The Hill Articles: March 25, 2015

US offering logistical, intel support to Saudi airstrikes in Yemen Walker says he’d reject deal with Iran ‘on Day 1’ Pentagon to push back against GOP budget Boehner, Pelosi read mean tweets in video Obama backs Medicare deal, pressuring Senate Black biz owners backing GOP estate tax repeal bid House approves GOP budget Ways and Means passes IRS bills McCain: Dems ‘sure as hell’ didn’t have better budget Under Contract House passes bill to incentivize donations to families of slain police officers The worst refugee crisis since WWII: How America can help Advise, consent and confirm Loretta Lynch The 17 Republicans who voted against the GOP budget OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Bergdahl charged with desertion A.B. Stoddard: Israel a trap for Clinton Brent Budowsky: The four faces of Cruz Lanny Davis: The scandal machine: Will we ever learn? Senators pass pro-Israel budget amendment Biosimilar drugs need clarification OVERNIGHT FINANCE: House passes budget; Dems see threat to regulators State: Bergdahl swap was ‘worth it’ Frat group said to lobby to measure that would delay campus assault inquiries OVERNIGHT HEALTHCARE: Obama’s backing gives Medicare deal a boost Senators block sequestration relief OVERNIGHT CYBERSECURITY: Intel cyber markup coming tomorrow Senators split on Medicare budget amendments ‘Basically, we let a domestic terrorist get on a plane’ OVERNIGHT TECH: Wheeler wraps up hearing marathon Black business owners backing GOP estate tax repeal bid Budget backed by GOP leaders prevails Pataki: ObamaCare is ‘worst law’ of my lifetime Senators oppose climate change amendment OVERNIGHT REGULATION: High court divided on EPA air rule OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Senate Dems seek tougher oil train regs Colon cancer is preventable; people need to get screened Senate passes ‘clean water’ budget amendments ATF spent $600K on drones it didn’t fly Former Texas senator picks Jeb over Cruz for 2016 GOP senator: Students graduating late because ‘college is fun’ Why military coup unlikely in Bangladesh Report: FBI must improve cyber capability Feds: We didn’t give Google a free pass SCOTUS sends UPS discrimination case back to lower court Will Iran abandon taqiya by signing a nuclear treaty with the West? House rejects Democratic budget alternatives GOP chairman subpoenas EPA on texts House rejects conservative budget in a 132-294 vote DC delegate’s parking job goes viral The Undercard FLOTUS hair not gone, just pulled back McCain moves to preserve extra war money PayPal accepts $7.7M settlement with Treasury Michelle Obama’s ‘cursing stage’ Is race a factor in Loretta Lynch delay? WH won’t say Support the true engines of the southeast Alaska economy Twitter in hot water over Meerkat spat? House Armed Services leaders unveil acquisition reform bill Net neutrality hearing examines a false choice on antitrust How to prevent refund season from becoming fraud season House Oversight panel approves FOIA reforms Doctors’ prescription to secure Medicare: SGR reform Encouraging democracy over stability in Nigeria CBO: Medicare deal adds $141 billion to deficit Christie PAC hires firm for likely 2016 bid UK: Chinese telecom giant isn’t a cyber risk Slandering solar is not about protecting taxpayers, but utility’s monopoly status Data breach bill moves forward in the House Army charges Bergdahl with desertion and misbehavior Michelle Obama’s ‘Jeopardy!’ look incites ‘bald’ buzz Celebrate those who grow our food, and do it right Republican senator wants to tie Iran to budget fight Health groups endorse Medicare deal despite CHIP concerns TSA faces grilling on expedited screenings This Women’s History Month, let’s fix the VA for our female veterans Dems: Senate budget would ‘diminish and degrade’ consumer bureau Iran wants end of all sanctions for nuke deal GOP blocks Warren’s student loan plan What $1.38 can buy If it doesn’t look like junk or smell like junk, why is it junk? High court appears split over EPA air quality rule House panel passes GOP coal ash bill Wyden: Passing on surveillance reform would be ‘huge mistake’ Senate Democrats assail ‘insensitive’ GOP budget Lawmakers seek $2M for US-Israel energy projects Treasury official: Cyber crime is a major threat One government lawyer’s war on the franchising business FBI lagging in intelligence capabilities, report finds Jindal needles potential 2016 rivals over policy Obama rebukes GOP for lack of healthcare plan Poll: Florida Republicans pick Bush over Rubio for president Don’t tamper with Medicare Part D Chamber Chief: End the Dodd-Frank ‘shouting match’ Paul Ryan presses for Medicare deal’s passage Senate to consider bill to protect driver data Afghan president: ‘We owe a profound debt’ to the United States High court rules against Alabama redistricting plan Yemen’s president flees home as rebels advance Jen Psaki prepares for baby, WH return The importance of US patent quality Obama endorses Medicare deal Senate Dems seek stronger oil train safety rules ISIS hacking group: We’re inside military websites US reportedly mulling airstrikes in Tikrit New regs for Thursday: Pool heaters, radioactive waste, military construction Cheney dinner nets $17.5M for House GOP Police look to tone down holiday debauchery at Capitol The Constitution isn’t burning, but the planet is Senate to consider extending deadline for automating trains Clinton hit with racketeering lawsuit over emails Crist endorses Murphy for Florida Senate White House: No plan B if NSA deadline passes Former Rep. Jesse Jackson leaving prison Michigan rep to break term limits pledge In the war on terror, we must not forget South Sudan Bush: Obama’s ‘schoolyard antics’ endanger US abroad New York Fed creates cyber squad Power grid attacked every four days, review finds Back to square one on spying Poll: Travelers willing to pay higher airport fees INFOGRAPHIC: President Obama’s ambitious fourth quarter Patent offices gets new deputy director Wednesday: Ghani speech, budget debate Tech titans warn spying laws ‘untenable’ The arts will save us Officials will probe Premera cyberattack Fight breaks out over ‘.doctor’ websites Americans on downed Germanwings flight Maryland lawmakers pass fracking moratorium Maine clean elections law could provide model for the country Environmental concerns dip in US 50 Most Beautiful nominations open Time for Washington to refocus on Alzheimer’s research Solid missile defense budget planning needed for 2015 Rubio: Obama sent operatives to Israel to defeat Netanyahu The FCC: Cop on the beat to the FTC’s firehose Contrasting responses to Islamic terrorism SGR ‘pay for’ threatens to undermine healthcare of hundreds of thousands of federal government workers Change in Israel will only come from outside pressure A hard-right Israeli coalition would dog ties with US for years Marking ObamaCare milestone, Obama to launch alternative-payment push Sen. Reid gives cold shoulder to Pelosi agreement on Medicare GOP leaders confident budget will pass Paul rains on Cruz’s ’16 parade Centennial renews K Street brawl over Armenian ‘genocide’ resolution Crowded field for open Miss. House seat Warren has right diagnosis, but wrong prescription National broadband plan and the uncertain future of the Internet