The Hill Articles: January 13, 2015

Walker discusses opportunity to lead US Paul hires campaign manager ahead of potential presidential run Calif. AG shakes up Senate race Romney falls flat with GOP lawmakers An American in Paris Lobbying World West’s weak hand gives Iran advantage in nuke negotiations James Carville: Obama’s 2015 House chairman circulates online sales tax draft Sanchez: Restore the Pell Grant’s clout House begins two-day immigration debate Moulitsas: In GOP, no justice no peace Dick Morris: Clinton’s Paris blunder OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Here come the Keystone amendments Boehner’s former bartender charged with plans to poison him Obama to unveil plan for expanding broadband Republicans take another shot at FairTax Hoyer to oppose Dodd-Frank change OVERNIGHT FINANCE: House tees up next attack on Dodd-Frank MetLife challenges tighter regulations Cyber expert to lead military spy office Lawmaker signals second time’s a charm for suicide prevention bill Lawmakers open to Obama’s cyber proposal GOP regs bill sails through House IRS: Budget cuts could cause agency shutdown Dems launch national effort to enroll immigrants Conservative super-PAC to run anti-Comcast ads Right splinters from House GOP group EPA to unveil methane leak rules for oil, gas Elizabeth Warren diagnoses the symptoms, not the disease WH offers no criticism of Charlie cover Dems launch new communications panel Steyer ‘will decide soon’ on Senate run Toddler’s death renews push for e-cig regs McCain open to changes in military pay, benefits Cassidy starts Senate career by targeting ObamaCare Protesters gather outside Scalise meeting White House promises new cyber proposal addresses privacy Christie calls for ‘American renewal’ Obama, GOP tiptoe on war authorization Aliyev’s dictatorship is threat to regional and global stability California emphasizes ObamaCare penalty Paul: Romney is ‘yesterday’s news’ McConnell on Romney: ‘More the merrier’ Senate to vote on whether climate change is happening Ethics groups flag Christie’s Dallas Cowboys excursion McCain headed back to ‘Parks and Rec’ House Dems push back on immigration Rubio: 2016 decision could come soon Grammy-nominated The Band Perry rocks on Capitol Hill EPA wants to overhaul oil spill dispersant rules Match workers to jobs Podesta Group hires Democratic PR operative CDC: Soldier found dead in Texas ‘highly unlikely’ to have had Ebola Obama environmental adviser to resign Boehner serenades Danza on his birthday Lawmakers target ObamaCare device tax Republican apologizes for Hitler tweet Salmon warns against Sony hack being used to ‘usurp’ more authority Romney tops Iowa GOP poll New support for Medicaid expansion in Tennessee Dem tells Republicans to ‘just stop it’ When it comes to Keystone XL, late is still better than never Food groups ask Obama to protect honeybees from pesticides Obama makes another move on cybersecurity White House: Obama’s pledge to close Gitmo will be ‘very difficult’ Senate VA panel considering next steps on suicide prevention Boehner warns Obama on immigration CDC reports spike in heroin deaths Castro fuels Hillary VP speculation RNC chief: Bill Clinton’s personal life ‘fair game’ Obama pushes cyber proposals with Hill leaders Paul: Clinton did a ‘terrible job’ at State “The Interview” as strategic weapon against North Korea Poll: Majority support GOP change to ObamaCare mandate Chaffetz on Jeb: ‘Been there, done that’ Bipartisan Senate bill eyes immigration reform for tech workers Senators’ budget fix: Make it last two years Greens say House bill would destroy pollution rules DCCC hits GOP member on Hitler tweet Lawmakers: Sony hack just the beginning Senators unveil bill to block detainee transfers Terrorism and the Muslim issue Senator: My daughter doesn’t think Biden is ‘creepy’ EPA may loosen lead-based paint regs Half of all borrowers fail to shop for mortgage loans, study finds Medicare penalizes clinic linked to Joan Rivers’s death Dem calls for new war authorization vote Dem: McConnell ‘like a rooster crowing’ Warren jumps to future tense ‘No’ on 2016 Poll: Majority of voters oppose more oil exports U.S. fusion program must have energy mission Senators seek to ease ObamaCare mandate Huckabee slams Obama’s parenting over closeness with Beyonce Dems bring back ‘Buffett Rule’ Dem: GOP should condemn Hitler tweet To improve education in the US, first lower rate of child poverty Boehner won’t say if Mitt Romney’s moment has passed DCCC touts its ‘most diverse ever’ team FAA clears news drones for take off Federal incentive program for teachers ‘not working,’ study finds Dem pushes WH for body camera funds The perils of garage terrorism McConnell threatens midnight session over Keystone XL pipeline GOP rep to introduce bill to increase natural gas exports GOP chairman backs collection of phone data US funneling more aid to Ukraine amid conflict New regs for Wednesday: Lead paint, food safety, fire safety Dem senator: Top military brass hopeful budget caps will be lifted Calif. attorney general launches Senate bid House to vote on abortion bill next week Trade tops Ryan’s Ways and Means 2015 agenda Postal Service cuts ill-considered Christie turns focus to NJ in annual speech Paul Ryan put in charge of GOP’s presidential bank account Scalise voted against apology for slavery House lawmakers start caucus focusing on connected devices NY field clearing for Garner prosecutor Tuesday: Keystone, immigration, reg reform New Year’s resolution: End Obamacare partisanship Britain could ban Snapchat, WhatsApp GOP lawmaker offers bill to block treating Internet as utility Republican rep compares Obama to Hitler Oil drops below $45 Facebook aims to find missing kids Watershed moment Kerry: Pakistan’s fight against terrorist groups ‘is not done’ After Charlie, security and intelligence reform in a world of big data Charlie Hebdo and the front lines of a culture war Parents and communities create great schools, not Washington Obama looking for agreement on taxes, cybersecurity Walker prepares 2016 bid Immigration looms large over GOP summit In action for the retired Pentagon slow to address soldier mistreatment in Army WTUs Dems’ next big issue Immigration fight will test GOP unity New rules target House witnesses House quietly changes ethics rules Obama to business: Share data for cyber protection