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The Hill Articles: January 29, 2015
January 29
Obama to Dems: ‘Get informed, not by reading the Huffington Post’
Obama energizes House Dems: ‘We’ve got a lot more work to do’
Obama to request $1B for Central America in wake of border crisis
OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Senate panel advances Iran sanctions bill
OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Senate passes Keystone despite veto threat
McCain: No regrets on ‘scum’
CFPB offers changes to mortgage rules for smaller lenders
OVERNIGHT FINANCE: Obama wants to end sequester
DHS head: ‘We need to go further’ on cyber
Kerry cited for not shoveling snow
Watchdog: Attkisson wasn’t hacked, had ‘delete’ key stuck
House GOP presses IRS on ObamaCare
OVERNIGHT TECH: Cable doesn’t like FCC broadband move
OVERNIGHT REGULATION: House GOP doubles down on anti-reg agenda
Paul releases ‘secret tape’ of Bush, Clinton
OVERNIGHT HEALTH: House to vote on ObamaCare repeal in February
Senators take sides on Keystone
Clinton took taxpayer-funded private jet flights as senator
Obama’s trade problem
GOP warns IRS: Botched tax season is on you
Report: One of five traded for Bergdahl wants back in the fight
Bill would prevent visas to countries that don’t take back immigrants
Fact checker hits Jeb Bush on oil imports
Yes, Virginia, cable really does want to wipe out community media
CDC: Anti-vaccine campaign fueling measles outbreak
Dems press Verizon on tracking ‘supercookies’
WH downplays criticism of Israeli envoy
GOP chairman wants answers on HealthCare.gov privacy
Watchdog: White House has done little on surveillance reform
Senate votes to build Keystone, defying veto threat from Obama
Dems urge Obama to double threshold for overtime pay
What is at stake for the Latino community following the State of the Union?
Nuclear regulators say Yucca disposal site would be safe
Panel calls for overhaul of military benefits
FCC chief dismisses GOP net neutrality bill
Reddit reveals how much it complies with government subpoenas
David Duke threatens run against Rep. Scalise
White House: Taliban not a terror group
Disability program needs reform, not merely revenue reallocation
Jeb steals a top Romney advisor
WH: To support police, fund Homeland Security
Shelby hints he’s open to renewing Ex-Im
Boehner: GOP will have ObamaCare alternative this year
NFL flags phony memorabilia ahead of Super Bowl
GOP bill would end congressional pensions
FTC orders ‘revenge porn’ site to destroy images
GOP senator targets IRS bonuses
London anti-extremism conference must challenge the role of Iran
Texas state rep wants ‘Muslim Day’ attendees to pledge allegiance to America
Cost of coverage seen as problem by uninsured
Sanders: Clinton won’t be bold enough to address nation’s problems
Senate bill would give VA chief more powers to punish officials
The terrorism risks of GOP’s plan to defund Homeland Security
The Keystone distraction
US firms rebuff Chinese encryption requirements
Feds to ease up on electronic health records program
US classifies spending, stats on Afghan forces
Federal Reserve chief huddles with Senate Dems
Obama’s Persian roulette
ObamaCare repeal tops House GOP agenda
Cornyn: Changes haven’t discouraged patent reform
Dems: Trade deals must raise wages
Obama’s budget $74B above caps
House agenda skips abortion, border bills
Foxx: ‘Congress has got to do something’ about transport funding
Senators to discuss measles outbreak in hearing
Airwaves auction turns big profit
Senate GOP eyes major reforms for health agencies
Obama administration ‘can comply’ with natural gas export bill
McCain welcomes sequestration’s end
Murray: EEOC regs on wellness programs coming soon
Paul, Boxer team up on transportation funding
Attkisson: Reporters treated like ‘enemies of the state’ under Obama
WATCH: McCain calls protesters ‘low-life scum’
Graham ‘testing the waters’ for 2016
The latest new Mitt Romney
Will support for biomedical research be dead on arrival?
Report: Most Americans unprepared to weather financial storm
Feds increase standard for Web speed
Nutrition Association: Lunch rules pushing students to ‘junk food’
FCC moves to automatically locate 911 callers
Iran sanctions bill passes Senate panel
Ex-DHS chiefs call on GOP Senate to pass ‘clean’ spending bill
Ex-CBS investigative reporter tells Senate: White House hacked me
Obama precision medicine plan blocked by insurers
Groups petition EPA for stricter ozone standards
Benghazi panel chairman doubles down on Clinton testimony
Cantor heads to Harvard
Comcast apologizes for calling customer ‘asshole’ on his bill
New regs for Friday: Synthetic pot, banks, housing
Jobless applications drop to nearly a 15-year low
NH GOP sets presidential summit
Romney, Chelsea Clinton to attend same NYC fundraiser
Megyn Kelly fires back at Mike Huckabee: Women have premarital sex, too
McConnell: ‘Powerful special interests’ couldn’t stop Keystone bill
Bill would lift Cuba travel embargo
Obama and energy: Building on the State of the Union
WHIP LIST: How senators will vote on Keystone XL pipeline
Walker: Better to be ‘bland’ than ‘dumb’
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappearance declared ‘accident’
Castro calls for end to embargo
Lawmakers offer bipartisan data security bill
Thursday: Keystone
Happy 40th Birthday to the nation’s biggest economic mobility program
Senate moves to final Keystone vote
Shell wants to resume Arctic drilling this year
Clinton mulling campaign delay?
Allowing wind to thrive without the PTC
Poll: Americans dissatisfied with immigration levels
IP theft and cybersecurity get short shrift in Sony hack
Bolster the middle market
Failure to renew GSP is America’s hidden fiasco
Bipartisanship and the quixotic quest for an olive branch
Lobbies rack up $800M tab
Obama seizes leverage on immigration
Clinton looks to build support on left while keeping Wall St. friends
Buzz builds around Walker
Koch cash triggers Dem angst about 2016
Drones crash onto White House agenda
President Obama to call for reversal of sequester cuts in budget plan
Recession drove more companies to scrap healthcare coverage
The story behind Selma