The Hill Articles: September 17, 2015

Jimmy Carter gets on ‘Kiss Cam’ at baseball game Scott Walker tries to reassure nervous donors Senate Dem seeks new momentum for postal reform Clinton uses Biden to defend bankruptcy bill vote Sanders’s plan to punch through Clinton’s Southern firewall Trump declines to dispute supporter’s birther remarks Biden to take central role during Pope Francis visit Overnight Cybersecurity: Republicans press Obama to sanction China Overnight Defense: Senate Dems clear way for Iran deal McConnell tees up vote on 20-week abortion bill Overnight Healthcare: Cornyn says Senate will vote on defunding Planned Parenthood Boehner, Pelosi huddle ahead of funding showdown Overnight Finance: Fed holds rates steady Go ‘nuclear’ to stop Obama’s Iran deal, urge 57 House Republicans in letter Clinton: Shutdown over Planned Parenthood ‘just wrong’ House passes bill to combat frivolous lawsuits Overnight Tech: Administration taking budget fight to MIT GOP blocks Schumer on judges Trump might meet Putin at UN War on telework Overnight Energy: Oil export bill moves forward Lawmakers ask for survey to find political influence in spy shops GOP lawmakers press Obama to sanction China for hacking Veteran GOP strategist offers debate tips Overnight Regulation: Dems push FDA to finalize nutrition rule Hillary willing to do more debates Park Service takes heat for e-cig ban Kerry visits Pentagon amid suggestions Carter is being sidelined Lawmakers clash over showing Planned Parenthood videos in hearing NH governor to endorse Clinton Conservation group: Sage grouse, drilling can coexist Democrats 2016 and memories of 1968 Senators press rail nominee on experience, automated trains GOP senators move to overturn Obama’s water rule Bernie Sanders raises $1.2M after attack from pro-Hillary group US diplomat tapped to implement Iran deal Neugebauer won’t seek reelection to House Ayotte to Cruz: What’s your shutdown endgame? House panel clears tax breaks Obama, Dem leaders unite behind plan to avert shutdown Black Lives Matter activists meet White House officials The EPA has failed the Navajo Nation Lawmakers accuse DHS of stonewalling on cybersecurity plans Bernie Sanders was GOP debate’s real winner Third Minnesota man pleads guilty to trying to join ISIS Acting faster on climate Senators: ISIS fighters posing as migrants could slip into US Dem: ‘All the tools of our national power’ needed to contain Iran Dem lawmaker: Trump ‘spews racism’ Court rules against ObamaCare birth control mandate What 2016 candidates’ favorite TV shows say about them McDonald’s shareholders push to go completely antibiotic-free Fantasy sports hearing likely, GOP chairman says Fed chief: Shutdown risk ‘played absolutely no role’ in rate decision Companies step up for cage-free eggs White House names Iranian-American as new head florist Emily Blunt sorry for saying she regretted becoming an American House GOP invokes ‘martial law’ for avoiding shutdown Dem bill would give TSA screeners police officer benefits Clinton campaign mocks attacks by GOP debaters First families fade, new stars steal spotlight Rep. LaHood sworn in as House member Maine senator casts 6,000th consecutive vote Beach Boy Brian Wilson speaks out for mental health awareness In debate, Fiorina simply embarrassed Trump The Syrian refugees deserve compassion and humanity White House open to talks with Russia on Syria Immigrant worker deaths declining, feds say Congress must stand up to the software industry on privacy Summer was the hottest on record White House blasts GOP’s ‘fascination’ with Planned Parenthood Bush doubles down on defense of brother: ‘He kept us safe’ Lawmakers demand briefing on female Marine study Fed holds off on interest rate hike CFPB creates online tool to help homebuyers with mortgages American Airlines grounds flight due to computer glitch Renewing Land & Water Conservation Fund should be a no-brainer Schumer: Use Senate highway money in budget deal Reid pushes McConnell to tee up spending bill ‘Trump’ rapper: ‘We don’t need a rock star running the country’ WH: GOP debate like a ‘tough day at the airport’ EPA chief on mine spill response: ‘We should have done it better’ Labor Department pushing new fire safety guidelines Cornyn: Senate will vote to defund Planned Parenthood Homebuilders snapping up permits What constitutes a ‘lawful order’ CNN breaks ratings record with GOP debate Apple wins ruling to end Samsung’s smartphone infringement Climate concert, rally to coincide with pope’s visit Top counterintelligence agency: OPM security not our problem Dem plans air travel reform bill House women recognize female Ranger School graduates What’s with all the fences? Tech trade group: Arrr you ready to party like a pirate? US ‘EMV’ credit cards aren’t the real thing Senators introduce bipartisan bill targeting ‘Cadillac Tax’ Reps push to increase transit tax break Pelosi: Dems would sustain veto of Planned Parenthood defunding Obama: Trio who thwarted train attack ‘represent the best of America’ House moves one step closer to lifting ban on crude oil exports Should Congress trash Michelle Obama’s lunch program? Obama fundraising off shutdown fight Kevin Spacey: Trump is my ‘House of Cards’ confidant Senate Dems stonewall Iran resolution, handing victory to Obama House panel approves bill to extend privacy rights to Europe Bush explains why he stood on tiptoes in debate photo McConnell: Senate will vote on abortion bill Tuesday No more GOP debate undercards? ‘GOP hottie’ revealed after debate Obama nominee for sanctions czar vows to keep pressure on Iran Celebrating buffoonery in the American presidency Using technology to get ‘smarter’ about accessing food information GOP leader denies she’s shooting for higher job FTC goes after ‘deceptive’ vision app 11 Republicans vow to fight climate change Dems block amendment linking Iran deal to Israel House Dems hail new nutrition label requirements House GOP leaders to members: We’ll be blamed for shutdown Guantanamo detainee transferred to Morocco Want to win over millennial voters? Think markets, jobs, cyber-threats Feds warn against highway funding complacency O’Malley on limited Dem debates: ‘It’s beneath us’ Cruz marginalized by CNN, says Levin Report: Sourcing standards led to optimistic ISIS reports FCC approves new rules for TV, radio contests Thatcher on the $10 bill? Jeb says never mind Which non-politician won the GOP debate? Past the point of debate on country-of-origin labeling GM, DOJ reach $900M settlement over faulty ignition switches Rand on Trump: Voters tiring of that ‘buffoon’ Jobless claims dip ahead of Fed decision Dingell’s new role: motorcycle maven Putting politics over solutions in Puerto Rico Clinton opposes bill to lift oil export ban Chinese official: Beijing willing to work with US on cybersecurity James Woods to team up with Fiorina New regs for Friday: Air pollution, methane emissions, coal miners The retailing of American medicine Development at our doorstep No more retaliation: VA Accountability Act would protect whistleblowers China urges US tech firms to sign controversial data pledge Report: Weiner departs PR firm Poll: 55 percent of voters oppose FAA privatization plan Fiorina gains ground on social media during debate Thursday: Iran, lawsuits Muslim teen: ‘I felt like I was a terrorist’ Clinton’s shift on campaign finance and why we need a 28th Amendment Sanders won the GOP debate — on Facebook European firm buys Cablevision The Judicial Redress Act is essential to U.S. law enforcement Schools, parents and kids are onboard with new school meals: Congress should follow suit Sanders: GOP debate was ‘really painful’ Super-PACs for pediatric cancer research Christie shrugs off lack of debate airtime Unrest happened despite good leadership Trump: Foes ‘got no air time’ in debate Fiorina: Media spend ‘too much time’ on Trump China’s market manipulations nothing new to America’s farmers Fed will and should raise rates A disappearing Christian Middle East? EB-5 program is smart government policy Interfaith works where governments fail Appreciating intellectual property rights on Constitution Day A lesson plan for Constitution Day Dems troubled by Clinton campaign’s slow responses Corporate America stuck on the sidelines in Iran Dems eye Illinois seat amid challenge Ben Carson: Obama needs new ideas to blunt ISIS Sports gambling and governing with a moral compass Order in the House? GOP debate winners and losers Clinton hits late night after GOP debate