The Hill Articles: April 30, 2015

House votes to overturn DC’s reproductive health law Clinton slams Republicans on abortion bill Obama library to be located in Chicago, reports say Obama meets with Dems to push trade plan Jeb Bush makes case for a governor in the White House OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Budget fight; panel approves defense bill Baltimore extends curfew through weekend House approves first ’16 spending bill OVERNIGHT FINANCE: Boehner pushes for Ex-Im plan; House passes GOP budget Corporate tax holiday sparks $118B loss Republicans accuse Ex-Im chief of skirting mandates O’Malley: Baltimore rioting ‘a huge setback’ for city House rejects proposal to let VA doctors recommend medical marijuana Senate sets up vote to override NLRB veto Breitbart editor running for Aaron Schock’s seat House passes budget in win for GOP OVERNIGHT TECH: House panel advances surveillance reform OVERNIGHT CYBERSECURITY: NSA reform bill on the move Bush defiant on immigration: ‘I’m right about this’ OVERNIGHT ENERGY: House committee smacks EPA misconduct Report: Freddie Gray broke neck after hitting head inside police van OVERNIGHT HEALTHCARE: Pelosi hits GOP for targeting DC reproductive health law Time to end racial profiling is long overdue 262 House lawmakers side with airlines in Open Skies dispute Obama holds off support for military retirement and healthcare reform The energy crisis in Puerto Rico Conservative senators sandbag McConnell, jeopardizing Iran bill OVERNIGHT REGULATION: Dems renew fight over minimum wage Bill targets expedited airport screenings Glenn Beck: ‘Persecution is coming’ The theft of Social Security? House panel advances bill to ‘restore balance’ to NASA Obama to travel to Oregon to push trade agenda Park Service waives alcohol ban for Budweiser promotion Dems: Feds have authority to force super-PAC disclosure Betty White tops Obama in dinner date poll White House rips Boehner on trade Top Dems line up behind $12 minimum wage Report: Psychologists helped Bush officials craft harsh interrogations Lower the voting age to 16? House members press Boehner for vote on ISIS war resolution Sanders vows ‘debate’ on Hillary’s Iraq vote Oklahoma takes aim at climate plan Most on key panel oppose Ex-Im, GOP chairman says Navy escorts US-flagged ships in response to Iran Pelosi: GOP budget ‘ignores our crumbling infrastructure’ Obama signs energy efficiency bill into law Engaging college-aged voters – the Scottish success story VA sees ‘dramatic flame up’ in cyberattacks White House: Helping families pay ransom not same as paying ransom ‘Iconic’ Baltimore rioter’s mom regrets turning him in Lawmakers cook off for charity Keep trolls away from productive businesses Lawmakers battle in cook-off at March of Dimes gala Top Secret Service agent who resigned is still on agency’s payroll Florida reps urge CFPB to use their payday rules as model Pelosi rips GOP effort to undermine DC reproductive health law Clinton-Warren vs. Fiorina-Palin in 2016 Congress should investigate the war on government whistleblowers Low gas prices to spur more road trips For seniors on Medicare, choosing a healthcare plan is no easy task IRS no longer targeting groups, fed watchdog says Clinton: I ‘welcome’ Bernie Sanders to the race ACLU launches app to record videos of police Boehner backs reforming Ex-Im, or winding it down DHS certifies first cyber products under SAFETY Act Steve King proposes American apartheid TANF’s not all right Peace through strength 2.0 George W. Bush bikes 100K with vets Dems demand disclosure of super-PAC donors Defense hawks mobilize against spending proposals Dem calls police brutality against blacks ’embarrassing’ Jindal tells candidates: Let’s see your ObamaCare replacement plans Time to end MOX Jeb would pick Pitbull, Teddy Roosevelt to watch a ballgame with Bernanke fires back at WSJ editorial board Obama names new USAID chief Education bills take aim at ‘predatory’ schools Wind power industry touts strong growth Boehner downplays spending bill delay Md. senator links Baltimore unrest to need for health funding Data breaches require PINs Foreign aid on the front line Sanders says he won’t go negative against Hillary Clinton Senate Dems call for full funding for food safety rules Sanders: I’m in this to win Wal-Mart continually tests networks post-Target breach Lebanon: Four years later Obama hints at return to community organizing Pelosi welcomes Sanders to 2016 race NSA reform bill moves to House floor Senators target Obama’s water rule Oversight rips EPA on employee misconduct Paul Ryan seeking $10B for highway fund U.S. global nutrition plan should bring nutrition back to Earth Police van carrying Gray made undisclosed stop Expansive surveillance reform takes backseat to House politics Manufacturers press Congress for regulatory overhaul China blames Pentagon for ‘Internet arms race’ WATCH: Bernie Sanders announces White House run Goldman Sachs investing in Bitcoin company House panel kills delay to military lending rules Paul Ryan not missing presidential campaign trail When dual citizenship becomes conflict of interest State gives Benghazi panel 4,000 pages of new documents Michael Moore: Disarm the police Regulators change oil royalty rules for tribal land GOP, Dems push dueling FCC reform bills House panel passes $612B defense bill McConnell: Pass Iran bill Feds tout ‘foundational’ flight tracking system Next steps for hydropower Beware email scams related to Nepal earthquake Obama program would give e-books to poor Dem lawmaker: Unrest comes from ‘affluent’ trying to keep control Ryan ‘reasonably optimistic’ on trade bill Senate to vote next week on budget agreement How stricter chemical regulations will be good for the industry Dems seek upper hand on minimum wage in 2016 Senate races FDA rule calls for more data on safety of healthcare antiseptics New regs for Friday: Homeless veterans, women-owned small businesses, debt collection Sanders bid doing little to tamp down ‘Draft Warren’ fervor New rules will protect retirement funds from risky alternative investments Thursday: Iran, budget Minnesota considering gas tax hike Baltimore is burning McConnell has new argument for EPA climate rule Iranian foreign minister dismisses US senator’s ‘personal smear’ Sanders jumps into 2016 race ObamaCare boosts hospitals’ finances, study finds Leveling the playing field for U.S. manufacturers Six Senate Dems back new data breach bill We can’t stop the rain, but we can build smarter Sanders bucks other candidates on super-PAC Baltimore mayor defends absence at protests Poll: Kids would rather dine with Taylor Swift, Katy Perry over Obama Increasing global investment, growing American jobs Fraud and exploitation of the B-1 program: Who cares? Huckabee: SCOTUS ‘cannot overrule God’ 11 questions with ‘Morning Joe’s’ Mika The America Competes Reauthorization Act does not compute Americans eating green, meat industry seeing red More FTC and less Dodd-Frank for the auto lending industry Is Operation Choke Point to blame for bank account closures? Casinos going all in for 2016 Democrats march to budget war Corker, McConnell differ on Iran tactics Crowded primary field creates dilemma for GOP leaders Now’s the time for Obama to stand behind words on political spending Congress should end medical marijuana gag order on VA doctors House panel votes to keep the A-10 Warthog flying another year House presses on with spending debate