The Hill Articles: March 19, 2015

Lewinsky addresses her ‘cyber bullying’ in TED talk Obama to Iran: ‘Seize this moment’ OVERNIGHT HEALTHCARE: Leaders optimistic they’ll strike Medicare deal OVERNIGHT FINANCE: GOP budgets advance House Democrats kick off housing finance reform debate Senate panel to vote on Iran bill Senator warns of ‘abortion rider’ in House Medicare fix OVERNIGHT CYBERSECURITY: House panel closing in on cyber bill Bill would let Pentagon blunt impact of sequestration Huckabee says Iran talks ‘a terrible deal’ Cornyn: ‘Zero’ pressure to vote on Lynch nomination OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Senate boosts war fund to $96B OVERNIGHT TECH: Dems warn of FCC ‘funding cliff’ House Dem rolls out Robin Hood tax OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Feds to clean up their act McConnell tees up budget Prince Charles rubs royal elbows with senators Lawmakers offer anti-bullying bill Rangel: Reinstate the draft ‘Notorious’ felon was cleared for faster boarding at airports Dem gives Rubio an ‘F’ on net neutrality Amazon gets one step closer to drone delivery Democrats reject GOP fix to abortion fight Staying on script VA official ‘perplexed’ by lawmaker’s claims of nation-state breach OVERNIGHT REGULATION: House votes to overturn labor rule Kirk, Heitkamp offer new Export-Import bill Senate panel approves GOP budget Social Security’s uncertain future McConnell to states: EPA climate rule is illegal IRS working now to stop fraud in the 2015 filing season Report: Clinton now using email server in Alabama Pentagon to begin training Ukrainian forces next month Obama calls to congratulate Netanyahu Advocates: Don’t turn children’s insurance into Medicare bargaining chip Seven reasons why low oil prices aren’t what they seem Georgia State coach teases Obama after NCAA upset Senators tell feds: Make way for self-driving cars Dem: Trade officials ‘baffling’ lawmakers ‘with bullshit’ Budget hawks: ‘Doc fix’ would cost $400B Industries unite in defense of tax break Senate panel boosts war funds to $96B Open Skies rifts roil airline industry Life in the slow lane GOP lawmaker offers bill to improve hostage recovery Virginia senators call for investigation into UVA arrest Lawmakers press for ban on first-class travel Democrat blasts case for Iran deal: ‘Preposterous’ Pelosi: GOP will attack Clinton ‘whether it’s her emails or it’s her hair’ Facebook exec becomes White House IT head Bipartisan group asks Obama to fire chemical agency chief Encryption bug not as bad as feared McCain: Afghan leader ‘desperate’ for more help Chairman: FCC has minimal jurisdiction over surveillance tool Obama to Prince Charles: Americans like royals better than own politicians New standards will keep your water hot and save you money Royals to visit White House, Capitol Hill False alarm on Rand Paul 2016 Libya doesn’t need more weapons GOP rep considers bill to bar FCC from regulating Internet costs Dems offer resolution establishing wealth gap as a national problem Dem sequester relief budget measure fails Booker wants feds to issue more rail loans Obama doesn’t want to mandate voting Arctic sea ice reaches lowest point on record Senate panel adopts fund for embassy security House bill takes aim at school lunch rules Reid can’t block Yucca progress, GOP rep says GOP is ready for Obamacare’s downfall Top Obama aide to address group opposing Netanyahu NSA chief: Cyber staff ‘gobbled up’ by private sector White House suggests US policy toward Israel could change Dems accuse GOP of ‘fairytale budget’ Scalise skipped Selma for conservative event Obama administration won’t commit to making Iran deal public True choice empowers veterans to make their decisions on healthcare Bill would prevent e-cigs from being marketed to minors Feds find less healthcare waste in wake of sequestration cuts Romney denies making racial remark to Obama Senate GOP lays out case for oil exports Ingraham: Jeb ‘will lose’ to Hillary Netanyahu pushes back against criticism of campaign comments The GOP’s obsession with deportations Double standard on coal highlights need for EPA reform Dems block trafficking bill for fifth time Ginsburg: Justices weren’t surprised she nodded off during Obama speech Lawmakers form digital payment caucus House votes to scrap union election rule, defying veto threat House approves committee funding Gun groups rally against Loretta Lynch Durbin: Industry should make safer laundry pods voluntarily Senate GOP, stop the gamesmanship and confirm Loretta Lynch Israeli prime minister walks back comments on Palestinian state Sean Penn: Bush, Cheney ‘created’ ISIS SC strategist to head Rubio super-PAC Romney: Clinton emails ‘a mess’ Jeb Bush meets Ludacris Leaders increasingly optimistic they’ll strike Medicare deal IRS has government’s most popular website Let’s keep Open Skies open FCC to review internal procedures amid criticism DOJ: ‘We have no interest in prosecuting’ cyber researchers Charlie Sheen blasts Obama for making NCAA Tournament picks in bizarre tweet Pelosi: Dems ready to take action on $200B Medicare deal Dem senator wants feds to save Amtrak route Durbin stands by ‘back of the bus’ comment House writes its own Iran letter, but to Obama When 21 countries voted ‘no’ on a trade-investment agreement McCain: Durbin should apologize for ‘bus’ remarks Congress: Don’t stand by on historic moment with Cuba Defense Department officials take exception to House budget Poll: Americans split on Obama’s success Dems will block trafficking bill for third time House Intel panel closing in on cyber bill Another top official heads to Silicon Valley Fully repeal the SGR Federal workers might be victims of Premera data breach CFPB will take consumer complaints public Dem condemns violent arrest of black UVA student House Budget panel clears $3.8T Republican spending plan The Constitutional foundation for the Clean Power Plan House Democrats file $1B rail safety bill Netanyahu on Obama: ‘We’ll work together’ INFOGRAPHIC: Senate and House GOP budgets: What’s the difference? Draft of Iran deal said to allow 6,000 centrifuges Cost of cleaner power could take toll on low-income families Lawmakers push for safer laundry detergent pods ACLU sues feds over airport screenings GOP mum about fix to budget impasse President Obama floats mandatory voting New regs for Friday: Fishing boats, toys, farm animals Obama to host Prince Charles Finally, a new director at the Patent and Trademark Office Kentucky’s Rand Paul caucus problem Nine arrested in Tunisia attack, death toll at 23 GOP Senate Finance: At least $5.7B wasted on ObamaCare so far EMILY’s List backs Calif. AG’s Senate bid Obama to seek 40 percent cut in federal greenhouse gases Removing state-based obstacles to affordable healthcare Poll: ObamaCare approval ticks up EMILY’s List backs Donna Edwards Public wants ‘right to be forgotten’ online Victims of Target breach eligible for $10K payout Red herring in overalls Will they or won’t they repaint? Schock’s replacement faces glaring choice Thursday: NLRB, anti-trafficking Obama showing more respect for Iran than Israel, Rubio says A monument to our African-American heritage Cotton seeks better monitoring of former Gitmo detainees California officials to propose emergency drought measures Rubio fires back at Obama: Not voting a ‘legitimate choice’ Lawmakers launch post-9/11 veterans caucus Road to the White House is through Latino Texas Will US bases in Afghanistan stay open? Vice President Biden, more of the same won’t work in Central America Bipartisan moment for drug sentencing reform Castro set to join leadership Republicans are making their case for war in Iran More must be done to improve access to biosimilar drugs Budget manipulation jeopardizes defense The undervalued savings of over-the-counter medicines Obama to order emissions cuts in federal agencies Could Jim Jordan be next Speaker? Could pot be a game changer in 2016? Warren has Fed chief’s ear Are tech-savvy staffers one tweet from unemployment? Feingold faces a brave new campaign finance world Losing patience with the Fed Saving urban hospitals Senate GOP targets vulnerable Dems with trafficking bill robocalls Fiscal hawks scuttle House Republican budget efforts