The Hill Articles: February 3, 2016

February 3
Clinton defends Wall Street speaking fees as ‘what they offered’ Clinton says right-wing conspiracy still exists Clinton: ‘I have a bunch of litmus tests’ for Supreme Court nominees Sanders: I want Trump to win GOP nomination Sanders: ‘I am Larry David’ Sanders: ‘Of course I am a Democrat’ Clinton, Sanders battle over who is more progressive in prime time Rubio slams Obama’s mosque visit: He’s pitting people against each other Carter: Pentagon will spend more on Marine Corps readiness Black Lives Matter activist DeRay McKesson to run for Baltimore mayor Sanders supporter challenges him to connect with minority voters Sanders endorsed by key SC Democrat Trump blames Cruz for ObamaCare Rubio overtakes Bush in endorsements Flint fight threatens energy bill Ryan backs voting rights bill — but tells black caucus it’s out of his hands IRS computers go down Overnight Cybersecurity: Oversight subpoenas OPM for hack information Pentagon chief expects Congress to consider draft for women US joins 11 nations in signing Pacific trade deal Trump: Maybe Obama ‘feels comfortable’ in a mosque Santorum ends campaign, endorses Rubio Senate locks down North Korea sanctions vote Trump: Cruz cheated in Iowa, new vote needed Overnight Healthcare: Shkreli in for grilling on drug prices Carter would pick Trump over Cruz Sanders vows to stop Obama trade deal Overnight Finance: Goldman Sachs chief calls out Sanders Fiorina: It’s hard to justify the only woman being excluded Overnight Tech: Watchdog pushes FCC to do more on tribal broadband Judge refuses to send Benghazi suspect back to Libya Sanders rushes to help man who passed out during press conference Cruz: Trump ‘melting down’ after Iowa loss Let’s move to regulate against homemade weapons Overnight Defense: Pentagon plans to buy more ships, aircraft Brent Budowsky: What Hillary needs to hear A.B. Stoddard: Obama risks being stained by Clinton scandal Congress must pass the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015 Oversight subpoenas OPM for hack information Delta CEO retiring Overnight Campaign: Controversy explodes among GOP contenders Overnight Energy: Flint fight threatens energy bill Clinton: Cybersecurity will be challenge for next president Under Contract Chinese Stock Syndrome: Don’t let it bring us down WATCH LIVE: Trump holds first campaign rally since calling for Iowa do-over No justification for infringing on voters’ rights with strict ID laws Clinton hits back at Sanders over progressive bona fides Dem: GOP aid offer for Flint a ‘slap in the face’ GOP lawmaker: Use Ebola funds to fight Zika Candidates should carry on Reagan’s quest of no nukes Overnight Regulation: Task force targets Obama ‘overreach’ Carson condemns Cruz’s campaign tactics CNN anchor calls ‘BS’ on Cruz Bill O’Reilly: CNN ‘mostly to blame’ for Carson flap Feds deploy health ‘strike team’ to Flint Paula Jones: I like Trump Pilots say FAA bill is ‘unsafe’ without lithium battery ban Cruz blocks State Department nominees The costs of AllVid More Clinton emails to be labeled ‘top secret,’ lawmaker says Cruz: Trump is ‘losing it’ Team Carson furious with Cruz Pentagon chief unveils plan to buy more ships, aircraft and munitions As candidates drop out, Gilmore brags he’s ‘#StillStanding’ Lawmakers ground airport fee hike Sanders, Clinton trade shots on Twitter Fiorina calls on RNC to act to include her in debates US blames Russia as Syria talks suspended Rubio, Cruz get polling bump from Iowa Cruz breaks silence on Trump’s voter fraud allegations: ‘Another Trumper tantrum’ Campaign sells ‘Rubio is bae’ shirts Clinton, Sanders agree to four more debates Reform and a winning 2016 strategy Bush asks audience to ‘please clap’ Obama slams ‘inexcusable’ anti-Muslim rhetoric at Baltimore mosque Dem lawmakers press Academy over all-white Oscars Finance Democrats push Hatch for energy hearing Trump says he ‘probably will’ sue over results of Iowa caucuses Santorum dropping out of GOP race: report Bias blankets criticisms of payday lending Obama jokes about Muslim rumors in first mosque visit Trump among Nobel Peace Prize nominees: report Email privacy legislation moving forward in House RSC chairman: Passing budget will be ‘tougher’ this year Bank economists expect steady growth into 2017 Clinton: I’d win in ‘landslide’ in race about issues Poll: Trump up by 17 in NH, Bush rises to second place Sen. Toomey to endorse Rubio Bloomberg’s daughter: My dad would make a great president Oregon Dem wants to reimburse law enforcement for armed standoff costs Medicaid expansion a success in Indiana GOP forms task force to challenge Obama’s ‘executive overreach’ Sanders will be Colbert guest day after NH Warren: GOP push to block criminal justice reform ‘shameful’ Palin slams Cruz over campaign’s ‘lies’ Pentagon: Low weapons supplies aren’t hurting ISIS fight The Hill’s 12:30 Report Morgan Freeman charms lawmakers at documentary dinner Rep. Steve King: I had ‘obligation’ to tell Iowa voters about Carson Former CIA director endorses unbreakable encryption GOP knocks Clinton for ‘Deflategate’ ties Officials point fingers over Flint water crisis Christie: Clinton will ‘feed’ Rubio his missed votes ‘for lunch’ Santorum postpones South Carolina tour Were the Iowa polls wrong? Generic drugs drive savings, not costs Air traffic control fight heating up Illinois election board rules Cruz is eligible for the presidency Dennis Quaid, Amanda Peet push gun control in Funny or Die video Hillary Clinton on Trump: We were never friends Ryan: Don’t put another ‘progressive’ in the White House Private-sector employers added 205,000 jobs in January Goldman Sachs chief: Sanders’s criticism is ‘dangerous’ Poll: Nearly half say ‘at least some’ Muslims are anti-American Senate energy bill aims to fight power grid hackers EU regulators offer temporary reprieve on transatlantic data transfers CFPB urges banks to offer low-risk checking options Staying on top with TPP California exchange CEO: Insurers ‘throwing ObamaCare under the bus’ State AGs bullish about challenge to ‘unlawful’ Obama climate rule Flint crisis threatens to derail energy bill FCC chief: Internet subsidies for poor coming in ‘not too distant future’ Cruz won’t punish campaign staff for touting Carson report Corporate tax reform should encourage investment, not profit-taking Kasich: Reuniting Pink Floyd a goal if elected president Carter highlights defense budget at advanced weapons testing facility Reid pushes for Flint aid as energy bill nears finish line EPA chief: Michigan officials ‘misled’ us about Flint water crisis Poll: Harris leads Sanchez in California Senate race New regs for Thursday: Student pilots, voting, foreign income taxes Women stand to gain from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Burwell to brief lawmakers on Zika virus Oversight Republican threatens to have US marshals ‘hunt down’ Flint witness Comcast posts strong video subscriber gains Sanders says he’ll debate Clinton on Thursday Delta to feds: Don’t ‘outsource’ air traffic control Report: Sanders has starred in two movie roles Trump calls for ‘new election’ after accusing Cruz of fraud in Iowa Rand Paul drops 2016 bid Bernie Sanders is America’s rape counselor, seven years overdue Cruz mocks Rubio’s Iowa showing: ‘Bronze is the new gold’ Obama to visit Baltimore mosque for remarks on Islam Trump: Praise for Rubio’s third-place Iowa finish ‘strange’ Supreme Court: Eye on the prize Sanders’s NH lead at 33 points after Iowa caucuses The FCC’s cynical set-top box play Post-Iowa poll: Trump up by 24 points in NH Why Cass Sunstein is wrong on regulatory reform Sentimental ex-senators lament impact of Buckley, forget history Government R&D can be a catalyst for technological progress Pelosi inches closer to endorsement of Clinton Rubio allies seek converts after Iowa Clinton, Sanders fight after tight Iowa race Lobbying’s top 50: Boeing, Amazon on the rise Would a GOP president take legal action against Clinton? The year of presidential politics — or oil and China? Congress must pass a strong chemical safety bill Ryan quotes ‘Braveheart’: ‘Unite the clans’ Pentagon chief: $59 billion war fund could be adjusted GOP in no hurry to move on trade deal