The Hill Articles: June 9, 2015

House passes funding for transportation, housing White House issues veto threat for House defense appropriations bill Obama smoking? President caught on camera holding ‘pack of cigarettes’ Obama to send hundreds more advisers to Iraq TSA failures spark calls for privatization John Kerry shares photo of recovery Dems set budget trap for GOP OVERNIGHT CYBERSECURITY: Scope of fed hack still unknown House passes CFTC reauthorization Trent Kelly sworn in as House member OVERNIGHT FINANCE: Kochs targeted in Ex-Im fight; Trade vote this week? OPM to House: Progress on ID’ing hackers Senators call for more aid to Ukraine Increase access to quality preschool Biden returning to DC after son’s funeral Lobbying World OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Senate GOP blocks war fund limits David Webb: Clinton vs. the truth Markos Moulitsas: Voter fraud is a lie OVERNIGHT TECH: Senate pressed to act on Internet tax ban Judge orders Arkansas to recognize more than 500 same-sex marriages OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Court tosses challenge to Obama climate rule Case against Hastert is hogwash Napster creator’s political startup gears up for product launch House passes extension of Internet tax ban Study: EPA climate rule would create jobs McCain, Feinstein seek to add anti-torture measure to defense bill OVERNIGHT HEALTHCARE: House, Senate GOP ‘very close’ to ObamaCare backup plan American Bridge slams Kochs over Ex-Im GOP links cyber fight to defense bill Senate Dems warn Republicans ‘they’ll lose’ defense fight Gun trafficking bill targets police Bernie Sanders’s great idea: Free public college education TB: The forgotten global health threat OVERNIGHT REGULATION: Pentagon moves to protect LGBT troops House, Senate closing in on ObamaCare backup, senator says Top Cruz aide Amanda Carpenter departing NJ Supreme Court gives Christie a win on pensions 82-year-old lawmaker marries in Capitol building Dem rep says vulnerable lawmakers shouldn’t fear trade vote ISDS denies equal access to justice Senate blocks war fund limits Study urges Quaker to label GMOs Senate Dems rebuke GOP’s over-the-counter birth control bill Business leaders gird for fight against financial adviser rule Portman holds slight edge over Strickland in Ohio Senate race Hastert pleads not guilty to charges Bill would require trade deals to be publicly available before fast-track vote Obama launches $34M climate effort for poor countries Jeb Bush: US needs to lead FCC neutrality rule may leave consumers less protected House Armed Services chair: Dems trying to ‘blackmail’ GOP Benghazi chairman pushes back against charges of partisanship TSA hearing interrupted by bomb threat White House: ‘Prudent’ for Texas cop to be placed on leave White House press room evacuated for threat Military adds protections for LGBT troops Three letters that spell a better economic future Appeals court upholds Texas abortion limits Twelve groups to watch in trade fight Financial regulators issue joint diversity standards Health spending projected to slow next year Job openings in US hit highest level on record Apple encouraging app encryption White House praises Jerusalem passport ruling Is the treatment worth the ‘cure’? President decries ‘endless partisan’ attacks on ObamaCare EPA to formally propose ethanol standard Bomb threat spurs evacuation of Senate building Senators do battle ahead of war fund vote Senator: TSA’s bomb test failures ‘unacceptable’ Bachelor Graham hints at ‘rotating first lady’ America in the age of Arab militias Congress must act now on the EITC and Child Tax Credit Senate Dems hope to force ‘budget summit’ US Marshals leader resigns amid scrutiny of secret surveillance Rubio slams Times after paper moves from his driving to finances OPM official to meet with House Intel panel Senate panel approves $576B Pentagon spending bill Study: Surveillance will cost US tech sector more than $35B by 2016 WATCH: Pushing for US-China nuclear agreement renewal Minnie Driver flubs national anthem House Homeland Security chief open to TSA ‘private screeners’ Doctors’ group looks to ban nonmedical vaccine exemptions Is there a conservative view on patent reform? GOP slams Obama over health law remarks Former Obama spokesman hired by McDonald’s Court rejects challenge to Obama climate rule GOP appropriators look to block EPA rules Senators to IMF: Stand up to China over hacking FTC: No plans for ‘big enforcement push’ against Uber, on-demand economy firms Senate to probe failed TSA bomb test results Former Rep. Waxman lobbying for T-Mobile Corinthian students ask court to freeze debts CIA chief made secret trip to Israel ahead of Iran deadline New regs for Wednesday: Adoptions, cooking ovens, eggs Fiorina: States should have right to legalize pot Nevada gov won’t run for Reid’s Senate seat Healthy oceans need sharks Why the House should deny Obama fast-track for TPP In Germany, Bush to call for more support for Ukraine House to vote on $55B transportation, housing bill Tuesday: War fund, appropriations GOP lawmaker wants Obama to offer oil export exemptions Fiorina needles Obama on ISIS Peru’s story haunts the TPP Cabinet secretaries possibly exposed in data breach State Department: We do have a strategy to fight ISIS Congress must continue blocking ‘risk corridor’ bailout of insurance companies Walker’s lies and why they matter for women and workers Tech groups warn Obama against weakening encryption Rumsfeld: ‘Unrealistic’ for Bush to try to build democracy in Iraq Fast talk from the fast-track salesmen Sheldon Adelson’s mistake Is Clinton ready to fight for school choice? Putin the environmentalist The debate over surveillance continues Why Reagan would approve of Obama’s foreign policy White House to plug ObamaCare at Catholic health event Top 10 undecided House members to watch on trade Republicans fear they will win ObamaCare court battle Qatar leans on K Street connections Tax writers mull new breaks for innovators Federal cyber protection knocked as outdated, behind schedule A lawyer’s spy legacy Education debate tests Jeb Bush Hastert to make court appearance Will Congress help the greenest generation?