The Hill Articles: May 4, 2015

Walker makes case for 2016 White House bid Bill Clinton defiant on paid speeches Hillary to GOP: You get 1 shot on Benghazi Do-or-die time for Iran legislation Senate approves new Commerce under secretary Carly Fiorina declares ’16 presidential run McConnell sets up initial Senate vote on budget Team Hillary prepares ‘Clinton Cash’ response Bottom Line Obama taps Marine general as next Joint Chiefs chairman Airports rap airlines on bag fees OVERNIGHT CYBERSECURITY: Companies lobbying hard for cyber bill OVERNIGHT HEALTHCARE: ObamaCare program saves Medicare $400 million Usher in Medicare smart cards OVERNIGHT FINANCE: Fiorina jumps into 2016 race OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Clinton only plans to testify once before Benghazi panel Lupus is not arthritis Building on 20 years of success for Taiwan’s NHI Reid says Dems will block trade bill McCain backs 401(k)-style military retirement Iranians like America: We should take advantage Bill Press: Sanders a serious opponent All eyes on ’16 crowd in Senate budget vote John Feehery: Scandals aren’t a strategy OVERNIGHT TECH: Surveillance fight takes new twist OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Study backs Obama on climate rule Bill would bar lawmakers from flying first class Katie Pavlich: Jihad comes to Texas Senators demand better oversight of state ObamaCare spending Senate working groups to give updates Civil rights groups urge USPS to change policies for pregnant workers Energy Dept hands out LED research funds Politicians must call for patient responsibility Sofia Vergara recalls meeting ‘charming’ Obama Pentagon seeks industry help to bolster cyber unit State: US trying to get Marshall Islands ship back from Iran OVERNIGHT REGULATION: Court skeptical of challenge to immigration order Both gunmen identified in ‘Draw Mohammad’ shootings Illegal boxing streams deleted ‘within minutes,’ says Periscope Lack of progress after VA scandal provides important lessons for healthcare reform GOP senator backs plan to tax corporate profits for roads Feinstein: GOP deal one of the ‘worst budgets’ I’ve ever seen Dem pitches tax break for turning in assault rifles Feds scale back proposal for license plate tracking system Reid pushes to end debate on Iran bill Romney: Hillary politicized Baltimore to win black support Why global corporations should embrace corporate social responsibility Supreme Court rejects appeal of gay conversion therapy ban ObamaCare program saves Medicare $400M Academics give boost to Obama climate rule Rep ‘worried’ by chicken noodle soup recall Schumer wants faster oil train changes than Obama Key climate change goal may be missed Internet godfather warns about plans for technology ‘back doors’ Romney-backer Melissa Joan Hart undecided for 2016 Union worker behind CarlyFiorina.org FBI creates new cyber exec role Buffett: I’m going to vote for Hillary Dems push for same-day voter registration Walker teases ’16 run on ‘Star Wars’ Day Will marriage ruling jeopardize critical private-public partnerships? Bill would up protections for military whistleblowers House VA chief’s patience wears thin with agency head Sally Beauty investigating second possible breach Amash endorses Paul for president Did hackers disrupt Common Core testing in California? OSHA moves to protect transgender workers Court hears challenge to Obama’s immigration actions New music coalitions are false fronts Anonymous hacks WTO, leaks personal info FCC chairman suggest Hillary will be next president Bill would offer tax credits for road projects Fiorina ‘relieved’ Baltimore cops charged Carson launches bid by knocking ‘kingmakers’ and politicians Gillibrand report finds ‘alarming rates’ of military sexual assault Chicago firm looks to make DC splash GOP seeks to override Obama veto on ‘ambush elections’ White House: No form of expression justifies violence Is Schwarzenegger’s ‘good and global commonwealth’ ready? Cinco de Mayo: How does that Mexican beer find its way to you? SCOTUS takes up appeal on energy rule Ex-Christie aide pleads not guilty Vogue’s Anna Wintour backs Clinton Biofuel policy delays lead to $13.7B investment ‘shortfall’ Poll: Consumer spending rises in April Air Force following suit with Silicon Valley office Terrorism not ruled out in Muhammad cartoon contest shooting First Texas shooter reportedly identified Don’t repeal the medical device tax (yet) Monday: Union elections, Iran Kerry to visit Saudi Arabia amid regional unrest New regs for Tuesday: Radio stations, foreign workers, volunteers Zuckerberg blasts ‘extreme definition’ of net neutrality ER visits climb under ObamaCare, poll finds Comcast posts revenue gains after scuttled merger Sanders has no shot Citizens United: The view from the ivory tower has a blind spot GOP to blame for road funding crunch, report says Ex-CIA deputy: GOP politicizing Benghazi Carly Fiorina suffers website snafu as .org page bashes her record GOP lawmaker: Congress may nix plan to arm Kurds GOP chair urges White House to tell public about breach GOP lawmaker knocks Hillary Clinton over Texas shooting Small stores are big part of the retail landscape US oil executives to travel to Iran Carson: People have lost hope Carson to delay trip to Iowa to be with mother Bill Clinton: Foundation’s done nothing ‘knowingly inappropriate’ Senator: Ridicule never a justification for violence ADA 25th anniversary DOJ reviewing phone spying technology The decline of the Gazprom era in Europe Carly Fiorina launches 2016 bid: ‘Yes, I am running for president’ Redressing bleeding wounds: Policymakers, parent PLUS loans and HBCUs What we owe Ecuador The death of hostages and high-flying illusions Obama to help launch nonprofit aimed at young minority men Mr. Xi, and others, tear down these walls Right’s new check on McConnell Judd Gregg: Progress in the Senate Juan Williams: Republicans and racial resentment This week: Iran, budget top agenda China struggles to win cyber trust Subsidy violations don’t just hurt economy; they threaten national security What’s the value of nuclear energy to the United States?