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The Hill Articles: November 4, 2015
November 4
House rejects efforts to derail Export-Import Bank
Mental health reform bill advances after clash
Conservatives seek power shift from GOP leaders
After bipartisan budget deal, Congress again talking shutdown
House rejects proposal to bar teen truckers
House rejects calls to sharply cut gas taxes
Senator threatens to block nominees to keep Guantánamo open
Ryan: Obama wants to ‘go around’ the Congress on immigration
McCain: Security at Camp Liberty ‘increasingly dire’
Pot critics take heart from Ohio victory
Rubio: Deferred action for illegal immigrants must end
Overnight Finance: Brady to grab Ways and Means gavel
Under Contract
McConnell: Dems ‘out of excuses’ on defense bill
Overnight Healthcare: Brady picked to lead Ways and Means
Overnight Campaign: Rubio’s conservative media problem
Trump leads new Fox poll
Overnight Cybersecurity: Anonymous poised to unmask alleged KKK members
The harm Exxon Mobil has done
NBC accidentally posts ‘not for air’ Trump promos for ‘SNL’
Global persecution needs Congress’s response
Dem group targets Kochs in new ad
Overnight Tech: Zuckerberg shows Christie some love
Overnight Defense: Blimp’s fate up in the air
A.B. Stoddard: Caught in her own web
State: ‘No viable option’ for safe zones in Syria
Brent Budowsky: Sanders trouncing Trump, media ignores
Overnight Energy: State Dept. won’t pause Keystone review
Lanny Davis: Voters deserve real debates, not ‘gotcha’ questions
December date set for first China-US cyber meetings
Sanders: Obama should reject Keystone before Paris climate talks
Paul in new push for ‘Audit the Fed’ bill
Carson trips over US-Cuba policies
Overnight Regulation: House bill rolling back calorie rule advances
President warns of ‘misinformation’ during ObamaCare enrollment
Survival of the fittest at Success Academy
GOP chairman: Agency obstructing climate science probe
Twitter increases transparency on political donations
House kills proposed gas tax hike
Syria: Which crisis to address
Sanders ‘in deep trouble’ if election about dancing skills
DEA head backs FBI on ‘Ferguson effect’
Sanders offers bill to legalize marijuana
Rubio snags third Senate endorsement
Administration rejects TransCanada’s plea to pause Keystone review
Brady wins Ways and Means chairmanship
Senators laud Royals’ World Series win
Trump ‘SNL’ promos released
House panel clears bill to roll back menu labeling regs
Obama administration is no friend to renewable fuels
US intel suggests ISIS bombed Russian plane
Republicans, greens fight over EPA mine denial
Dem: Trump retweet should be ‘disqualifying’
Not so fast on Atlantic marine monument
White House won’t rule out executive action to close Gitmo
Poll: Carson, Rubio ahead of Clinton in Iowa
Dems want Army probe of alleged wrongful discharges
House transfers DC Metro board appointments to DOT
Senate panel gets closer to passing bill targeting Yelp ‘gag clauses’
Trump attacks Rubio on ‘amnesty’ as he files for New Hampshire ballot
Why aren’t we demanding more from pharmaceutical manufacturers?
Latino group offers $5K for calling Trump a racist on ‘SNL’
Ex-Pentagon Russia official: Administration needs to do more to deter Putin
GOP fears new unilateral action on Iran
Army weighs fate of program after blimp breaks loose
GMO industry is motivated by deception
UK: Russian plane might have been bombed
Bush: ‘No way’ I will drop out before Iowa
Pelosi picks six Dems for Planned Parenthood panel
Yellen: December rate hike a ‘live possibility’
House members getting more recess days in 2016
Presidential campaigns must address heroin addiction
Reid blocks Cruz on tougher penalties for illegal immigrants
States ask to defend Obama’s climate rule in court
Senate Dems boycott cafeteria over wages
Dem knocks Ryan as ‘do-nothing’ Speaker on immigration
NC delegation pays tribute to late former Rep. Coble
Five hurt, suspected attacker killed in college stabbing spree
The case against a minimum-percentage of GDP Defense spending standard
McCain, Flake slam ‘paid patriotism’ at sporting events
Senate votes to kill EPA’s water rule
Top GOP senator: Net neutrality budget riders unlikely
Oversight panel gives feds failing grades on cybersecurity reforms
OPM adds senior cyber official following hacks
Make the budget deal an investment in our future
Allen West: Obama ‘playing a deadly game’ with troops’ lives
Reid suggests Dems will block defense spending bill
President starts media blitz for ObamaCare enrollment
Fred Thompson was larger than life
Congress must act now to save pro-work tax provisions
Openly gay candidate leads Salt Lake City’s mayor race
Treasury launches new retirement savings program
McConnell congratulates Bevin on Kentucky governor win
Putin first, Obama third in Forbes’ most powerful list
Energy Across America: A Policy Discussion on Microgrid Technology
A modest proposal for the GOP debates
US promises more ammo for Syrian Arabs
Groups urge cyber caucus to oppose asbestos trust bill
Sen. Reid mocks ‘Morning Joe’ for Koch brothers interview
Conservative plan would boot chairmen off Steering panel
Trump tweets image of Jeb and swastika
On weather satellites, Congressional outlook should not be clouded
Cruz bill would designate Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist group
British lawmakers to investigate UK telecom hack
Greens: US on track for 20-year low in carbon emissions
Lawmakers to weigh gas tax reduction in House vote
Plouffe suggests Carson not be dismissed
Weighing new Medicare lab payment rule
San Francisco rejects effort to restrict Airbnb
Private-sector employers added 182,000 jobs in October
New regs for Thursday: Indian remains, hazardous waste, brain injury
Dems accuse GOP of blocking probe into drug pricing
Wednesday: Highway bill, water regulation
GOP gears up for fetal tissue investigation
A milestone in Myanmar’s democratic journey
Frank Fiorina, future first gentleman?
House blocks vote on 15-cent gas tax hike
Rubio touts success of minorities in GOP field
Japanese automakers are leading US economy forward
Former NC Rep. Howard Coble dead at 84
Clinton holds 56-point lead in SC
Ways and Means contest
Carson atop national polling index for first time
Senators unveil bill to repeal budget deal’s robocall provision
Taxpayers will bear the cost of heavier trucks
Bush: French workweek jab a ‘mistake’
Trump targets CNN in latest attack
The US oil export vote: Learning from history and supporting our allies
Rubio up 9 points in New Hampshire
Why does the US discriminate against immigrants from big countries?
What’s next on the convicted terrorist’s timeline?
Hillary Clinton’s Pyrrhic victory?
Europe’s 20th century history is key to understanding migrant crisis
After Turkish elections, what comes next?
In search of answers to the piracy problem
Keep the toxic bitters out of the budget cocktail
Ryan, Obama vie for upper hand
American firms scramble for answer to EU data dilemma
Hillary drops hammer on Sanders
Facing bipartisan attacks, PhRMA goes on offensive
Koch brothers seek softer image
Poll: Trump and Carson lead nationally, Bush fades
Obama must support inclusion of aviation and shipping in the Paris climate deal
Navy anticipates more carrier gaps in Middle East and Asia Pacific
Dem bill blocks new fossil fuel leases on federal land