The Hill Articles: April 13, 2015

Rubio: Jeb and I will ‘always be friends’ Carson to make campaign announcement May 4 in Detroit Hatch to IRS: Stand down on tax-exempt rules Hillary incognito in Ohio Kerry to House: Give us time on Iran deal OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Senate panel set to act on Iran bill House passes lending reform bills Bottom Line Expanding economic opportunity for all women Murray declines to endorse Durbin for whip Obama praises Hillary but does not endorse Senate confirms Texas judge American power: Security through diplomacy Rubio touts immigration record John Feehery: Can a senator win in 2016? OVERNIGHT CYBERSECURITY: Threat-sharing bill heads to markup Rubio’s website crashes after announcement Bill Press: The new, populist Clinton President predicts ObamaCare victory: Case ‘pretty clear cut’ Rubio launches White House bid: Time for ‘our generation to lead’ Turkey believes in freedom of the press, constitutional debates Blackwater contractors sentenced for death of 14 Iraqis OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Feds seek new offshore drilling rules OVERNIGHT HEALTHCARE: Senate tees up Medicare votes White House blasts GOP estate tax vote OVERNIGHT FINANCE: Warren silent on Clinton; WH issues veto threat OVERNIGHT TECH: Patent chief to face questions on ‘troll’ bill Congress: Identify a bigger foreign policy strategy Businesses argue against data breach bill change GOP senator rips ‘doc-fix’ deal Obama pleads with Jewish groups to back Iran deal WATCH LIVE: Rubio announces run Obama threatens veto of Wall St. reform tweaks Obama to visit South Dakota, his 50th state as president OVERNIGHT REGULATION: House weighs chemical reform EPA blasts GOP’s bill to change climate rule Booker: ‘Love is on the line’ in gay marriage case NASA finds first signs of water on Mars Israel and the African-American vote Warren silent on Clinton candidacy ‘Duck Dynasty’ star backs Jindal for 2016 Healthcare groups build pressure for Senate ‘doc fix’ vote Feds tout new DC Metro train cars Trade groups: China moving forward on controversial cyber rules Clinton trying to ‘crack the code’ in Iowa Got copper? New pentagon report spotlights key role of critical metals College students to present federal budget plans on Capitol Hill GOP chairman: Clinton nomination would be ‘good for Republicans’ Ontario to join cap-and-trade system Pentagon: Russian intercept of US plane ‘sloppy airmanship’ Authorities nab hacker who stole from Bill Gates Marco Rubio’s moment Senate tees up votes on $200B Medicare deal Dem Rep’s husband back at Microsoft after work on HealthCare.gov States outpacing feds in safety regs for fracking 14 Republicans move to block Internet rules Reid rips GOP for stalling on Lynch USA Today to host Alfre Woodard, Jane Seymour at WHCA dinner Israel looks to unify cyber forces Bill de Blasio vs. Greg Abbott is America’s real future Dem: ‘It feels like open season on black men’ GOP chairmen turn to biz for help on tax reform Fitch: U.S. an ‘unparalleled’ triple-A nation Rubio seizes on contrast with Clinton Kerry to brief senators on Iran deal Iran sales pitch in overdrive Kerry raises Iran missile ban during call with Russian counterpart Biden mum on Clinton Funding civil legal aid: A bipartisan issue Regulators tighten rules for offshore drillers King: Iran bill must be handled ‘responsibly’ Feds reject ObamaCare open enrollment for pregnant women Your Windows computer has a flaw GOP: Obama war request is dead Lawmakers unveil music royalty bill Clinton, Rubio leading 2016 field — in website security Obama won’t automatically endorse Hillary Pentagon says ISIS is losing territory in Iraq Sanders to hold town halls on budget Hillary camp: It’s not about us ‘Drone’ hobbyists have long history of safe, responsible flying GOP lawmakers urge Clinton Foundation to return donation GOP leader: Dems ‘going backwards’ with Hillary Gay couple featured in Clinton video invites her to their wedding Ohio governor fuels 2016 speculation McCarthy vows House action on Iran bill Labor unions ramp up opposition to Obama trade agenda FCC eyes AM radio changes US military spending drops as other regions boost defenses Hackers target Belgian newspaper Former TSA agent sentenced to jail for bathroom recording Congress needs to impeach judge who beat his wife White House seeks to break encryption stalemate Progressives: Rubio bad for middle class House Dems introduce resolution against LGBT discrimination Cruz lands prime SRLC speaking slot GAO: Gender gap in research funding impossible to track at some agencies Telecom industry sues over Internet rules GOP ex-rep to get JFK award for climate work Parsing the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement Rubio jumps into White House race with jab at Hillary Clinton Thune: Estate tax a ‘nightmare’ DHS working to create cyber dialogue with Chinese counterpart Illinois considering gas tax hike Monday: Financial services, nomination New regs for Tuesday: mailboxes and West Coast fisher Rand Paul thinks he can win, but does anyone else? Dietary supplements: The good and the bad Expert: Thousands of people capable of Sony hack Sprint to pay $15.5 million for bilking feds on wiretaps Russia lifts ban on delivering missile system to Iran Uninsured rate drops again under ObamaCare Top Pentagon lawyer: US still in ‘armed conflict’ in Afghanistan Will GOP establishment candidates cut it in 2016? Using poor science and stale data to support flawed policy Researchers uncover massive Chinese spying campaign China’s coal imports drop by nearly half Cotton: Iran deal could lead to a nuclear war A Trans-Pacific Partnership that creates, not destroys jobs RNC chairman slams Clinton strategy Clinton makes bigger splash on Facebook than Cruz or Paul Trade agreement is a Trojan horse for Obama’s immigration agenda You can’t innovate when you have to litigate Are the Baltic states at risk of Russian aggression? Corker-Menendez bill hinders, not helps, a good Iran deal This week: Medicare, Iran top agenda Amid Clinton launch, White House makes economic push Judd Gregg: The Schumer factor Juan Williams: For ’16, a tidal wave of cash 5 myths about currency manipulation and exchange rates Rubio bets it all on 2016 Week ahead: Back to budget, Ex-Im bank Week ahead: House turns to chemical reform Week ahead: Climate rule gets its day in court The week in tech: Round two in Web rules fight Week ahead: Medicare deal waits on Senate Congress’s exclusive club of inventors Four ways Interior Secretary Jewell can salvage her legacy Week ahead: Senate panel turns to Iran bill