The Hill Articles: July 5, 2016

July 5
Dems vow to press for more gun votes Bill Kristol encourages floor revolt at GOP convention Ryan: GOP will hold hearings on Clinton probe Ryan backs away from Trump’s praise for Hussein Trump gives Saddam Hussein a shout out Ryan faces GOP defections on gun proposal House Oversight chairman may call Comey to testify Clinton leads Trump by 13 points: poll Trump accuses Clinton of bribing Lynch Trump: Sanders ‘lost the FBI primary’ Trump vetting Corker for VP: report Trump son-in-law defends candidate amid anti-Semitism charge Overnight Finance: Trump’s fight with the global elite | Dems want details on derivatives | EU bitcoin crackdown | Warren beefs up financial agenda GOP chairman rejects Dem push on opioid funding Lobbying World House vote proves gun lobby allies playing same old game Webb: Hillary cannot be POTUS Cruz demands information on FBI’s Clinton probe Moulitsas: Women key for Clinton GOP’s back-up plan against Clinton goes up in flames Overnight Healthcare: Dems threaten to oppose opioids bill without new funds Mellman: Fundamentally flawed WATCH LIVE: Trump campaigns in NC after weekend of controversy This time must be different Trump refuses to say if he’d fire Comey, Lynch over ‘miscarriage in justice’ The Trail 2016: Judgment day Overnight Defense: Pentagon sticking with ISIS strategy | US, Japan deal on base workers David Duke: Trump’s anti-Clinton graphic was Star of David Overnight Tech: Clinton email probe fallout | Startups push to be heard in encryption fight | Comcast, Netflix make a deal Clinton allies see end to email controversy Furious GOP lashes out at FBI Anti-addiction group: GOP watering down opioid bill GOP rep. under ethics review over severance payments ‘Pay to play’ scheme harms animals Overnight Energy: Obama’s climate envoy downplays impact of 2016 election Obama lends hand to Clinton Overnight Cybersecurity: Questions linger after Clinton email probe House braces for battle over guns House to vote on tech investment bills Overnight Regulation: Officials can’t evade FOIA with private emails, court rules Rand Paul: Rule of law ‘turned upside down’ on Clinton emails Obama, Clinton silent on FBI case in first joint campaign stop Climate group reaches midway point in college voter drive FBI’s Clinton decision proves rules don’t apply to rich and powerful Clinton campaigns behind presidential seal Obama: ‘Sasha tweets’ but that doesn’t make her qualified to be president Obama: ‘I believe in Hillary Clinton’ Homeland Security chief touts improved airport wait times Clinton teases Trump over Obama’s birthplace Trump blasts ‘rigged’ system Dems press for details on derivatives organizations Another ObamaCare co-op winding down Poll: Trump within 1 of Clinton nationally Court ruling could hurt millions who share passwords online State Dept. feuds with FBI after ‘security culture’ criticism Iran nuclear deal one year later: reconsidering Western optimism Lawmakers look to ‘dumb down’ smart grid Pentagon: ISIS strategy remains same, despite recent attacks Dems threaten to oppose opioid bill without funding Comey brings Clinton email investigation to an end Palin: ‘Rise up and and tear down this tyrannical system’ It is time for a paradigm shift in U.S. foreign aid Gingrich to campaign with Trump Senate GOP fumes over FBI decision on Clinton probe Ex-National Guardsman arrested, accused of offering to help ISIS attack US Carson: Scandal shows Clinton’s ‘extraordinarily poor judgment’ Next stages of DC Metro repair effort will affect travel to airport The plight of human rights violations in Iran Home prices maintaining steady gains White House had no advance notice of FBI’s Clinton decision Apple Health app to help register organ donors GOP rep mocks FBI’s Clinton decision with ‘get out of jail free’ card GOP chief: FBI found ‘grossly negligent conduct’ by Clinton When shaping tax reform, let’s not single out oil and gas industry NIH to study Zika in Olympic athletes Sen. Toomey hits opponent on ‘sanctuary cities’ ahead of vote Obama praises Clinton’s leadership in campaign video WATCH LIVE: Obama makes first campaign appearance with Clinton Dems resume gun push as House returns GOP leaders reviewing Dems’ ‘intimidation’ during gun sit-in Senator Cotton’s under incarceration problem FBI director: Clinton emails were marked as classified at the time More sufficient data needed to evaluate patient impact of home oxygen cuts Clinton camp on email investigation: ‘This matter is now resolved’ What we can really learn from the Benghazi committee reports EU moves to crack down on bitcoin, prepaid credit cards Airports to expand automated screening lanes Portman launches $1 million ad highlighting trade record Speaker: FBI’s Clinton decision ‘defies explanation’ Walker to speak at GOP convention Seven new revelations from FBI’s Clinton probe Norfolk Southern to pay $500K to settle discrimination charges GOP Senators: Treasury rules could erode tax base US, Japan to reduce number of base workers with immunity Obama mourns ‘mentor and friend’ Abner Mikva Election Day is broken and it’s time to fix it US negotiator: Presidential election won’t impact climate work The Hill’s 12:30 Report Sanders: FBI decision won’t affect my campaign US providing less protected military vehicles to Afghan army: report FBI director defends probe’s independence FBI: ‘Possible’ Clinton was hacked Clinton: Trump ‘should not have anything to do with our children’s education’ Drone death numbers: has my family been counted? Carson camp chides Trump over controversial tweet Trump accuses FBI of ‘bad judgment’ in Clinton decision Court: Officials can’t use private email accounts to evade records laws New Marvel Comics villain resembles Trump Read FBI director’s statement on Hillary Clinton email investigation Former lawmaker, judge Abner Mikva dies at 90 Trump likely to announce running mate next week: report FBI recommends no charges against Clinton The time is now to pass mental and behavioral health reform Traffic deaths spiked in 2015 Ryan rebukes Trump for ‘anti-Semitic images’ Our children at risk — aluminum, vaccine schedules, and stifled debate The two Americas of Obama and Trump Create a level playing field and let the market pick winners and losers Gingrich leads Drudge poll for Trump’s VP Airline tells employees to look out for former Gitmo detainee New regs for Wednesday: Trucks, imports, rainbow trout Tom Brady to skip GOP convention Development impact bonds: fad or the future? Energy states bracing for declining tax revenues Greater regulation of toxic chemicals needed Ashley Madison faces FTC investigation: report Obstruction, lies and dishonor: Hillary’s Benghazi legacy Obama sings ‘Happy Birthday’ to Malia Axelrod: Obama ‘champing at the bit’ to stump for Clinton FCC moves toward second part of historic spectrum sale What the biggest banks won’t tell you about the fees behind using debit cards Regulatory creep: when federal ‘voluntary payments’ become mandatory Ex-Sanders staffer joins Clinton team Snoop Dogg to headline Dem super-PAC party at convention Trump won’t bar media outlets from convention Trump praises ‘fantastic’ Ernst amid VP chatter White House defends political use of Air Force One Separating Social Security truth from fantasy How the US can confront Moscow’s frozen conflicts Statistician Nate Silver: Trump ‘doesn’t feel the need to adapt’ Special guest at Kennedy family July Fourth party: Trump piñata Tax Foundation touts House GOP plan as expanding economy $6M in Facebook assets frozen in encryption row $6M in Facebook assets frozen in encryption row Adviser: Trump ‘not going to get rid of’ Iran deal 8 possible VP options for Trump Corker to stump with Trump Tuesday This week: Trump visits Capitol Hill amid gun debate Decision time for Trump on VP