The Hill Articles: April 10, 2015

US plans new offshore drilling rule Obama shakes hands with Cuba’s Raúl Castro Rand Paul attacks media ‘smears’ in tweetstorm Republicans dig in on Iran bill Cruz bashes Obama’s history on gun rights Defense secretary: Bunker-busting bomb against Iran ‘ready to go’ Huckabee at NRA: No remorse using gun in self-defense Rubio calls for stronger response to Islamic militants N.Y. Dems plan tax equity bill for high-cost cities Hillary 2.0 nears its unveiling Week ahead: House panels to mark up cyber bills Feds to review Middle Eastern airline subsidy claims Commerce panel to vote on data breach bill New CMS rule would delay deadline for e-records data Ben Carson: Guns are ‘baton of freedom’ Administration formally starts review of Shell’s Arctic drilling plan Bush bashes Holder to NRA crowd Enact ‘Trade Promotion Authority’ to spur growth, job creation Revealed: Website names registered, then deleted, by government Risk of Ebola spread falls, WHO says Obamas paid $93K in taxes Hensarling sets Ex-Im Bank hearing Holder to DOJ: Don’t solicit prostitutes Djibouti: Outpost of stability in an unstable region NRA chief: Clinton will bring ‘permanent darkness’ Jindal: ‘Unholy alliance’ gutted religious freedom laws Scott Walker: Obama ‘seems to forget’ about Second Amendment White House defends trolling Netanyahu How to stop nuclear breakout in 5 easy steps Greens press Clinton to oppose fracking Dems targeted on Iran vote White House: Iran ‘cannot change the facts’ of nuclear deal Companies see personal data breach as biggest threat Graham: Obama, ayatollah talking about two different Iran deals Dems push voting-rights constitutional amendment Secret Service officer charged with destruction of property O’Malley to make ’16 decision by late May Cyber threat growth ‘almost exponential,’ expert says Let Bitcoin into the campaign Order from Mideast chaos? Movie leaker accused of costing Hollywood millions arrested in UK Medicare agency: House bill not quite a ‘doc fix’ USDA trade agreements send beef to Mexico and pork to Peru TV5Monde attack might be tied to Iraqi hacker, researchers say Pilot strike costs Norwegian Air $42M EPA settles lawsuit over ethanol mandate Kansas man charged with ISIS-inspired plot to bomb Army base Ecuador’s president tweets ‘Heil Hitler’ Rand Paul clashes with another reporter Black lives, police and America When corporate profit trumps human rights, we all lose Bernie Sanders: Boost funding for seniors People in Texas, Florida more likely to have medical bills Cantor urges GOP to boost funding for science, medical research GOP lawmaker would rather have ‘no deal’ than Obama’s Iran deal Rand Paul in war and peace Delays in confirming DHS management nominee put our security at risk Dem senators call for floor votes on paid leave, gay benefits Gasoline spending to hit lowest point in a decade Allen West: Pelosi ‘insane’ to oppose Iran review legislation GOP senator calls for immigration slowdown Feds sign ‘multi-modal’ transportation deal with India NYT warns against weak foreign Web rules Big firms defend civil liberty DNC offers ‘extra-slow mobile hotspot’ to mock Paul on Internet rules New regs for Monday: open Internet, hearths, Syrian sanctions Documents show no warrant for Walter Scott’s arrest Sen. Lee: Foreign policy is Rand Paul’s ‘Achilles’s heel’ Clinton: Becoming a grandmother has ‘spurred me to speed up’ Powerful Chinese cyber weapon attacked US coding site Air Force removes general who warned of ‘treason’ on A-10 Oil industry tries to prove science is unscientific Unprecedented uncertainty is biggest Army challenge Police probe pummeling of horse thief captured on video Clinton to announce Sunday, with Iowa on horizon Obama, Castro speak by phone ahead of meeting Boehner uses Leonardo DiCaprio to explain ‘doc fix’ bill Alyssa Milano furious with airport for confiscating her breast milk After scolding, FAA gives new drone permission to Amazon Another GOP legislature accepts ObamaCare’s Medicaid expansion Indiana’s Memories Pizza reopens after gay rights furor McCain calls Kerry ‘delusional’ on Iran deal Etihad Airways defends maternity policies Wall Street’s stealth tax break Will Hillary email controversy effect 2016? Pharmacists and executions Lawmakers tour Yucca nuclear waste site Chafee: Clinton ‘a little too close to Wall Street’ Pentagon weapons guide adds cybersecurity China’s ‘sheer size and muscle’ worry Obama 11.7 million reasons to lead on trade Decades overdue: GOP bucks Buchanan If GMOs are not the answer, then what is? Schumer is on the wrong side of history with Iran deal What happened in Yemen will soon happen elsewhere Rubio to talk guns at NRA The GOP senators hoping for a promotion to the White House Meet the controversial Republican going after Rand Paul Will Chris Christie really run? Congress needs a fiscal reality check Walter Scott’s killing shows need for body cameras and federal review