The Hill Articles: February 20, 2015

Tentative deal reached in ports dispute New Pentagon chief travels to Afghanistan O’Reilly intensifies attack on liberal journalist who questioned war reporting Jeb doesn’t question Obama’s ‘motives’ Report: White House mulls how to push back at Bibi Boehner’s campaign committee to pay $4,300 in FEC fines DHS: ‘Superfish’ flaw in computers goes all the way back to 2010 GOP calls hearing on ObamaCare tax season ObamaCare sign-ups to start earlier in 2016 House panels to hold hearings on immigration actions next week New funding announced for US Ebola preparedness TPP negotiators set to meet next month in Hawaii Senator meets with Netanyahu ahead of big speech McCain, Graham: ‘Deeply disturbing’ military may have revealed war plans Natalie Portman, Darren Aronofsky urge Harvard to divest from fossil fuels Feds seek 1 percent cut in Medicare Advantage Biden phones Ukraine amid new Russia tensions White House network almost back after breach SEC commissioner rips ‘propaganda’ from the White House on regs Did an Okla. Republican congressman urge people to vote for a Democrat? Rubio responds to Giuliani controversy by mocking Biden Why an official language is needed now more than ever Concerns grow over Fannie, Freddie shrinking profits Transportation chief defends drone rules House bills would legalize recreational marijuana Look ahead: DHS shutdown looms Lawmakers push Kerry to ratchet up sanctions against Russia Obama to meet Qatar’s leader on Tuesday White House lauds Wal-Mart wage hike Feds move to beef up transit safety oversight Did commander reveal ‘playbook’ against ISIS? Human rights key as Nigeria picks president Kathy Griffin: Nancy Pelosi mediated a fight between me and Lana Del Rey ‘American Sniper’ most pirated Oscar film WH denies tiptoeing around Islamic terrorism DOT chief to Congress: Make highway bill ‘count’ Gay GOP group says it’s being excluded from CPAC Biggest PC maker: ‘We didn’t do enough’ to prevent tech flaw Dems press for details on sexual assault initiative Feds propose regs for Arctic offshore drilling Financial advisers push back on proposed new rules Warren, Cummings eye CFTC official on conflicts of interest White House: Giuliani criticism ‘sad’ Mr. President, don’t back down on immigration Understanding the roots of terrorism Chaffetz wants unredacted emails from FCC Obama to seek emergency order restarting immigration programs Homeless shelters facing new transgender rules House Homeland chair mocks WH summit as ‘psychotherapy session’ GOP lawmaker bemoans ‘lack of urgency’ in ISIS fight Drivers opposed to bigger trucks, study says Dem pushes Holder to reclassify marijuana Return of the Republican hawks Ex-Va. first lady gets 366 days for corruption Clinton Foundation foreign donors and 2016 Dem suggests Giuliani comments were racist Dems look to advance tech’s march in Cuba How about Greg Abbott? Israel. Iran, and nuclear war Republicans lambaste ObamaCare tax glitch Obama: GOP trying to ‘bamboozle’ voters NYT to Hillary: Ban foreign donors Jeb Bush nabs GOP operative Tim Miller Dem lawmaker presses IRS on tax refund fraud House convenes for pro forma session Power outage leaves DC Metro riders in the dark May special election set to pick Grimm successor Rubio moves to terminate ‘Choke Point’ Giuliani embarrasses America Supporting the Arab solution Feds: Speed not a factor in West Virginia oil train crash Study: Student loan borrowers struggling to cut into hefty balances Senate Dems outraise GOP in January Canada cuts taxes for natural gas export projects Obama to hold immigration town hall Wyden calls trade hearing ‘premature’ New rules to be drawn up for post offices New regs for Monday: College, nuclear energy, climate change Feds sent incorrect tax information to 800,000 people on ObamaCare GOP senator blasts military for revealing strategy against ISIS Dem bill requires carbon emissions permits MSNBC axes Ronan Farrow’s show House Dems set record, raise $6.4M Dem commissioner breaks silence on Internet rules Wasserman Schultz denies charge she offered deal on medical marijuana ObamaCare enrollment to reopen Energy sustainability requires strong leadership Lessons from Anthem Cellphone chip maker probing US, UK spying Prince Charles to meet with Obama in March Schumer wants changes to drone rules Union rejects latest offer from Shell in oil workers strike Feingold leaving State ahead of possible campaign return DOT chief wrapping up infrastructure tour in DC Let’s get smarter about preventing developmental-behavioral problems RNC pulls in $7.1M for January Poll: More now say US spends too little on the military Williams steps down from Medal of Honor board Health data popping up on the black market State Department can’t kick out hackers White House clears Arctic drilling rules Rep. Schock may have violated flight rules Embracing America’s energy opportunity by building the ‘Architecture of Abundance’ Firms donated to Clinton Foundation while working with State Greek lessons for the IMF Is Nigeria about to explode? Talking through Obama’s AUMF proposal Fed lobbies against Rand Paul Where does Hillary 2016 begin? In this Washington home Strickland’s coal policies dust up possible Senate bid Senate GOP raises $2.5M in January The six key crossroads of the legislative process Three reasons ObamaCare is up Paul spokesman headed to consulting firm US denies backing Venezuela coup attempt