The Hill Articles: October 30, 2015

Billionaire GOP donor to support Rubio Tiberi allies tout cash game in gavel race Bush goes negative on Rubio White House to welcome trick-or-treaters Stop the imminent execution of an innocent man in Bangladesh Medicare finalizes rule to pay for end-of-life talks Ben Affleck had Hillary Clinton’s private email address No opening statements in next GOP debate Obama’s move in Syria reignites war powers debate CNBC debate wrapup White House seeks to block release of some Obama-Clinton emails Federal workers’ union protests House plan to pay for roads Upset GOP candidates hope to forge a united front on debates EPA could ban pesticide common for fruits and vegetables US must push for reform in Bahrain Clinton asked staff about ‘smiley faces’ Dem rep moves to increase gas tax by 15 cents Jeb’s chances for president, R.I.P. Oversight leaders want answers on runaway blimp How Obamacare curtails voter registration Schwarzenegger fundraising for Kasich State Dept. releases largest batch of Clinton emails Black Lives Matter protesters interrupt Hillary rally Sanders jabs Clinton on death penalty Trump backs RNC’s decision to drop NBC debate FDA shuts down juice-maker Pentagon official: Syria deployment ‘is a start’ Trial by turbulence in Turkey John Oliver doesn’t want Trump on his show SEC approves online crowdfunding rules Trucking fights rev up as House preps highway bill Intel budget slips in 2015 Rubio was third debate’s biggest winner U.S. opposition to drug patent waiver will harm world’s poorest patients Cruz: Palin’s right, I ‘spanked’ the media White House: US troops in Syria not on ‘combat mission’ Obama to Boehner: ‘Man, I’m gonna miss you’ Anthony Bourdain: ‘Every restaurant in America would shut down’ if Trump won Political costumes scare up Halloween sales RNC pulls out of NBC debate More confusion on direct selling harms consumers Trump hits Rubio as ‘puppet’ of pro-immigration forces Dems to push bill repealing robocall provision of budget deal Poll: Clinton hits 50 percent support Nuclear regulator pushing cybersecurity requirements Planned Parenthood hopes for ‘fair’ treatment from Ryan Biden apologizes after administration fails to greet Olympic officials Bush’s New Hampshire problem US readies new rules for nuclear reactors Report: Documents don’t confirm Hillary’s DOMA defense UN: Climate pledges won’t meet key goal Judge orders Jindal to restore funding to Planned Parenthood Feds promise ‘unrelenting’ DC Metro oversight Senators probe IRS use of surveillance tools NDAA veto and consequent compromise steps in right direction Obama sending troops to Syria White House to deploy Obama for 2016 ‘Pawn Stars’ host: Backing Rubio has hurt me Nearly 500 hospitals settle with DOJ for $250M New regs for Monday: Cybersecurity, pesticides, energy labels IG probes uncover more problems at VA hospitals British resident released from Guantanamo House Rules Committee to consider $325 billion highway bill Second teen arrested in mammoth TalkTalk hack Paul Ryan names top aides Saudi textbooks propagate intolerance Exxon, Chevron see profits drop Rubio cancels event after late Senate vote George W. Bush laughs about a Kanye White House bid Iran arrests first American since nuke deal Outcomes-based government: New mindset for 21st century solutions Obama hails passage of two-year budget deal Poll: Most want clerks issuing same-sex marriage licenses De Blasio backs Clinton for 2016 CPI for elderly is most accurate measure for calculating Social Security COLAs Poll: Carson reaches statistical tie with Trump nationwide Speaker Boehner did not speak for DC Bad IMF advice for China Budget deal averts manufactured crisis; sidesteps the real one Rubio is right to push for VA workforce reform law Immigration reform ideas for the new Speaker McConnell, Ryan: Closer than they seem GOP’s Newtown bill stirs tensions Bush’s Social Security plan like Christie’s, not like FDR’s Clinton seeks to build African-American bulwark McConnell sets up Senate fight on Obama water oversight rule Budget deal: Winners and losers Senate approves two-year budget deal in 3 a.m. vote Senate advances budget deal