The Hill Articles: May 22, 2015

Obama hails Senate passage of trade package Paul pushes Senate NSA vote until after midnight Senate approves Obama trade bill, sending fast-track to House Grassley seeks new answers from State on Clinton emails Senate rejects Warren amendment 
Senate locked in evening NSA showdown Jindal: Liberals, big business bullying states on religious freedom Senate backs quick patch for VA’s Denver hospital Carson: Debate rules ‘good for me personally’ but hurt the process The Udall conservation legacy continues Senate rejects currency measure DOJ releases privacy policy for US drones Dems push reinstating Pell Grants for prisoners Why consent decrees protect artists, fans and music distributors alike Clinton joked about ‘cracked head’ The IRS’s restrictions on the clergy’s speech Feds order company behind Calif. oil spill to take safety steps Email calls Clinton ‘public face of US effort in Libya’ Rubio: Hillary brings ‘yesterday’s ideas’ Where is the left on corporate bailouts? Intel panel head rolls out NSA backup plan Senate Dems demand OSHA investigate nail salons Senate fails to reach deal on trade amendments Clinton aides downplayed post-Benghazi statements on link to video Milk money is poor choice for school lunches Target breach settlement with MasterCard falls apart Obama to visit hurricane center in Miami McCain calls White House spox an ‘idiot’ Keep the Tomahawk missile Santorum rips ‘arbitrary’ rules for Fox News’ GOP debate Bush to GOP: Move beyond ‘preaching to the choir’ US-Sunni estrangement opens Pandora’s box EPA reg rolls backs air pollution exemptions for industry Feds win first conviction in online prostitution case White House: ‘No plan B’ for NSA reform Memorial Day brings celebs to DC ‘Saddened and troubled’ TLC pulls Duggar show Obama, Twitter and racism Tricare cuts prescription benefits, shows military ‘appreciation’ Coast Guard reports fire at Gulf oil platform Coalition airstrikes destroying abandoned vehicles in Ramadi Yellen: Rate hike coming, but economy ‘not there yet’ USA Freedom Act: The Senate’s only chance to reform NSA surveillance Christie: NSA critics have ‘no experience with what I’ve dealt with’ Calif. ObamaCare exchange caps patient drug costs Clinton rips Ex-Im criticism: ‘It’s embarrassing’ FCC wants quick court decision on net neutrality Torture in the shadow of democracy Obama: Iran deal ‘will have my name on it’ Senate scrambles to finish work and avoid Saturday session 4 million dating profiles exposed in hack Knock off the peace processing, already! GOP lawmaker says Tea Party backs his gas tax bill Hillary got now-classified Benghazi information on private email College and federal officials ignore skyrocketing tuition costs Graham: ‘I know what it is like to be underinsured’ GOP chairman: Hillary a ‘natural cheerleader’ for Export-Import Bank Chris Christie accused of ‘political pornography’ over NSA remarks Google Maps changes algorithm to battle racist slurs targeting Obama Agencies delay rules in regulatory agenda Huckabee slams media for ‘blood-thirsty’ coverage of Duggar molestation report Cruz, Rubio press Pentagon to release delayed Iran report The ICC does not threaten US security More than 1,200 Clinton emails deemed ‘personal’ Heritage breaks with McConnell, Paul on Patriot Act Lynch: US ‘less safe’ without NSA programs Coal plant shutdowns predicted to double under EPA climate rule Lawmaker invites ‘Pitch Perfect’ star to movie night We are gyrocopter Lawmakers: How much money are feds wasting on FOIA suits? FCC should adopt its plan for cable effective competition London cab driver gets life sentence for killing US soldier in Iraq War New regs for Monday: Phone numbers, transmission systems and migratory birds Obama to issue flurry of energy regulations this summer Hatch: No deal yet on trade amendments Back to the drawing board on Ukraine? Why no outrage for other victims of police brutality? Lawmakers advocate ‘Mother of all subsidies’ For Delta, United and American Airlines Friday: Crunch time in the Senate Clinton reportedly backed tax breaks for charities More people able to pay medical bills under ObamaCare Russia threatens to ban Google, Twitter, Facebook Memo to Congress: Don’t do something, just stand there ISIS seizes another town in western Iraq Rhetoric versus reality: an opportunity to get it right on Asia policy Ex-Clinton aide agrees to testify to Benghazi panel A citizen’s open letter to Congress A poster child for income inequality Cassidy health plan: The third way With Morsi’s sentence, an end to second Egyptian revolution Scientists, not politicians, should set scientific priorities US patent reform’s international impact U.S. is losing its intellectual property to international thieves Senate barrels toward crucial NSA votes Jeb Bush’s real mistake? Hiding behind the troops Exclusive: States quietly consider ObamaCare exchange mergers Cyber-spying fight spills into trade debate Investing doomsday dollars in roads