The Hill Articles: September 17, 2014

Fox poll a mixed bag for Senate Dems How Obama won a rare victory Under Contract Camp Ashraf massacre, a year later Latino vote poised to flex muscle Biden mum on Keystone Scots can ill afford to leave Brent Budowsky: GOP peaked too soon A.B. Stoddard: Waiting for Clinton Lanny Davis: Is Obama too much of a hawk for Democrats? OVERNIGHT CAMPAIGN: Biden gaffes up Iowa return Lew: GOP, business response to inversions ‘surprising’ Reid sets up Thursday vote on CR OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: House approves Syria aid in bipartisan vote Senate passes bill to improve sunscreen White House launches new campaign against sexual assault OVERNIGHT ENERGY: House GOP to vote on massive energy bill Ex-congressman leads comeback bid in internal poll OVERNIGHT REGULATION: Obama’s top cop retrains focus on Wall Street OVERNIGHT TECH: Senate panel passes pared-down TV bill Benefits of offshore drilling in Atlantic outweigh costs, study says Majority of GOP backs Obama’s ISIS proposal OVERNIGHT FINANCE: House sends $1T stopgap spending bill to Senate ‘House of Cards’ creator says running for president is ‘a form of insanity’ 85 Democrats buck Obama in ISIS vote Lawmakers ‘spell out’ for early learning OVERNIGHT HEALTHCARE: Dems fight back on HealthCare.gov security issues Rubio makes argument for robust military Reid blocks GOP attempt to separate CR from Syria vote White House ‘gratified’ by vote NSTB chief clears first Senate hurdle in full term bid House approves $1T spending bill Air Force makes ‘so help me God’ optional in oath Senate panel approves freight rail oversight changes IRS commissioner: Our story isn’t changing Bolo making a comeback in the Senate House approves Obama request for Syria in broad bipartisan vote Blumenthal: We must hold sports leagues accountable Benghazi probe opens in Clinton’s shadow Sherman: Fighting with ISIS will last ‘long, long time’ ObamaCare, the gift that keeps on giving for Republicans Feds go after auto loan discrimination Crocodile tears over GOP refusal to cooperate with Obama Ebola responders look to lessons from HIV House Dem warns Dodgers fight may hurt Comcast merger Kerry: US ‘will not go it alone’ against ISIS Iran prez: ISIS coalition ‘ridiculous’ Green group hires Interior official to be president GAO: Dodd-Frank’s stability council falling short Biden refers to Asia as ‘the Orient’ Senate’s unfinished business: Fill judicial vacancies Dems summon witness to defend HealthCare.gov Senate Dems block House’s ‘keep your plan’ bill Alaska Republican features X Games star in new ad, Begich fires back Poll: Colorado Senate race a dead heat FCC ‘very much’ eyeing Web rules shakeup Are brighter days ahead for patient advocates in Washington? Senators seek longer extension of Ex-Im Senators back ‘technology-neutral’ energy taxes Holder wants to sweeten the pot for Wall Street whistleblowers White House backs stopgap spending bill Obama to first-grader: I forget things ‘all the time’ Perry hits back at Mexican president ‘Things have gotten really out of whack,’ Biden tells crowd in Iowa House passes bill to limit TSA airline security fees Fed to keep interest rate at record low for ‘considerable time’ Pelosi: 49ers should have benched player Comprehensive energy reform is a new dawn for Mexico Feds tackle banking loan scams House passes bill to audit Federal Reserve Dissolve the ATF? Senate GOP block UN treaty on disability rights Builder confidence hits highest level in nearly 9 years Petraeus, Crocker push Congress on Syria vote House passes resolution in support of Ukraine Senator targets NFL’s tax exempt status over Redskins name On Citizenship Day, let’s continue to blaze a trail for new Americans Ebola fuels debate over speeding up trials for experimental drugs Wasserman Schultz thinks about breast cancer daily Questions on President Obama’s strategy against ISIS Obama rules out ground troops ahead of key House vote on ISIS Ready for Hillary? More like ‘Ready for testimony,’ Paul says Senate confirms US ambassador nominees GOP rips labor board for ‘radical’ ruling on fast food workers Republicans jump on HealthCare.gov security Top Army general: Ground troops needed to defeat ISIS militants UN wants climate summit to avoid negotiations over global pact Pelosi seeks to win votes for Obama Dems file discharge petition on gay rights bill Dem suggests putting climate monument on the National Mall Time to talk specifics with the Arabs and Turks about Syria’s future Feds charge Yelp with collecting kids’ data House panel approves Amtrak budget cut Officials: Al Qaeda ‘extremely active’ in Yemen and Somalia Biden, Huntsman praise bipartisanship at No Labels Thune bill would head off potential EPA ozone rule House Dem slams NFL’s ‘deafening silence’ on domestic violence The New Financial Services Landscape: A Policy Discussion Manchin: I will not support training Syrian rebels Ready for Hillary’s helping hands Credit rater: U.S. still ‘AAA’ nation Panama Canal expansion would boost transit of oil, gas exports Biden: ‘Shylock’ a ‘poor choice of words’ Congress: Take action to conquer diabetes Invalidated NLRB member clears key hurdle on path to confirmation NY man charged with attempt to aid ISIS Grassley does 6-mile run on 81st birthday McConnell blasts Obama’s energy strategy New regs for Thursday: iTunes, workplace injuries, international money transfers Senate panel approves sunscreen bill Advocates claim momentum following CHIP hearing Neil Bush blasts Republican’s criticism of father’s Points of Light Foundation Reid’s World Series prediction: Orioles vs. Nationals LIVE: Benghazi committee holds first open hearing Robert Gates: Obama will need ground troops Ginsburg: ‘No urgency’ yet on gay marriage Club for Growth withdraws key vote on stopgap spending bill Obama, Congress and their Three-card Monte against trade Ex.-Sen. Scott Brown sports unique accessory to daughter’s BBQ wedding Special advocate at FISA court would pass Constitutional muster House to consider cutting Amtrak budget Family of beheaded journalist: Obama officials ‘bullied’ us Planned Parenthood blasts Ernst in new ad Kaine offers bill to authorize force Lawmakers form bipartisan caucus on ‘problem-solving’ Report: US preparing for international challenge of crude oil export ban Wednesday: CR, training Syrian rebels, more nominations ISIS video says fighting ‘has just begun’ Senate should pass the USA Freedom Act Lyft hires Gephardt’s K Street firm Fox’s Hannity spars with Democrat over threat from ISIS at border Fed study finds no water pollution from fracking Poll majority: Obama not tough enough on ISIS Poll: Republican up in Iowa Senate race Cruz: Dempsey, Hagel sound like social workers Here we go again Congress must help those who served with the U.S. military Rubio: ISIS could be entering US from Mexico A day in Boehner’s life Hillary Clinton speech interrupted by immigration protestors Ukraine’s long shadow over the European economic recovery Read: House Select Committee on Benghazi hearing witness list The questions we must ask about a rating system for higher education The myth of ‘crony capitalism’ Chairman emerges as top Obama critic O-Care money for abortions ignites GOP Congress split over Scotland Will the South rise up for GOP? Congress worries Ebola could hit US, become more contagious Major TV changes go off the air in Senate Dems give business a thorny embrace Think nationally, act regionally to advance potential of shale gas