The Hill Articles: September 8, 2014

September 8
Obama, UN chief talk counterterrorism White House reacts to Ravens firing Rice President dines with foreign policy experts Obama pushes $5 billion counterterrorism fund to fight ISIS Bottom Line GOP lawmaker has five-year plan for Ex-Im Black Caucus condemns Ferguson shooting on House floor House opens week with votes on post offices Ben Franklin’s cyber solution Ex-Im supporters shift their strategy OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Lawmakers weigh votes on ISIS House Appropriations Chairman: ‘This will be a clean CR’ Change will prevail New poll shows Roberts tied with independent challenger Orman Bring Burger King back by overhauling our tax system ISIS is spreading, experts warn The Senate must act to protect Americans from cyber crime OVERNIGHT ENERGY: All eyes on UN climate negotiations Lawmakers offer rewards for information on journalists’ killers OVERNIGHT HEALTHCARE: Burwell aims for apolitical tone on O-Care Senate moves forward with amendment to the Constitution on elections Pentagon joins fight against Ebola outbreak OVERNIGHT TECH: Websites plot net neutrality protest OVERNIGHT FINANCE: Ex-Im supporters shift strategy Senate clears Social Security board nominees ISIS vote divides Senate Kerry hails new government in Iraq First lady joins Upworthy and you’ll never guess what happens next House authorizes location for American Revolution memorial in D.C. Ex-staffer accuses GOP leader of intimidation John Feehery: The red line on immigration Bill Press: Delay does matter OVERNIGHT REGULATION: GOP balks, but likely can’t stop Block at NLRB OVERNIGHT CAMPAIGN: GOP looks to stay out of its own way Fla. senator doubts ISIS vote this month White House threatens to veto bill to kill EPA water rule Dems do damage control on immigration Virginia Senate hopefuls woo tech leaders Md. lawmakers applaud firing of Rice Udall courting GOP support ahead of campaign finance vote Sanders: Obama has authority for airstrikes but not ground troops GOP frustrated with HHS over O-Care documents Ex-NFL player Rep. Runyan: ‘Right thing’ to cut Rice Poll: GOP parents also back federal school nutrition standards Test negative on possible Ebola case Dem wears flip-flops to House floor House passes bill to crack down on tax return identity theft Feds: ‘Sham’ lawsuits stopped generic drug Report: Globe could pass UN warming target Pelosi urges FCC to ban Internet ‘fast lanes’ Roberts lists Virginia home for Kansas Senate campaign reimbursements House passes bill to authorize tsunami forecasting programs White House sees long play in immigration hold Levin: US, allies ‘cannot defeat ISIS alone’ Warren: ‘Democracy is in real danger’ How about a flat tax on repatriated income? White House to brief Congress on ISIS Cruz: Border security key to stopping ISIS attack Va. Gov. McAuliffe abandons plan for broad Medicaid expansion Labor attempts resurrection through conquering the franchise model Pressure mounts on Senate for NSA vote Obama spokesman: Violence against women ‘cannot be tolerated’ Hollywood fundraises for Grimes, Nunn Ravens cancel Ray Rice’s contract Lawmakers offer bills authorizing use of military force against ISIS Feds may ease rules for moving trucks EPA tries again to explain water jurisdiction rule In first speech back, Reid blasts Koch brothers Senate to hold hearing on DC statehood Vitter ‘disappointed’ by SEC in Ponzi scheme recovery Data security and breach notification legislation Dr. Oz-endorsed product settles with FTC over weight loss claims Rep. Joaquin Castro: Charge NFL’s Ray Rice with assault Intel Dem: Authority for Obama to fight ISIS should be ‘carefully tailored’ GOP poll shows tied NC Senate race ‘Duck Dynasty’ star knocks ‘kissing’ congressman PhRMA loses lobbyist to boutique firm Ditka to Rauner in Illinois: ‘Stick to the game plan’ UN official: New York climate summit a ‘major turning point’ White House defends immigration delay HHS spends $60M to help consumers navigate O-Care Rules easing for truckers with impaired vision, seizures? Possible Ebola case reported in Miami Democrats call for HHS review of gay blood, organ donations Warner: ‘Right decision’ to delay on immigration The American media: A tool for terrorism VA chief unveils plan to fix troubled agency Southwest Airlines unveils new plane look Greens hit $4 million for election campaigns Open letter to Luis Gutierrez: You still need to act Alexander calls for shorter student aid application NFL should toughen Ray Rice’s punishment, says senator OFA to Speaker: ‘Be a better Boehner’ CBO: Housing bill would save $58 billion and reduce taxpayer risk Biopharma answers the call for cures Democrat up in new Iowa Senate poll Senators ask Boehner to invite Ukraine president to address Congress Senate Dem: We should’ve passed House anti-patent ‘troll’ bill DEA launches effort to collect unused painkillers Bush, Clinton launch future leaders program Michigan ad hits Peters on Keystone opposition Dingell hospitalized Opportunities and challenges in US-Taiwan trade Bill Clinton quips about important phone calls in his future Gillibrand denies interest in WH bid Keystone foes target pipeline’s SD permit Burwell calls for end to O-Care strife New regs for Tuesday: Trains, trucks, and drugs Las Vegas drone flight violated FAA rules Obama notifies Congress of new airstrikes in Iraq Begich ad: Sullivan let state ‘get ripped off’ Afghan election deal on brink of failure I’m defending the ‘American Dream’ with the Kochs NRCC adds nine new ‘Young Guns’ Club for Growth, Heritage raise pressure on McCarthy to oppose Ex-Im Lew: WH action on offshore tax deals in ‘very near future’ Sessions blasts Obama’s immigration policy delay as political Democrats hammer Gardner on abortion, birth control Alaska insurance rates set to spike Feds to fund $8 million in microgrid projects Monday: Campaign spending, suspensions Hispanic lawmakers: No ‘heads up’ from Obama The Week Ahead: Fearful of ISIS, panel looks at passport ideas Benjamin Franklin’s cyber solution Schwarzenegger to push climate change action UK government supports BP in court fight GOP Senate challenger calls for spy court reform Majority favors using federal funds for universal pre-K access Feinstein: ISIS threat can’t be overstated Russia threatens asymmetric response to new sanctions Week ahead: House returns to target energy, environmental regs Arab League members urged to stop ISIS This Week in Tech: Lawmakers take on cybersecurity ISIS war needs to be debated in Congress and the UN Security Council Bipartisan case for a Constitutional amendment on campaign finance Obama shifting gears on ISIS, Rogers says Royce: No ‘credible planning’ for attack before 9/11 anniversary Calling 911 Wishful thinking at the European Central Bank Week ahead: Let the funding battle begin It’s time for Congress to investigate corporations, again Week ahead: Lawmakers to weigh threat from ISIS Week ahead: Congress returns to new HealthCare.gov worries Lawmakers back in town, but not for long Gregg: Two weeks to take the fight to ISIS Juan Williams: Johnson ready for clash The return of the politics of terror GOP’s Sept. goal: Do no harm Grimes’s parents visited White House while Dems recruited her for Senate New challenges for O-Care’s second year