The Hill Articles: April 11, 2016

Colorado senator defends state’s delegate process from Trump attacks Kasich’s Tuesday speech will lay out ‘two paths’ for America Cruz casts Trump as sore loser amid his delegate victories Senators call on Obama administration to address steel industry issues Kasich’s kids tease dad for dance moves, jokes at town hall Trump on media’s mocking: ‘I’ve become numb’ Sanders highlights differences with Clinton at NY rally Trump lashes out at ‘rigged, disgusting, dirty’ primary system Trump: Mexican drugs ‘poisoning our youth’ Overnight Finance: Obama huddles with Yellen; Puerto Rico bill markup Wednesday Bottom Line Trump mentions Rubio, Kasich, Walker in VP discussion House panel will mark up Puerto Rico bill Wednesday WATCH LIVE: Trump campaigns in NY a week before primary Only positives for reduced sodium intake Puerto Rico needs debt transparency Senate confirms lower-level judge amid Supreme Court fight Overnight Cybersecurity: EU regulators’ judgment on data deal coming soon Feehery: Jordan Spieth, 2032? Press: Bigotry in the bathroom Carson: ‘If it was just me’ I’d be team #NeverTrump too Overnight Tech: White House pressured to oppose encryption bill House GOP bill would freeze Gitmo transfers Obama to designate new national monument on Capitol Hill Low Republican turnout hurts US Trump aide claims ‘millions’ tearing up GOP registrations Chamber’s Donohue: More must be done to help those hurt by trade Lawmakers seek to ensure FAA bill won’t preempt local drone laws The Trail 2016: Trump vs. the GOP rulebook Senate GOP leadership faces post-election shake-up Overnight Defense: Army lets more Sikhs wear turbans; Carter, Kerry abroad Bill Clinton’s stumble on race highlights risk to campaign Overnight Energy: Sanders escalates fracking fight Poll: Trump, Clinton hold double-digit NY leads FCC chair urges swift action on business internet reforms Overnight Healthcare: CDC warns Zika ‘scarier’ than they thought Outsider status turns against Trump, Sanders House panel to vote on four IRS bills ahead of Tax Day Airbnb bolsters its DC lobbying force Obama’s ‘classified’ comments strike nerve Activists up pressure on White House to reject encryption bill Bill targets lead in schools’ drinking water Left takes aim at the Federal Reserve Overnight Regulation: Court orders SEC response to political spending petition Paul: GOP Senate’s feud with Cruz ‘may be overstated’ ‘Jeopardy!’ Power Players want to face off with Trump Bono to testify Tuesday before Congress Hillary Clinton and Bill de Blasio ripped over racial skit Targeted Cures: A Policy Discussion on Treating Patients with Rare Diseases Cruz: California will decide Republican nominee Sanders: Goldman settlement shows their business is ‘rigged’ Study: Women lose $500B a year from unequal pay Sanders: ‘We have the guts to be honest with the American people’ Ex-DOD official: No ‘substantive’ opposition to transgender troops White House: Obama won’t discuss interest rates with Yellen European regulators to issue opinion on data transfer deal Ex-Clinton backer emerges as fierce Sanders surrogate Former AG on Clinton emails: ‘Gross negligence is not a defense’ Zinke blasts Air Guard decision not to base wildfire fighting assets in Montana Conservative groups step up fight against energy tax breaks in FAA bill Internet of Things: The Next Frontier in Tech Innovation Murphy raises $2M in first quarter for Florida Senate bid Faith groups call for more international climate funding Grassley warns reelection won’t be ‘slam dunk’ SEC charges Texas attorney general with securities fraud Ag groups call on Congress to pass TPP this year Bernie Sanders hits Clinton on fracking Clinton: Immunity for gun makers must end Obama ‘neither sought nor received’ briefing on Clinton email probe ‘House of Cards’ and ‘Broad City’ stars to attend White House correspondents’ dinner Grassley targeted ahead of Garland meeting CDC: Zika ‘scarier than we initially thought’ SEC ordered to respond to petition for political spending rule Clinton leads by 12 points in New York US Embassy warns of planned attack at Kabul hotel Kasich: Cruz camp tried to ‘strong-arm and bully people’ to win delegates Alex Trebek: 2016 race ‘disappointing on both sides’ Dems call for greater nonbank mortgage oversight Internet group hits draft encryption bill Larry Flynt set to release Trump porn parody Biden: ‘I would like to see a woman elected’ Pentagon chief to advance ‘growing security network’ in Asia Pacific Author of email privacy bill signs off on deal New VA ‘slayer’ rule targets killers The Hill’s 12:30 Report Trump posts video of GOP voter burning registration form Cruz gets first sit-down with Jimmy Fallon this week Senate Dem presses FBI on ransomware attacks at hospitals Kerry encourages Obama to make historic visit to Hiroshima Michigan governor: Staffers lied about Flint water crisis Study: Teen abortion, pregnancy rates reach historic lows Lew makes the case for U.S. global economic leadership Comedy Central host feels Trump ‘coming to an end’ Sanders aide: Clinton takes ‘gun lobby money’ Reports: Terrorists planned attack at Euro 2016 soccer tournament Feds push stronger cyber protections at nuclear sites Bryan Adams joins Springsteen in canceling show over anti-LGBT law Mississippi notches initial win in fight with Google Goldman Sachs to pay $5B to settle mortgage probe A ‘design-thinking’ approach to governing the future Litigants fear short-handed Supreme Court might skip case California teachers ask Supreme Court to reconsider union case US public pension system facing $3T funding gap: report One week until tax day: Returns due April 18, not April 15 Voting rights protesters stage sit-ins at Capitol Obama to play Science Channel host this week New ObamaCare program seeks freedom for calls, emails from doctors Boston judge ordered Apple to give FBI iPhone data in gang case Sharpton: Sanders no different than Clinton on ’94 crime bill New regs for Tuesday: Cyber security, life insurance, Zika Virus Google drops ‘free’ pricing tier in Kansas City Encryption and the path forward Keystone pipeline restarts after oil leak Obama to meet with Fed chief FDIC suffers ‘inadvertent’ data breach Army allows three Sikh enlistees to wear beards, turbans GOP chairman makes change to email privacy bill Congress must stand up for American families in Puerto Rico  Drug lobby favors Clinton proposal to cap costs Concerns about race relations hit new high Trump’s kids didn’t register in time to vote for their dad in NY Trump: Colorado ‘rigged’ for Cruz win Clinton releases new ad claiming she’s ‘tough enough to stop Trump’ How the golf industry shanked the Obama years Trump: Boston Globe ‘a supermarket throw out’ Building a digital Lifeline for America’s families Trump slams CIA director’s ‘ridiculous’ stance on waterboarding Voters give edge to Clinton over Trump on ‘making America great,’ other issues The worrying market denial about Japan No apology from Kerry during Hiroshima stop For suburban women, addiction is a key election issue Trump doesn’t understand how to keep America safe Judd Gregg: Sanders fans are blind to reality of socialism Juan Williams: GOP rashness on foreign policy aids Dems This week: Congress expected to miss budget deadline Week ahead: Obama reviews encryption bill In tight primary race, Obama becomes Clinton defender Week ahead: Puerto Rico, budget top House agenda Week ahead: Groups await FDA tobacco rule Week ahead: House turns to Internet rates, email privacy Week ahead: ISIS, Asia pivot top Pentagon chief’s agenda Week ahead: Flint fight resumes