The Hill Articles: June 23, 2015

SC rep: Self-defense could have stopped Charleston shooting Judge blocks federal fracking rule Obama poised for huge win on trade Hagan won’t challenge Burr for Senate seat: report OVERNIGHT CYBERSECURITY: Senators left wanting on hack details House pays moving tribute to Charleston victims David Webb: In the wake of tragedy Lobbying World Moulitsas: Republicans have a flag problem Dick Morris: Hillary and Sid’s war Mark Mellman: Protect your right to know Voting a ‘precious privilege’ that must be protected against fraud The Clintons and race: A timeline House passes chemical safety reform bill House passes bill giving Congress more say in Internet transition Standing up against EPA overreach benefits all Americans Boost NIH funding House votes to repeal Medicare cost-control panel in ObamaCare Senators leave classified OPM brief wanting details White House issues veto threats for two GOP environment bills Top Dem: Carbon tax could come if Clinton wins OVERNIGHT ENERGY: White House warns of climate’s impact on public health Overnight Healthcare: GOP advances bill cutting $500M from HHS Dems tell Kerry: Don’t ignore Palestinian children Overnight Defense: Obama to revamp hostage policies Overnight Finance: Senate advances fast-track; Big retailers pull Confederate flag OVERNIGHT TECH: Tech firms scrub Confederate flag listings Overnight Regulation: GOP sees new tool to ‘take control’ of agencies GAO report: Feds losing track of renewable energy bonds WikiLeaks: NSA snooped on French leaders Advocates cheer $275B Senate highway bill GOP states say Obama threatening them to expand Medicaid Green groups: Obama’s Arctic drilling plan violates ‘walrus rules’ Navy pays millions to keep using Windows XP Trump: ‘I would rarely leave the White House’ Schumer: GOPers ‘don’t want to do their homework on time’ Hillary: ‘America’s long struggle with race is far from finished’ Iranian nuke deal won’t lead to immediate windfall, think tank asserts Senate GOP advances bill targeting ObamaCare Benghazi chairman to State: Do you have Clinton emails or not? NASCAR joins race to disavow Confederate flag Scalise to attend Charleston funeral What are the real threats posed by small drones? SC senator: Washington can learn from shooting victims’ families Auto regulators grilled for ‘incompetent mismanagement’ Defense secretary ‘not confident’ Guantanamo will be closed White House makes public health pitch for climate change action McConnell: Kentucky should consider moving Jefferson Davis statue GOP lawmaker decries ‘window dressing’ changes to hostage rules Confederate flag sales spike as Amazon announces ban Sanders and Warren stand tall on trade Slighting Alexander Hamilton: A Democratic Party tradition Don’t snatch defeat from the jaws of victory Dems to Obama: Issue executive order on campaign spending Ky. gov candidate Bevin wants state to remove Jefferson Davis statue House cancels Friday votes for Charleston funeral services White House welcomes decisions to stop selling Confederate flag White House praises Senate vote on trade OPM stands by security upgrade amid critiques EBay to ban Confederate flag listings McCain: US ‘scrambling’ ahead of Iran deadline OPM head: ‘I’m as angry as you’ about poor fraud protection The Confederate flag comes down, the Gadsden flag goes up Who has the right to liberty and privacy in the U.S.? WATCH: States look to act on nuclear power Senators file $275 billion highway bill Top House Dems: GOP spending bills will lead to shutdown Pentagon: Iran-backed militia sharing Iraqi base with US troops Verizon finalizes ownership of AOL Bush takes on de Blasio on education Oil and gas industry fuels up advocacy arm for 2016 Wyden: Dems will hold the line on customs bill Malala Yousafzai meets with lawmakers Graham: ‘People led the politicians’ on Confederate flag Bill would lift ban on transgender troops The Syrians are coming Obama easing US hostage policy Senate bill would give Amtrak nearly $1.4 billion Labor Department to honor gay rights leader Rand Paul: Confederate flag ‘a symbol of human bondage and slavery’ European privacy probes could cost Facebook, report finds Senate advances fast-track trade bill for Obama Reid seeks expanded gun background checks Biden: US, China must commit to working together Trump jumps to second in NH poll Virginia to remove Confederate flag plates White House launches climate change health initiative Major rights groups beg DOJ to prosecute CIA The case for more wireless spectrum Clinton ally presses Benghazi panel over Blumenthal deposition Study: E-cigs more popular among youth than traditional smokes Boeing sued over ‘toxic’ plane cabin air Rural voters pose challenge for Dems in 2016 Senate fights Company recalls 14 brands of bottled water Ex-Israeli ambassador: Obama drove wedge between countries McConnell makes final fast-track push: ‘Today is a very big vote’ Cruz does 180 on fast-track Christie’s job approval rating hits new low in New Jersey Pro-Rand super-PAC slams ‘Bailout Bush’ The empire strikes back with CISA Time Warner accused of violating net neutrality Tuesday: Trade, ObamaCare board Clinton strengthens lead in poll Uninsured rate falls one-fifth under ObamaCare In first, woman headed to lead national security lab New regs for Wednesday: Privacy, animals, hazardous materials Senators to probe federal auto recall response Walmart, Sears to stop selling Confederate flag merchandise Our health depends on climate change action and a cleaner economy Feds always thought hack would affect more than 4 million Report calls climate change ‘medical emergency’ State will address OPM hack with Chinese officials Huckabee: I didn’t punt on Confederate flag House Armed Services chairman: Russia is an ‘existential threat’ to US Sportsmen stand up for clean water Beware of early predictions for 2016 Second chance for Virginia’s senators and patients worldwide Obama laments ‘distorted impression’ of Muslims In defense of Rachel Dolezal Common sense case for due process in the federal workforce The Clintons, immune to scandal NASA warns GOP on cuts to space program The Confederate flag is ‘America’s swastika’ Obama scrambles for votes on fast-track trade authority The GOP finds its millennial star Congress eyes $2 trillion funding pot Fighter for equal rights Automatic voter registration is great news, but should not be exclusive