The Hill Articles: July 7, 2016

Gingrich to skip invite to Capitol Hill Senate passes bill to create federal labeling standard for GMO foods House passes legislation blocking Boeing sale to Iran Air Sniper attack in Dallas kills 5 police officers Jamal Bryant: Latest police shootings won’t make a difference Zuckerberg: Shooting aftermath streamed on Facebook ‘heartbreaking’ Protesters swarm DC, major cities in wake of police shootings Kristen Bell to Trump: ‘Zip it’ about ‘Frozen’ House passes financial services spending bill Gingrich: I’d feel ‘compelled’ to be Trump’s VP if asked Dem Senate candidate: ‘We cannot ignore’ police shootings GOP senator lashes out at Trump after meeting Overnight Finance: IMF chief hits Trump on trade | Dems want Puerto Ricans on oversight board | House rejects measure to slash IRS chief’s salary Illinois suspends insurer’s ObamaCare payments until feds pay up TRANSCRIPT: Obama comments on police involved shootings Warren links GOP to Trump for blocking judges State Department reopens Clinton email probe Five key questions in Roger Ailes sexual harassment lawsuit Christie is latest VP contender to campaign with Trump Trump vents frustration with GOP Obama: Police shootings of black men ‘an American issue’ GOP rep’s intern engaged on July Fourth Overnight Healthcare: Obama’s last-ditch push for Zika funding | Health spending bill making moves Sanders applauds proposed tax rules as curbing ‘blatant abuses’ WATCH LIVE: Obama responds to recent police shootings Warren: Police shooting videos ‘sickening’ Overnight Tech: IRS looking at Facebook | Cruz rallies troops in internet fight | Facebook Live views of police shooting top 3.7M The Trail 2016: Post-July 4 fireworks on Capitol Hill Overnight Defense: VA finds 20 veterans a day commit suicide | GOP questions Afghan troop numbers | Pressure over Gitmo transfers Military: Troops withdrawn from Afghanistan can provide capabilities from other places Overnight Cybersecurity: Hacker leaks apparent DNC strategy guide Overnight Energy: Obama rolls out new Arctic drilling rules Clinton not ‘sophisticated enough’ to understand email classification? Liberal senators: Put Puerto Ricans on oversight board Gingrich slams media’s ‘deliberate distortion’ on Trump star tweet House rejects measure to cut IRS chief’s salary to zero Five takeaways from FBI hearing Pelosi gives Clinton rare rebuke on emails Bipartisan House group asks for lower immigration fees Top senator to Lynch: Release Clinton details Minn. gov: Unlikely police would have shot black man if he were white Trump ‘unlikely’ to pick Christie for VP: report Groups sue EPA over air pollution standards House Dems attempt to force vote on gun background checks bill SPEAK FREE Act would silence civil rights and public interest litigants NRA endorses Rubio’s reelection bid Republican senator: Trump a ‘privileged bully’ Five ways the next president can salvage Afghanistan before it’s lost Overnight Regulation: Obama unveils new Arctic drilling rules | GOP pushes regulatory budget FBI won’t rule out probe into Clinton Foundation GOP chairman slams White House for ‘misleading’ attacks over opioids Sanders allies to push amendments to platform Report: Federal safety agency investigating another autopilot crash Six senators call on housing regulator to let Congress finish housing finance reform Pete King: Mistake for GOP to attack Comey’s integrity Dem senator to McConnell: Bring back Senate Zika deal Seven reasons to say no to the Aetna-Humana merger IMF chief: Trump-style trade policies would be ‘disastrous’ Google testing ‘post-quantum’ encryption WATCH: GOP lawmakers talk about Trump meeting The heated education debate shouldn’t leave underserved students behind Black mayors decry new police shootings Cruz accepts Trump’s invitation to speak at convention Florida Dem lawmaker indicted on federal charges: report Obama toughens Arctic drilling rules Republican pushes VA on contracts for veteran-owned businesses Clinton ahead nationally amid widespread dissatisfaction: poll Trump slips on Constitution particulars at House GOP meeting Sanders petition against trade deal gets 700,000 signatures Business coalition urges Congress to renew controversial visa program White House reviewing new efficiency standards for ceiling fans Trump clashes with GOP senator at meeting Consumers’ late payments fell in the first quarter House panel passes bill to prevent IRS from unfairly seizing funds Obama: ‘All Americans should be deeply troubled’ by police shootings IRS takes Facebook to court over tax probe Poll: Clinton leads Trump by 30 points in California Priebus: We’ll ‘win with or without’ Trump critics Britain set for second female prime minister Michelle Obama’s post-White House plans Sanders to endorse Clinton next week: report Why Democrats should be the new party of free trade Warren goes on offense to stop Pacific trade deal Fast and Furious: A call to Congress to find answers Top Republican puts heat on FCC chair over press leaks Lawmakers rip TSA for growing allegations of misconduct Republican claims ‘universal consensus’ for regulatory budget Obama gets involved in last-ditch push for Zika funding Clinton could’ve been fired for email use at FBI GOP delegates are legitimately bound, deal with it Pelosi scoffs as GOP eyes punishment for gun sit-in: ‘Make my day’ Warren to SEC: Stop putting big business ahead of investors Antivirus company Avast to purchase rival AVG Trump plays coy when asked if he’ll serve as president Trump to GOP: I’m expanding the map Better refugee screening, bipartisan gun bill needed to protect homeland Trump, Cruz meet on Capitol Hill Kerry visits Ukraine to shore up cease-fire Comey: Hacker Guccifer never gained access to Clinton server Comey: Clinton may not have understood classified marking system FBI didn’t record Clinton interview, did not administer sworn oath In defense of parent choice in education GOP blocks Dem attempts to allow federal gun research VA: 20 veterans a day committing suicide The joke’s on us: FDA fails to police food additives The Hill’s 12:30 Report Administration insists Gitmo transfers ‘safe and responsible’ Top GOP senator: ‘Candid’ talk with Trump Money bail, public safety fail Aide: Obama ‘deeply disturbed’ by police shootings WATCH: Blackburn: ‘I’m a very unlikely candidate’ to be Trump’s VP June breaks monthly temperature record in US House will ask FBI to investigate if Clinton lied to Congress Poll: Social media is least trusted place for news Trump: Star of David issue has ‘been very much resolved’ Trump tells lawmakers he’ll put blue states in play GOP probes EPA response to NY state water contamination Dems look to protect workers with overdue loans What payday loans mean to me GOP senator touts break from Trump FBI chief rebuts GOP: Petraeus case was worse than Clinton 17K names in leaked DNC database appear to be ticket purchases Rule of law damaged by Comey’s inexplicable decision US urges Puerto Rico to spray for mosquitoes to stop Zika New regs for Friday: NAFTA, trucks, crime House bill would up Fish and Wildlife funding by $1.3B GOP senators: Revoke security clearances for Clinton and her staffers WATCH LIVE: FBI Director Comey testifies on Clinton email probe FBI director, House GOP face off in dramatic hearing Lawmakers push officials to cut food stamp fraud Hassan outraises Ayotte in second fundraising quarter US approves flights to Havana, Cuba GOP report calls ObamaCare payments unconstitutional Congress should ignore CBO and increase access to opioid addiction medication Does Google have an age discrimination problem? Minnesota lawmaker calls for DOJ probe of police shooting Clinton to announce plan to strengthen small businesses Abortion rights group mocks GOP Senate candidates with #TrumpSquadGoals Supreme Court’s Alice decision protected my small businesses from patent trolls Private sector employers added 172,000 jobs in June Senate panel to examine FCC privacy rules Trump blasts media in meeting with House Republicans Kaine to campaign with Clinton amid VP buzz House Democrats paint GOP lawmakers as ‘school bully’ Trump’s sidekicks Eric Trump: Ivanka has my vote for VP Senate bill would revoke Clinton’s security clearance Corker: It’s Trump’s race to lose Sanders calls for criminal justice reform after police shootings Dem calls on Congress to act after Minn. police shooting Fox News boss denies ‘offensive’ sexual harassment allegation Waiting on Washington for a generic drug accountability fix Democratic platform fight over TPP will show what democracy we really have GOP rep links Clinton to ‘corrupt dictators’ Ryan formally requests Clinton be denied classified information TPA urges both political parties to unite and pass tax reform Chaffetz blasts Comey ahead of Oversight testimony After Brexit, tale of a currency crisis foretold New video emerges of Baton Rouge shooting Veterans care report favors VA, special interests, not vets A GMO labeling law that doesn’t require English? No thanks! Protests in Minnesota after police kill man The FCC’s lack of respect for due process, part II Candidates promise jobs, but where will they come from? Clinton escaping charges proves we get the leaders we deserve Trump campaign gains complicated by internal struggles Keeping internet governance out of the wrong hands Dems’ opioid bill funding feud moves to finish line Trump, Clinton struggle to take advantage of other’s failures Criminal sentencing bill tests McConnell-Grassley relationship Trump keeps Wall Street guessing Majority of GOP senators to attend Trump convention Team Clinton thankful for Trump WATCH: House Republicans weigh in on Trump VP options GOP questions Obama’s Afghanistan troop withdrawal House passes bill to block porn from feds’ computers