The Hill Articles: April 19, 2016

NY primary winners and losers Senate approves new Veterans Affairs watchdog Sanders camp insists it will fight Clinton to bitter end even if it loses at ballot box Sanders wins majority of NY counties despite Clinton victory Team Clinton to Sanders: It’s over Sanders expresses ‘concern’ over NY voting laws after primary defeat Clinton: ‘Victory is in sight’ Kasich leads Trump in Manhattan Kasich camp calls on Republicans to rally around him to stop Trump Cruz finishes last in New York as ‘values’ line backfires Trump steers clear of pejorative names for his rivals Trump: ‘We don’t have much of a race anymore’ Momentum slows for Saudi-9/11 legislation Hillary Clinton cruises to victory in NY Clinton wins Hispanic votes in NY exit polls Empire State Building turns red for Trump Sanders wins young votes, Clinton older voters in NY exit polls WATCH LIVE: Trump gives victory speech in New York NY polls close with Dem race too close to call Trump surges back with NY win Cruz: I will fulfill Obama’s failed promise Ryan: Republicans shouldn’t skip GOP convention Trump retweets another apparent white supremacist Sanders rails against voter irregularities, closed primary in NY GOP senator: Dems playing ‘political games’ with Oklahoma City bombing Overnight Finance: House votes to rein in IRS; Ryan won’t set Puerto Rico timeline Congress looks into restarting the F-22 Raptor Sanders aide: Clinton needs double-digit win to avoid ’embarrassment’ Hannity lashes out at Cruz in heated interview Overnight Cybersecurity: Apple lawyer to brief senators on FBI fight House panel approves agriculture, energy spending bills Secret Service agents leaving faster than can be replaced: report Campaign chief to vulnerables: Stay away from GOP convention Overnight Healthcare: UnitedHealth exits most ObamaCare markets Lobbying world Overnight Energy: Senate energy reform bill set for final vote Wednesday Fidel Castro makes rare speech at Communist Party Congress Mellman: Two Americas? Secret spy court scolded NSA, FBI for not deleting data Hoyer: ‘Amazing’ that Republicans still win The Trail 2016: Smelling victory GOP debates ‘white knight’ after meeting RNC chairman NY GOP exit poll: Over 70 percent say candidate with most primary votes should be nominee Trade group for lobbyists closing down Overnight Tech: Internet subsidy cap advances; Librarian nominee heads before Senate Overnight Defense: Lawmakers aim to halt troop cuts, base closures in defense bill Overnight Regulation: Republicans move to block financial adviser rule Warren bashes Cruz: ‘Boo hoo’ to campaign hardships Senate Democrats to offer amendment on paid tax return preparers Mexican ex-president: Trump effect is ‘just stupid’ Subcommittee clears bill on cap for phone, internet subsidies McConnell: In the end, no resistance to new Zika money House Armed Services subpanel to propose $20.6B for shipbuilding Democratic House candidate breaks spending record Judge approves deal to reform Ferguson justice system Clinton: Trump’s wall will never happen Salma Hayek mocks Trump gaffe: Even I don’t confuse 7-11 with 9/11 House committee votes to change approval process for e-cigs Lewandowski: My role has not changed Gun bill would help public challenge FBI background checks Morris: The unstoppable Trump Moulitsas: Time for a better primary NYC comptroller to audit Board of Elections amid voter irregularities We need to find a replacement for standardized tests that works National monuments are an engine for economic growth Rangel: ‘Never entered my mind’ Clinton was pandering with hot sauce Poll: Clinton up by 25 points in Maryland Poll: Trump leads by 14 points in Maryland Reid: Senate should take up Saudi 9/11 bill Feds direct Metro to fix immediate safety lapses House subpanel pushes ‘unconventional warfare’ in defense bill Climate: How to win Susan Sarandon: I’ve faced ‘shaming’ for supporting Sanders House passes bills to rein in IRS White House defends Biden after criticism of Israeli government Sanders ready to keep fighting beyond NY McConnell clarifies remark about GOP convention optimism Interior secretary calls for ‘major course correction’ on conservation Coalition holds bipartisan crowdsourced Florida Senate debate Senate GOP sticks with leadership team McCain to skip GOP convention White House ‘gratified’ by GOP concerns over Saudi bill FDA official: We’re working to finalize updates to nutrition labels The evidence for lowering the minimum wage in Puerto Rico House subpanel would reverse troop cuts San Bernardino phone data sheds light on attack timeline: report Senate revives its energy reform bill Sanders: NY voter restrictions will hurt my chances Dems increasingly upbeat about House chances Sanders predicts win in Pennsylvania House GOP grills IRS head on illegal immigrants’ tax returns Ben & Jerry’s co-founders on arrests at Capitol: You have to take a stand Opioid abuse and chronic pain: Twin epidemics Republicans spending $28M on TV ads in Senate battleground states House Armed Services subpanel rejects new round of base closures Republican warns of creeping threat of media regulation at FEC New regs for Wednesday: Internet, flowers, hobby FBI: Third-party hacking not a solution for locked iPhones Lindsey Graham blocks Saudi 9/11 bill Trump’s jet not registered to fly with FAA Sanders comforts supporter who can’t vote in NY Dem primary Feds warn states cutting off Planned Parenthood funding Senators ask Obama to investigate whether Pentagon misled Congress Congressman testifies about being ID-theft victim Clinton: Trump, Cruz ‘not a gamble we can afford’ Trump convention manager meets GOP lawmakers Apple: We refused to give China source code John Hodgman would ‘actively like’ Hillary to win Senate sends FAA reauthorization to House Google: More New Yorkers looking up how to vote for Sanders than Clinton IRS head: End of tax season went ‘smoothly’ The Hill’s 12:30 Report Police: Apple, Google should ban foreign encrypted apps Hispanic lawmakers to press Ryan to hire ‘Dreamers’ Ethical issues surround the donation and use of fetal parts Apple got thousands of law enforcement requests in second half of 2015 Homes are increasingly relying on mobile internet only Ryan to make first ‘Late Show’ appearance Appropriations subcommittee backs transportation spending bill Supreme Court rules against state power plant subsidies Trump Jr.: Primary system feels like communist China House Republicans move to block financial adviser rule New York Democrat: Trump ‘has destroyed the Republican Party’ Netflix exploited a gaping loophole in net neutrality regulations Keeping skilled PhD and Masters graduates in America is smart economic policy White House tweaks Zika money request with eye toward vaccines Apple lawyer to brief senators on FBI iPhone spat Ryan expresses skepticism about 9/11 bill Lawmakers see ISIS war ‘mission creep’ Supreme Court splits on allowing states to sue each other Senators hit Obama’s EPA budget request FDA launches campaign against smokeless tobacco Guatemalan president offers Trump ‘cheap labor’ for border wall CrookedHillary.com echoes Trump insult for Clinton A better option for Puerto Rico NYPD locked out of 67 iPhones Misplaced goggle case caused deadly Afghanistan helicopter crash, investigation finds Airline lobbying group spends big in air traffic control fight Radioactive pork Biden pushes back on Sanders criticism Tuesday: FAA, energy bill Ryan: No timeline for Puerto Rico action Senate Republicans move to block financial adviser rule Sanders uses Snapchat filters to get out the vote in NY Biden: I’m not ‘Goofy Uncle Joe’ Addressing the gaps in LDT oversight Rep. Pete King: ‘I hate Ted Cruz’ Hillary: Bill’s not a ‘smug vegan’ UnitedHealth pulling out of most ObamaCare markets Giuliani: ‘I endorse Trump’ but not part of campaign Priebus huddles with House GOP on 2016 Tech panel chairman: People ‘astonished’ over mobile vulnerabilities Law professors and economists support Warren tax bill Bill Gates: No ‘absolutists’ on privacy and government searches Obama: Syria ‘starting to fray more rapidly’ Sanders: I made less in a year than Clinton did with one speech Trump: Clinton ‘pandering’ with hot sauce Clinton dispatches staff to Puerto Rico amid Zika crisis Kasich grabs reporter’s mic during testy exchange GOP strategist sues Trump, campaign manager for defamation Planned Parenthood targets Ayotte with first Senate ad buy Top Trump campaign staffer resigns: reports Trump: Redacted 9/11 pages have ‘very profound’ info on Saudi Arabia Obama blasts Saudi 9/11 bill Congress shouldn’t cut the lifeline for rural America The persistence of regionalism in federal regulations Members of Congress ask tough questions about credit-card fraud and faulty security How to choose a president The one change that would make the Burr-Feinstein encryption bill tenable Dems fear their primary has reached danger zone The Trump show, live from my hometown Five things Congress could get done before the elections Tensions high as Obama preps Saudi Arabia trip Rebuking Trump, Obama draws US closer to Mexico 5 things to watch for in New York primary New voice for Latinos in media Planting the seeds