The Hill Articles: May 14, 2015

OVERNIGHT CYBERSECURITY: Watch out, Cyber Caliphate House rejects bid to close Gitmo OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: House strips immigration measure from defense bill Congress scrambles to reach highway deal OVERNIGHT HEALTHCARE: GOP chairman won’t back extending ObamaCare subsidies Divided GOP rejects allowing illegal immigrants in the military Officials: Amtrak train sped up before derailing McConnell files short-term NSA bill OVERNIGHT FINANCE: Senate opens trade debate Obama defends Arctic drilling decision Obama: Trade spat with Warren ‘has never been personal’ GAO: Pentagon has ‘challenges’ training drone pilots Loretta Sanchez misses votes after Senate launch Caterpillar employees flood Capitol with trade letters ISIS leader purportedly remerges in audio White House pledges cyber cooperation with Gulf leaders OVERNIGHT TECH: Net neutrality court battle heating up GOP chairman: No ObamaCare extension if court cripples law Clinton backs military service for illegal immigrants OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Energy giant hit with $102M fine in pollution case Obama calls for infrastructure spending in wake of Amtrak crash Top Republican drafts bill to replace ObamaCare Asbestos bill advances in House Obama seeks to reassure Gulf states with new joint security measures New DEA rule leaves patients in pain House Dems urge more action on highways Dems hammer GOP as ‘xenophobic’ Schumer: Boehner’s Amtrak comments are ‘patently false’ Pennsylvania lawmaker back on Amtrak Majority of businesses taking steps to avoid ObamaCare tax Dems flay NH Republican over campaign cash settlement OVERNIGHT REGULATION: Pressure builds for FDA tobacco regs What happens when the water activists leave town? GOP senator unveils new student data privacy bill Utility agrees to pay $102 million penalty for water pollution Gutfeld nabs new Fox News show Feinstein has backup plan for NSA reform House sends Iran review bill to Obama White House: ‘No need’ for Iran deal to lead to ‘regional arms race’ FDA has summer to finalize tobacco deeming regs, Senate Dem says Why the “Fight for $15” falls short Obama will award Medal of Honor to black, Jewish WWI soldiers Norquist: Huckabee OK on taxes Megaupload founder: Clinton an ‘adversary’ of Internet freedom Senate panel approves $612B defense bill that overhauls benefits Online polling could increase negatives in 2016 FBI: Data breaches ‘increasing substantially’ ‘Clinton Cash’ author owes Hillary Clinton an apology Chokehold: Iran’s threat to global trade Senate panel launches probe into ObamaCare subsidies Reddit introduces anti-harassment policy Calif. rep throws hat in for Boxer’s seat Benghazi panel head: Clinton testimony will be delayed Cantor: White House ‘openly hostile’ to Israel Pawlenty: Hackers pose almost ‘existential’ threat to US Man detained for trying to fly drone over White House fence Oil lobby launches ads against EPA ozone rule Amtrak funding cut ‘unfortunate,’ says Pelosi Senate votes to start trade debate Clinton backs Harriet Tubman on $20 bill Jeb Bush: ‘I would not have gone into Iraq’ The artificial ceiling Syrian hackers target Washington Post site Hillary Clinton gets celebs’ backing Iranian ship fires on cargo vessel in Persian Gulf: reports Colorado Republican: Let ‘Dreamers’ serve in military Trump gave at least $100K to Clinton Foundation ‘Clinton Cash’ author slams Stephanopoulos: ‘Massive’ ethics breach VA improperly spent $6B a year, report says Pelosi: Shorten duration of ‘fast-track’ power Obama to travel to Camden, NJ, meet with police Speaker blasts Dems for ‘shameful’ opposition to $612B defense bill Foodborne illnesses from E. coli on the decline, CDC says How aid can help (or hurt) Yemen GOP: Stephanopoulos should sit out 2016 Top Armed Services Dem downplays his opposition to defense bill No veto threat over currency manipulation language Boehner: ‘Stupid’ to say Amtrak funding cuts caused crash Senate approves trade enforcement measure, clearing way for fast-track Senate Dems offer highway funding patch ‘Clinton Cash’ publisher issues correction John Bolton won’t run for president House panel easily approves bill to speed medical cures Alabama Republican: Keep illegal immigrants out of military Club for Growth to punish senators for currency vote Dem on GOP’s immigration demands: ‘If You Give a Mouse a Cookie’ Rank-and-file House GOP to leaders: We want to be heard Poll: Michelle Obama would be Hillary’s strongest Dem rival in 2016 Carly Fiorina: Hillary ‘is hiding’ Texas judge should heed his own advice State not planning to update cyber strategy House panel advances CFTC tweaks NSA reformers rule out short-term deal Energy regulators move to protect electric grid from solar storms Poll: Carson ties Bush for No. 1 among the GOP Reddit opens up on copyright complaints Polygraph.com owner pleads guilty to helping people beat test Free trade could bring investment, jobs to businesses like mine Reid pressures GOP on NSA bill Report finds alcohol played role in Secret Service mishap ABC anchor George Stephanopoulos gave $75,000 to Clinton Foundation McConnell praises Obama on trade New regs for Friday: Passports, temporary exports, Yemen Companies want net neutrality as part of AT&T merger Russ Feingold running for Senate TV doctors may have charisma, but also responsibilities Energy production and species conservation working hand in hand Automation may have prevented train crash Thursday: Iran, trade Chinese hackers launch attacks from online comments Utility company to expand solar power production in SC Pataki to make 2016 call on May 28 Philly mayor denounces ‘reckless’ engineer Trading away food safety LaHood calls for more Amtrak funding China’s coal use declining O’Malley to announce ’16 bid May 30 Time to get serious about space threats Historically bipartisan law offers a template for energy progress Will American Jews continue to vote Democratic? Kirk’s first campaign ad highlights stroke recovery A ‘waning of US leadership’ in Africa’s Great Lakes region Time to upgrade U.S. energy infrastructure Lawmakers urge Obama to raise human rights issues with Gulf leaders 1 in 10 House to vote on Iran nuke bill Thursday The phantom death panel that won’t die Obama’s Warren attacks backfire Democrats find war footing on budget Rubio puts foreign policy first Florida Medicaid fight hits Capitol Hawaii Dem takes on Obama What are GOP presidential hopefuls missing? The big message Amend the FMLA to cover grief GOP poll: Clinton losing in battlegrounds Consumer bureau eyes student loan servicers