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The Hill Articles: July 7, 2015
July 7
House votes to ban Confederate flags at federal cemeteries
LaHood wins primary in race to replace Schock
Clinton tweets, then deletes, photo of man with ‘white’ tattoo
Dems lunge into confirmation fight
Pentagon chief stuns lawmakers on Syria
Nuclear deal with Iran appears elusive
Benghazi chair: Clinton had a ‘duty’ to save her emails
‘People should and do trust me,’ says Hillary Clinton
Trump mocks Bush over Common Core, immigration
GOP lawmaker: Obama saying ‘up yours’ to Congress
Overnight Cybersecurity: FBI chief takes encryption fight to Capitol Hill
Lobbying World
Senate GOP suggests Iran talks have failed
House votes to ban sale of Confederate flag in Park Service stores
Overnight Defense: Pentagon only training 60 Syrian rebels
Senate clears first circuit judge nominee of 2015
Longtime diplomat nominated to become Libya ambassador
Overnight Tech: Internet domain transition under scrutiny
Former Virginia governor will reportedly run for president
Senate panel’s IRS report due in weeks
Overnight Energy: Officials lash out at House EPA funding bill
Hillary fires back on emails: ‘Everything I did was permitted’
Mark Mellman: Government isn’t a business
Overnight Finance: Warren banking bill poses challenge to Hillary
Holder: Charleston a ‘wake-up call’ on domestic terror
AME shooting must be labeled domestic terrorism
Dick Morris: Bernie hogties Hillary
When America competes, the world benefits
Army to announce 40K in troop cuts: reports
Markos Moulitsas: Racism Trumps reform
Overnight Healthcare: GOP pounces on healthcare mergers
Webb: The real deal about Chris Christie
Obama officials bash EPA spending bill
Supporters of highway tolls have hijacked our nation’s roadways
Chamber targeting labor board in television ads
Business group launches attack on Obama’s proposed fiduciary regs
Warren bill could create headache for Hillary
State AGs clash with Congress over data breach laws
Tenn. man indicted for plotting Muslim massacre
Dems up pressure to reach budget deal
Study: Out-of-pocket health costs rose slightly last year
Involve Iran in the fight against ISIS at your peril
US poultry industry devastated by bird flu
Polls show support for top conservation priorities
Overnight Regulation: US poultry industry devastated by bird flu outbreak
Clinton packs schedule for Capitol visit
Senators launch into debate on overhauling No Child Left Behind
Hillary Clinton ‘very disappointed’ in Trump, GOP on immigration
Clinton, Pelosi differ on Dem chances to win back House majority
No charges for TSA agents accused of groping scheme
Clinton: Cyber bill ‘not enough’ to address threats
Senators back off plan to block Cuban Embassy
Warren, McCain introduce bill to bring back Glass-Steagall
Obama says he’ll visit Vietnam after meeting with Communist leader
Group demands that Google offer users the ‘right to be forgotten’
Heritage Action urges lawmakers to oppose medical cures bill
Sanders pins Puerto Rico debt woes on Wall Street
Reid slams GOP over missed deadlines
Clinton: ‘This is my last rodeo’ in politics
Consumer agency: Troops face ‘roadblocks’ repaying student loans
The Supreme Court grants the American people the right to shape their own government institutions
White House downplays Syria trainee numbers
US oil output on track for 45-year high
Court upholds political contribution ban for federal contractors
House passes bill to aid Jordan in war against ISIS
Rubio: Don’t expect a Romney endorsement soon
Condoleezza Rice stars in music video
Cybersecurity booms as new stocks debut
New rule will help stop for-profit colleges money grab
Payday lenders gave $15M to GOP campaigns in 2014 races: report
Petition calls on celeb chef to dump restaurant deal with Trump
Obama spokesman downplays possibility of 60-day Iran review
Three-quarters of adults say raise smoking age to 21: survey
Jimmy Carter: ‘Jesus would approve gay marriage’
Michigan considering 15-cent gas tax hike
Carson trounces GOP field in book sales
EPA head slams GOP budget cuts
Greek prime minister calls Obama ahead of bailout pitch
Heroin use growing at ‘alarming rate,’ feds warn
The impact of a rogue EPA
PGA moves event from Trump course
Holder: History to look kindly on AG tenure
Pentagon training only 60 Syrian rebels against ISIS
Sanders seeks to boost poor’s access to solar power
Highway deadline looms as Congress returns
Elon Musk: SpaceX crash data ‘difficult to interpret’
Vulnerable GOP senator raises $2M
Fifth Circuit to weigh hold on Obama’s immigration orders
NRDC hits Illinois Republican over climate vote
GOP bill linking aid to immigration blasted by liberal groups
Supreme Court defeat won’t hinder climate push, says EPA chief
What the UN report on Gaza left out
Not ‘going dark’: The FBI’s misguided war on encryption
Corporate group: WH tax proposals off base
IMF: Fed rush could hurt US economy
Walker touts recall victory in new ad
Dem calls for lower prices on heroin overdose drug
New regs for Wednesday: Railroads, nuclear, auditors
Fake letter sparks allegations of US meddling in Ukraine
Poll: Economic confidence holds at seven-month low
McCain rips Pentagon chief over ISIS strategy
Montana woman accused of mailing loaded gun to Jon Tester
Rubio pledges to bust higher education ‘cartel’
Passengers sue airlines over allegations of price collusion
International donors should embrace more local control of climate financing
Clinton: Let Puerto Rico restructure its debt
Teens more likely to try e-cigs when exposed to ads, study finds
Few in DC will love Iran deal, expert says
HHS: Most migrant youths reunited with parents in the U.S.
Tuesday: No Child Left Behind fix, Interior funding
Coders warn against giving FBI access to encrypted data
Use the NIH to stop job-killers
Why losing gracefully is essential to democracy
Net harm presaged by the renewed request for trade protection for US tire industry
Dems land top House recruit in Colorado
Monthly US trade deficit widens to $41.9B
Mountaintop removal coal output drops 62 percent
Santorum: SCOTUS leaves churches exposed
Controversial surveillance firm with FBI ties confirms hack
US immigration policy hinders developing nations from actually ‘developing’
Jimmy Carter: Hillary not as ‘proven’ as Bill
Bush: ‘No leniency’ for Snowden
Iran nuke talks bust deadline again
Rubio to push economic policy in Chicago
Investing in what works for education
Sanders draws another big crowd in Maine
Was the euro a mistake?
Why are we so afraid of nuclear?
Congress must not reverse course on education
Is Florida the GOP’s Waterloo?
Chevron decision’s domain may be shrinking
Ex-Im vote holds peril for No. 2 House Republican McCarthy
Hillary Clinton plays rope-a-dope with the national media
GOP has knives out for school lunch rules
Ex-Im opponents adopt new tactic in battle over bank
ISIS on the move in Afghanistan
GOP debate countdown: Who’s in and who’s out?
A GOP voice for gay marriage
White House seeks more solar power in poor areas
Another looming crisis: Social Security Disability Insurance