The Hill Articles: July 2, 2015

Biden to attend Women’s World Cup final House bill reduces spending boost for NIH Defendant in same-sex marriage case attends gay wedding Principles or common sense: Which should prevail for Ex-Im? Christie rebukes Trump in New Hampshire White House looks to update GMO standards Obama blasts GOP on economy: ‘Their ideas are bad’ Obama likens GOP race to ‘Hunger Games’ Obama can get dark money out of politics with a swipe of his pen T-Mobile offers workers paid parental leave OPM cuts employee access to Facebook, Gmail Study: States have enacted 51 new abortion restrictions in 2015 Fence jumper ordered to stay away from White House White House: Have you talked to your family about ObamaCare lately? Dylann Roof’s sister asks for money to cover wedding she canceled after shooting The hate crime you’ve never heard of Wildlife agency calls for carbon cuts to save polar bear Coalition airstrike kills senior ISIS leader Benghazi chair: Obama could end probe ‘today’ Time to bring education into the 21st century Rick Perry makes pitch to black voters Trump to lose money on Miss USA, says network chief Harvard hacked US records first measles death since 2003 Jim Webb announces White House candidacy Perry denounces Trump over immigrant remarks NASCAR tracks ask fans to stop flying Confederate flags at races Airlines deny price collusion, say they ‘compete vigorously’ Happy birthday, my fellow Americans, whoever we are Unbuckled seat belts and violent turbulence: ‘Open skies’ and trade Dems attack Chamber over tobacco lobbying Business group: Use bipartisan momentum from trade deal to grow economy Sanders raises $15M in his first two months EPA restricts climate-warming chemicals used in refrigeration Bill Clinton: Vietnam ties among ‘most important’ achievements OMB: Factor climate change in budget requests Is 2016 at the intersection of guns and race? Making national security work better: Starting with hostage response House Dems call on HHS for 12-month supplies of birth control GOP senator grills EPA over barbecue research Business leaders push Obama to issue mandatory GMO labeling laws Bartenders mix up ‘patriotic’ cocktails Lawmaker wants Army breastfeeding policy Congress must hold hearings on voting discrimination What does a GOP presidential hot dog look like? Rubio: ‘Grim picture’ in human rights update George Takei: Justice Thomas ‘a clown in blackface’ Clash over ObamaCare, use of executive power intensifies Support for marriage equality continues to climb; public opinion on abortion remains complicated FBI: Chinese malware possibly behind OPM hack ‘Sex and the City’ author celebrates new novel in DC FCC poised to approve AT&T-DirecTV merger Bernie Sanders picks up steam in Iowa New regs for Monday: Open Internet, overtime, polar bears Greece’s bizarre referendum The other islands in the West Pacific Transportation sector gains 17K jobs in June BP settles Gulf oil spill claims for record $18.7B Oil train car derails, catches fire in Tennessee Walker to announce 2016 bid on July 13 Majority see Confederate flag as symbol of pride, not hate Vatican considers divesting from fossil fuels McCarthy: Obama should prepare to walk away from Iran talks The chance for food and peace in Syria US adds 223K jobs in June ‘All clear’ at Navy Yard after shooting scare Pataki pans Trump’s ‘divisive rhetoric’ Eminent domain abuse violates private property rights Dems retake lead in party affiliation NYC rethinking Trump relationship The Bernie Sanders hoax How can states respond to EPA’s power plant carbon reduction goals? To counter violent extremism, focus on the young House conservatives emboldened Millennial Republicans see risk for party in gay marriage response New overtime rules right a wrong Pentagon defends plan to train Syrian rebels