The Hill Articles: June 24, 2015

Trump surges to second in 2016 GOP poll From cheerleader to House staffer Watchdog: As many as 24,000 Lerner emails lost Under Contract AG Lynch: ‘Hate crimes are the original domestic terrorism’ Boehner doles out new punishment GOP lawmaker: US strategy on Iran is ‘totally incoherent’ OVERNIGHT CYBERSECURITY: OPM chief fights to save her job House freshman class president to GOP leadership: ‘Bring it on’ Bill would remove Mississippi flag from US Capitol Rubio’s Cuba views at odds with young Hispanic-Americans Brent Budowsky: Why Hillary scares the right Overnight Defense: Obama rolls out new hostage policy A.B. Stoddard: Change we can count on Senate spy panel approves annual policy bill Overnight Finance: Win for Obama as fast-track clears Senate OVERNIGHT TECH: Internet domain bill speeding through Congress CFPB considers delay for “Know Before You Owe” mortgage rules Bobby Jindal enters race seeking mantle of ‘outsider’ Overnight Healthcare: HHS funding bill advances for first time in six years The language of tragedy OVERNIGHT ENERGY: House votes to block Obama’s climate rule Overnight Regulation: House votes to delay EPA climate rule Obama to heckler: ‘You’re in my house’ Obama presses China over hacking Senate moves to conference on trade customs bill House votes to weaken Obama’s climate rule Hillary to skip gathering of liberal activists Senate approves worker assistance program defeated by the House Senate highway bill would ease tolling restrictions Competition and choice in wireless broadband Fulfilling the promise of repealing and replacing ObamaCare Senate condemns South Carolina shooting The right to breathe: Why we need clean air for our children Davis: Have they lost all sense of shame? Consumer complaints about banks may be released soon Obama nominates two officials to EPA posts Republicans line up against Iran nuke deal Labor-HHS funding bill advances for the first time in six years Fast track: Winners and losers Senate approves fast-track, sending trade bill to White House Jindal promises kids a dog if he wins White House New Orleans mayor seeks to remove Lee statue Contractor denies culpability for hack of government networks Ford takes on Uber with car-sharing program DHS to clear out immigrant families from detention centers Senate Dems urge FDA to issue labeling rule for sesame products Don’t turn back the clock on building energy codes Hate crime charges likely in Charleston Senate speeds up trade votes in race to finish EPA declines to study restricting Roundup pesticide’s use Road builders defend proposed gas-tax hike OPM chief fights to save her job Report: IRS doling out contracts to firms with tax debt GOP lawmaker honors civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis Proposed rules on federal overtime threshold Va. gov: Leave Confederate statues alone Bush taps New York Jets owner as finance chairman Webb defends use of Confederate flag Labor secretary defends standards for financial advisers Federal court takes up Second Amendment case Doctor networks shrinking under ObamaCare, study finds Government passwords scattered across the Web, study finds Lawmakers, feds trade blame over difficulty in automating trains Fed to seek input on stress tests USDA considers additional reporting rules for animal testing Boston Marathon bomber apologizes in first public remarks The Palestinian Authority: Out of sight, out of mind? Ex-White House chef’s drowning called an accident Warner Bros. to prohibit ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ merch with Confederate flag GOP assails EPA ‘power grab’ ahead of vote to slow climate rules House freshman class president on verge of being ousted Cruz charges into Ex-Im battle Walker: States will not rescue ObamaCare in wake of court ruling GOP keeps in place funding ban on gun violence research Federal oversight of Puerto Rico is necessary (and legal) How good is your doctor? Dem demands House hearing on domestic terror in wake of Charleston House chairman: Administration ‘dropping its bottom-line’ to reach Iran deal Putin extends import ban on foods from US, Canada and Europe Ex-NH governor: Keep Trump out of GOP debates No plans to rename US bases named after Confederate officers Jindal announces 2016 bid Energy Department guarantees $1.8B in loans for GA nuclear plant Dem: Now is the time to discuss gun control Obama orders shift in hostage policy Obama does damage control with France over NSA spying Senate panel approves $275B transportation plan Ann Coulter: Nikki Haley ‘an immigrant’ who doesn’t understand Confederate flag We can’t afford to get this wrong Indiana says it won’t follow EPA climate rule without changes Dems wave white flag in trade fight Dem senator: Removing Confederate flag ‘doesn’t cut it’ Activists petition Mississippi to remove Confederate flag GOP chairman: Breach could affect 32 million Ayatollah balks at Iran nuke deal language as deadline looms Scott Walker to sign new gun rights laws in Wisconsin Schools ask for more flexibility in school lunch regs Lawmakers press Supreme Court for live audio of upcoming decisions EPA sends methane leak rule for final review People of faith to demand Congress restore the Voting Rights Act Boehner defends retaliation against unruly Republican members Alabama gov orders Confederate flag removed from state Capitol grounds OPM chief: Number of breach victims could exceed 18 million Mississippi GOP senator: Home state’s Confederate flag belongs in museum McConnell: OPM hack a ‘management problem’ Dems press for vote on releasing Blumenthal’s Benghazi deposition New regs for Thursday: Military, drugs, imports Clock still running on Google antitrust charges, official says The Bernie Sanders phenomenon Whoops! We forgot to include the VAT in the TPP House seeking update on automated train conversion Economy took smaller hit than previously estimated Wednesday: Trade, EPA Senate to mark up $275B highway bill Carson: Neighbor flew Confederate flag when I moved in Court orders Dutch government to cut greenhouse gas emissions Don’t let TAA die ‘Pawn Stars’ host touts Rubio in new ad Clinton calls Charleston shooting ‘racist terrorism’ OPM reveals new security steps ahead of Capitol Hill hearing Former unpaid campaigner blasts Hillary: Pay your interns French outraged over news of NSA spying Senator: Gun control ‘not likely’ in wake of Charleston massacre Regulatory reform that works for the ‘real world’ of construction Boost NIH funding Report: Christie nearing 2016 decision New caucus puts spotlight on UN peacekeeping Forgiveness? I am just not there What you can do to stop the theft of your tax information Keeping energy affordable Standing up against EPA overreach benefits Americans everywhere How Republicans pulled a fast one with the Confederate flag ObamaCare chief wins GOP raves US aim for ‘zero civilian casualties’ draws criticism Haley’s stock rises amid flag furor Lobbyists mobilize for ObamaCare ruling Ex-Im bank braces for end of charter Cantor’s fall haunts lawmakers The politics of hate Back to the future for carbon emissions