The Hill Articles: April 8, 2015

April 8
Canada conducts first airstrike in Syria Obama visits Bob Marley museum Megyn Kelly defends Rand Paul: Media critics ‘sexist’ Senior supervisor at Secret Service accused of sex assault State Department wants Cuba removed from terrorism list CBS News’s Bob Schieffer to retire this summer Obama to make push against conversion therapies Savannah Guthrie fight casts shadow on Rand Paul’s debut Dentons and McKenna combine Man who recorded SC shooting: ‘Mr. Scott didn’t deserve this’ WH: Hackers accessed ‘sensitive’ data but nothing confidential Boxer wants Iran vote delayed Indictments over Bridgegate scandal could come next week Study: Tax compliance costs top $230B Paul: I’m ‘universally’ brusque with media Rand Paul: Not all police are bad IRS funding pleas don’t ‘pass the laugh test,’ Republican says Time to act on Puerto Rico’s shameful colonial status Pelosi comes out against Iran bill Los Angeles mayor proposes suite of green initiatives Two House Democrats signal solidarity with Obama in trade fight GOP strategist: Primary will resemble NASCAR race T-Mobile ditches ALEC US, Japan near cyber defense agreement GOP lawmakers voice support for LGBT anti-discrimination policies Agreement with Iran: Requiem for a nuclear Israel? Obama briefed on receding Ebola epidemic What has Obama ‘tearing up’ Ben Carson: SC police shooting an ‘execution’ Obama calls winning NCAA basketball coaches Cubans prefer Obama over the Castro brothers White House mocks Netanyahu on Twitter Why Chapter 9 for Puerto Rico is a bad idea Paul raises $1M after launch Bernie Sanders: Higher education should be a right Reid’s Nevada Senate pick joins race Tom Steyer challenges Koch brothers to climate debate Southern states top sales tax list Rand Paul in spat with second reporter Dem pushes for age limits on tanning beds For now, the smartest thing about the smart grid is its marketing Obama phones Corker to talk Iran Popular Chrome add-on deceptively collecting data EEOC sides with transgender employee in sex discrimination case Bystander who taped SC police shooting to speak publicly ‘at some point’ Liberal groups up pressure over Iran vote Bill filed to boost veteran involvement in infrastructure projects New anti-NSA coalition pledges to ‘Fight 215’ Cruz super-PACs expect $31 million haul over one week Fed grapples with rate hike Dem senator wants to separate terrorism from Iran nuclear fight Dem strategist: Clinton needs a primary challenge Mom who crashed sons’ C-SPAN debate invited to correspondents’ dinner Infrared company settles bribery charges with SEC Christie, Paul not invited to NRA summit When the revolution comes, I’ll be in a CO-OP Sharpton calls for reforms after police killing California Democrat Capps to retire Second video exists of SC police shooting Fort Hood victims to receive Purple Hearts this week Clyburn: Young people should keep cameras on police National Guard member pleads not guilty over ISIS charges Obama aide: SC shooting video ‘hard to watch’ Tsarnaev found guilty of Boston marathon bombing, faces death penalty Obama: Healthcare law critics make their ‘last gasp’ in Supreme Court HBO’s ‘Veep’ gets DC premiere party Consumer confidence rises slightly since March AT&T will pay $25M over scheme to steal customers’ data GOP estate tax repeal would add $269B to deficits, CBO says Airlines accused of hypocrisy on international flight subsidies Better data, more research will sharpen focus on mitigating methane Koran-burning pastor running for president Ethanol industry pressures Cruz to back federal mandate Feds consider endangered species status for northern spotted owl No Obama invite for Russell Crowe’s birthday Framework ‘agreement’ worthless without intrusive, unhindered IAEA probe Dem senator says Iran bill should be changed SC lawmakers condemn Walter Scott shooting Credit card, loan delinquencies inch up Russia dismisses claim it hacked White House Asian telco giant buys US cyber firm Cheney calls Iran deal a ‘burden’ for next president The Speaker strikes back Manchin to decide on gubernatorial bid by Memorial Day Sierra Club targets half of US coal-fired plants Two top Michelle Obama aides leaving White House Afghan soldier turns on US forces, killing soldier Bernanke to detail ‘The Courage to Act’ in new memoir New regs for Thursday: toxic chemicals, food facilities and deepwater ports Correspondents’ dinner Q&A: Susanna Quinn Al Qaeda affiliate in Yemen making gains, Pentagon chief says House GOP lawmaker readies measure to block Internet rules Anonymous names cops after man dies in custody How should we respond to lower oil prices? How to increase security and trade across the Americas Feds boost Indian aviation rating Ferguson voters triple number of black city council members Mass. Dem: Pelosi should go Obama says Clinton will do ‘great’ Human Rights Watch sues over secret DEA surveillance program GOP’s Cotton: Bombing Iran nuke sites could be done in ‘several days’ ‘SNL’ alum launches Iowa House bid GOP senator: WH hack shows need for cyber bill Obama: Climate change spreading insect-borne diseases Obama scores ObamaCare 8 out of 10 Keep tolls off existing interstate lanes 31 percent of Republicans support Iran nuke deal Facebook less into Paul’s ’16 rollout than Cruz’s Obama: Daughter’s asthma attack made climate change personal Rand Paul gets testy with NBC’s Savannah Guthrie Shell asks court to force Greenpeace activists off drilling ship Immigration laws should strengthen US, not its rivals Warren calls for ‘big ideas’ in 2016 Sorry, you didn’t get your war States aren’t buying what the EPA is selling More than oil With GMOs, a right to know vs. an obligation to understand Pelosi: Obama’s last line of defense on Iran? Drought crisis presents big test for House GOP’s No. 2 Lobbyists on edge about hackers Obama’s war on tax cheats gains ground VoteVets gets into the 2016 race early New York’s political resurgence Foreign policy by committee