The Hill Articles: October 23, 2015

October 23
House unveils three-week highway funding patch Protesters disrupt Trump rally in Miami Carson: If Trump attacks me, I won’t respond Clinton: GOP’s impeachment threat ‘pathetic’ US, EU focus on tariff elimination, aim to finish trade pact by end of 2016 Trump bars Univision from covering campaign event Republicans: DOJ let Lerner ‘off the hook’ Carter: ISIS hostages saved by US raid already had graves dug Obama: 2016 GOP ‘like Grumpy Cat’ Republicans ask watchdog to probe FCC enforcement arm Jeb to meet with donors days after slashing campaign costs Business groups urge House support for Export-Import Bank Senators want details on government hiring practices Why the sexual and reproductive justice movement must be a moral movement Lawsuits pile up against Obama’s climate rule Death toll in Afghan hospital bombed by US rises to 23 Report: Grayson met with ethics investigator Court prohibits lawsuit against FBI for alleged abuse Hatch asks CBO to confirm Treasury’s debt-ceiling estimates Should we still trust the media? Ask Israel and Azerbaijan Benghazi hearing was a bipartisan bust, but not for Clinton Airports and drones don’t mix GOP chairmen implore colleagues to stop Export-Import bill House Dems call for independent probes into Afghan hospital bombing Bidens to appear on ’60 Minutes’ House to weigh US port dirty-bomb vulnerability Clinton meditated to get through marathon Benghazi hearing Puerto Rico’s Fiscal Future: What’s Next for America’s Largest Territory? Union elections are rigged against workers Senate Dems rally around Clinton after Benghazi hearing DOJ ends Lois Lerner probe without bringing charges Head EU privacy regulator urges firms to limit data transfer to US Carson not interested in hosting ‘SNL’ How can anyone trust yet another PREPA revitalization plan? Obama would veto any debt-ceiling bill with spending cuts FDA sends e-cigarette regs to White House for review Former Montana governor endorses O’Malley Abortion group: GOP must investigate leaked footage What does ad blocking mean for net neutrality? Club for Growth key-votes Export-Import Bank vote Romney says Romneycare led to ObamaCare Huckabee: Republicans underestimating Clinton Cher: Trump a giant among 2016 GOP UK telecom hit by massive data breach After OPM hack, spy agencies warn staffers to keep quiet on social media AFSCME endorses Clinton Senate GOP seeks to rein in Obama on regs Backing away from the nuclear abyss Despite pressure, Dems to stay on Benghazi panel — for now Dem sings ‘Meet the Mets’ on House floor to pay off wager Court orders TSA to finalize rule on full-body scanners Dem attorneys general pledge to protect climate rule ObamaCare site upgraded ahead of open enrollment Prime Minister Sharif can make polio eradication his legacy Obama: Death penalty ‘deeply troubling’ Clinton wins begin to multiply Dems push SEC to issue political spending rule Virginia Republicans slam Terry McAuliffe on use of state plane Internet of Things: Use it with extreme care Gloria Steinem: Trump looks better with hat over ‘weave’ Pelosi rushes to get last pic with Boehner Feds approve oil drilling in Alaska reserve Effort to recover missing Clinton emails fails Jeb slashes payroll, other campaign costs Dorothy Bush Koch: ‘Politics is personal’ Diversity in STEM: The writing’s on the wall Chamber chief: Congress’s hard-liners living in ‘fantasyland’ Obama taps new czar for ISIS fight Why the Ben Carson surge has begun Let the sun shine on Wall Street Clinton reaps donations after Benghazi appearance House passes partial ObamaCare repeal Senators say highway bill could reach Obama by Thanksgiving Boehner appoints woman to lead Planned Parenthood investigation Former Microsoft chief: ‘People don’t want to work’ for Amazon General denies US ‘boots on the ground’ in Iraq day after casualty Club for Growth claims credit as Trump drops in Iowa Pelosi: Debt-limit hike ‘non-negotiable’ Independents are self-made; Internet radio arguments are made-up Lawmakers mobilize quickly against Obama climate change rule Trump distances himself from nine super-PACs Koch brother dresses up as Darth Vader Twitter lobbying dollars shoot up but are eclipsed by other Internet giants UPS pilots vote to strike Clinton gets hero’s welcome at Dem forum Delay the Haitian elections to allow time for reform Live Monumental NY issues new protections for transgender people Rubio backs Cruz on tougher penalties for illegal immigrants GOP candidates rip Clinton on Benghazi Putin presses US to work with him in Syria Biosimilars: A valuable balance between similarity and difference New regs for Monday: National parks, air pollution, truck drivers Rapper Pitbull: Trump’s Latino remarks ‘very offensive and disrespectful’ GAO: ObamaCare could be making duplicate payments Heritage Foundation pans $325B House highway bill Time for patients to benefit from lifesaving drugs The real reason everyone should care about the next Speaker Homeland Security gets behind cyber sharing bill Kasich calls for gas tax elimination, tolling A modest proposal US soldier killed in anti-ISIS raid identified Two dozen states sue Obama over coal plant emissions rule Fallout from Hastert Speakership Trump: Clinton’s Benghazi testimony sounded ‘terrible’ Chafee bows out of Dem race Carson airs TV ads in early-voting states Restore our military’s global response capacity Pro-Trump super-PAC shutters With Ben Carson a contender, a look at wife Candy Federal charter grants deserve a full accounting Carson surges past Trump in Iowa Clinton retakes Iowa lead from Sanders in Quinnipiac poll Why the Benghazi committee matters National debt solutions noticeably absent from debates Arctic offshore leasing put on ice Preparing for biothreats: Bills S. 2055 and H.R. 3299 Revolt jeopardizes ObamaCare repeal bill How Congress can move beyond the Freedom Caucus Congress has one week to prevent a highway funding shutdown Snapper bill could kill fishing jobs