Reid’s vow of ‘no weekends off’ Report: Retired Marine Gen. Allen to coordinate allied response to ISIS Green groups sue DOT over crude oil trains Senate passes increase in veterans disability benefits Kansas Supreme Court will hear Senate ballot case Tuesday Why Jon Stewart is important to Israel’s democracy Senate Dems call for vote on ISIS Poll: 79 percent supports tolling to pay for highways Lawmakers reflect on where they were on 9/11/01 Lawmaker encourages ‘sexting’ on C-SPAN Senator: ISIS threat could break deadlock on defense cuts Reid compares Hamas to ISIS Poll: Dem leads in Michigan Senate race Dems urge Burger King to reconsider House to vote on repackaged ‘jobs bills’ next week Top Dem: CIA ‘Torture report’ out by October Obama science adviser to testify on climate plan Kirk fundraises off threat of Michelle Obama challenge Boehner taps Ariz. House Speaker to deliver GOP address Treasury: Monthly deficit dips to $129 billion Federal aid to local law enforcement should be success-oriented Senate GOP aide joins Delta Interior watchdog accused of withholding information from Congress Senate clears several Obama nominations Biden heads to Iowa 3 days after Clinton Senate GOP blocks constitutional amendment on campaign spending Ethics panel won’t investigate Dem arrest during protest Senate calls hearing on energy tax policy Canada PM to miss UN climate summit Arbitrary application of law in a global economy House passes ‘E-labeling’ bill 16 female senators push NFL on violence House to be in session all 5 days next week Police give all clear on unattended bags FEC strikes deal to revise campaign finance regs Dems call for House polystyrene ban HHS pledges more funds to enroll minorities in O-Care House OKs Cassidy’s ‘keep your plan’ bill Obama slaps new sanctions on Russia Reid: Obama’s request needs ‘immediate’ action Boehner predicts vote on stopgap spending measure next week GOP Senate campaign commmittee raises $6.1M in August McCain: Obama is wrong about safety of US Obama administration pursues arms control at great gain to US Celebs join push to register young voters Dem wants hearing on Home Depot hack Perry: ‘I’ve spent the last 20-plus months preparing’ for 2016 Pelosi: Obama has authority to go after ISIS Advisory firm signs up with the Palestinians Reform and renew terrorism risk insurance King: War with ISIS could last ‘another 10, 15 years’ Democratic Senate candidate slams party on Keystone in ad Coons: We must do more to fight Ebola ISIS, Putin, Republicans beware: Obama has awakened! Walk in their shoes Molotov cocktail thrown in Cleaver’s office Senator: Dem rhetoric ‘despicable’ Reid closes debate on Paycheck Fairness Act Senate Dems: Apple, Home Depot hacks should prompt new laws Senate plans first hearing on CHIP funding Time for House to pass the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act Mexico slams Perry over troops on border Carney: Clinton ‘likely to embrace’ Obama foreign policy Anthony Weiner scolds Elizabeth Warren for ‘petty’ remark GOP lawmaker says feds ignore human trafficking Ebola survivor to testify before Congress ‘Survivor’-style TV show drops lawmakers on deserted island House whacks Amtrak construction funds Armenia has always been the aggressor Majority of Senate backs climate rule extension Senate panel approves new deputy energy secretary Mortgage rates hold near yearly lows House punts on Syria decision as talk turns to October session Levin: Obama has authority to arm rebels Ex-Bush official rips Obama’s ‘breathtaking’ expansion of war powers First-time jobless claims hit highest level in two months McConnell: Congress will work with Obama on ISIS Republican: ISIS can’t be stopped without troops on the ground Portman: No NRSC aid for McConnell or Roberts Shell CEO: Climate debate ‘gone to la-la land’ ‘America stands tall and proud’ New regs for Friday: Blind soldiers, hazardous materials, home loans Sens. Cruz, Lee pledge to block lame-duck bills Reid: Fight against ISIS shouldn’t be political Conservatives want taxpayers to subsidize low-wage employers Clintons to honor Leonardo DiCaprio Former Amb. Bolton wants Americans to vote on national security FAA allows drone use in missing person search Senate marks 9/11 anniversary A new name for net neutrality? GOP Intel chiefs offer support for Obama plan Obama leads staff in 9/11 moment of silence Poll gives GOP 23-point lead in keeping US safe Moment of silence on House floor for 9/11 victims Real talk on the Export-Import Bank debate Thursday: ISIS briefing, vote to roll back O-Care FBI: California substation attack wasn’t terrorism University of California decides against divesting from fossil fuels McCain takes a pass on question about feud Sanders: ‘Let us be very mindful of Vietnam’ Congress: ‘Measure twice, cut once’ on proposed risk-based capital rule Carney: White House ‘shot down’ by networks on prime-time requests Rubio: ‘We’re in a better place’ after speech The new states’ rights Cruz booed at Middle East Christian event NATO and the Ukraine crisis Remembering the heroes of the 9/11 boatlift Tariffing the Internet Senate Republicans can taste majority ObamaCare partners give to the GOP DC piles on the NFL Gillibrand calls Arlington, Va., ‘soulless’ Will John Barrow be last Blue Dog standing? Cotton takes lead over Pryor in Ark. Too strong for McConnell to resist Internet gambling harmful to minorities