The Hill Articles: October 29, 2015

Cruz: Budget deal the ‘cartel in all of its glory’ GOP candidates to exclude RNC from talks about changing debates: report Trump gets trademark for campaign slogan after charity donation Overnight Finance: Late-night budget vote in Senate Sanders meets privately with Biden Overnight Healthcare: Budget deal sets back key healthcare bills Overnight Defense: Senate poised to pass deal boosting defense spending Cruz rakes in $1.1 million after debate Post-debate fundraiser for Jeb features his brother Overnight Campaign: Bush supporters pick up the pieces Clinton on scandals: ‘Go back and read the history’ Second-tier debate ratings slip Feds are ‘exploring options’ on ObamaCare co-ops Overnight Tech: Emergency alerts, accessibility top FCC November agenda Overnight Energy: No court decision on climate rule before UN talks The national distraction Bush supporters pick up the pieces after disappointing debate Overnight Cybersecurity: GOP debaters silent on cyber Reid calls on Rubio to resign from Senate Pentagon confirms Army blimp was shot down Intel chairman opts out of bid for Ways and Means gavel We risk more in not accepting Syrian refugees into the US Trump: Obama ‘hates Israel’ Sanders: Aide’s remark about Clinton for VP was ‘inappropriate’ Clinton Foundation donors keep giving despite scrutiny Capitol cops rout lawmakers in charity football game GOP blocks resolution supporting equal pay for female soccer players Overnight Regulation: E-cig industry preps to fight tobacco rule Obama signs three-week highway bill Melania Trump: CNBC moderators simply ‘doing their job’ Airlines versus people with disabilities Apple said to ask SCOTUS to review e-books case Hillary doubles down on Sanders sexism allegation Payday lenders fill a necessary gap in everyday finance Democrats like what they hear from Ryan Kelly Ripa dons Trump costume Budget deal sets back key healthcare bills Hillary joins calls for federal probe of Exxon climate change research Gingrich: ‘Jeb is not a great fighter’ Obama warns of power grid’s lagging cyber defenses Senate headed for late-night budget vote Clinton trusts military to probe hospital bombing Budget deal a financial sleight of hand for pensions Transport advocates eye new deadline for long-term highway bill Pending home sales slump for second straight month President should act to curb political abuses by federal contractors EU tells countries to protect Snowden as ‘human rights defender’ Paul: Budget agreement gives Obama ‘free pass’ Rep. Meeks suffers heart attack Calorie rule under fire from lawmakers Selling SPR oil in budget deal bolsters our energy security Sanders: Graham’s criticism of Soviet Union trip ‘silly’ Sanders doubles down on opposition to death penalty Bush escalates attack on Rubio’s missed votes Court won’t block climate rule before UN summit Spectrum ‘pay-for’ only the beginning Bush PAC launches ‘Is Marco Working’ Twitter account Animal rights activists petition Uber to drop leather seats Earnest: Jeb ‘jealous’ of French lifestyle NY Times editorial: Christie should drop out Obama made congratulatory call to Ryan Third debate was a good night for the GOP Protect our Atlantic Ocean Senator targets ISIS antiquities smuggling Corporate welfare cuts across party lines CFPB fines employment screening firms for alleged inaccurate reports Privacy advocates push feds on spying data FDA under pressure to ban chemicals in face paint Obama praises DC cop for ‘Nae Nae’ dance-off Johnson to temporarily lead Ways and Means Kasich on Trump: ‘Radical doesn’t work’ Congress can help restore the promise of education Dems bring in bloodhound to ‘sniff out’ secret trade text Dems blocked on Ex-Im reauthorization Navy to christen the USS Rafael Peralta Lawmakers lose to Capitol Police in charity football game Labor board rule speeds up union elections Arne Duncan and Obama’s flawed approach to education reform Pentagon must get better on cyber warfare, says official The Republicans who didn’t vote for Ryan Carson calls for change in debate format Moderate GOP senators form green coalition Several green groups outline demands for Pacific trade pact Rubio dominates Google searches after debate New transatlantic data pact coming ‘shortly,’ says US official GOP plagued by Tea Party monster it created Reid: Dems won’t back down from fights with Ryan Ryan flashes University of Wisconsin ‘W’ at Speaker’s podium Speaker Ryan starts with call for unity Pew: Rise of smartphone crowding out other gadgets Food and witches to burn FDA blocking tobacco sales Group fights to keep cholesterol warnings in dietary guidelines Court refuses to shut down NSA program that it declared illegal McConnell, Reid praise Boehner as he exits Congress Colbert challenges Trump: Donate $1M to charity GOP debate avoids cyber talk Feds announce drone registration task force participants Navy jets scramble after Russian bombers near US aircraft carrier Time to modernize the Copyright Office for the digital age Jill Biden to appear on NBC’s ‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’ CNBC’s Harwood takes post-debate dig at Republicans Ratings drop for third GOP debate Guantanamo detainee transferred to Mauritania Paul Ryan elected Speaker Feds award $500M in TIGER transportation grants Most popular political Halloween costume: Donald Trump Why education should be a priority for Speaker Ryan New regs for Friday: Cuba, e-cigs, employer wellness programs FanDuel CEO calls for regulation of fantasy sports websites WATCH: House elects Speaker The good, the bad and the ugly of the third GOP debate Why we can’t give up on early reading Graham: RNC couldn’t run ‘a one-car funeral’ Boehner bids the House farewell Eric Holder rebuffs FBI chief on ‘Ferguson effect’ Candidates increasingly plug websites during debate Ebola one year later Rubio: I hate Clinton winning more than missing votes Boehner’s top 10 moments in Congress Dems rail against automated train extension Online polls: Trump won third GOP debate After strong debate performances, are Cruz and Rubio set to rise? We can end preventable maternal, newborn and child deaths worldwide Economic growth slows to 1.5 percent in Q3 Carson: ‘I was wrong’ about oil subsidies Brazil, the US and unfunded liabilities Dems win GOP debate on Twitter Romney to attend Ryan’s swearing in as Speaker Huckabee: ‘We’ve turned this into a gameshow’ Cantor: Jeb had ‘a tough night’ Senate Dems see possible partner in Ryan Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 Christie: Media wants GOP field ‘to kill each other’ Bilateral investment treaty with China more than a ‘BIT’ of trouble Time is right for a US-Georgia Free Trade Agreement When protection becomes the risk for healthcare workers PREPARE – for extreme weather To do business in Digital Age, US and EU must compromise on privacy Top Lobbyists 2015: Hired Guns Top Lobbyists 2015: Corporate 12 years of hard lessons on Iraq Fantasy sports sites bet on self-policing E-cig firms steel for legal battle Export-Import fight shifts to McConnell Louisiana primary’s ugly race The ‘Chronic Care Trifecta’ Pentagon: ‘Of course’ US troops are in combat GOP debate winners and losers CNBC moderators defend debate amid criticism Carson denies involvement with controversial supplement maker