The Hill Articles: May 2, 2016

Koch network super-PAC launches ad buys in Wisconsin, Nevada Cruz makes energetic push to the end Cruz praises Obama’s basketball abilities Jim Gilmore misses delegate slot for Cleveland Pakistan responds to Trump’s vow to free doctor who helped CIA DNC chairwoman: If up to me, I’d exclude independents from Dem primaries Trump: My rallies are ‘safest place you can be’ Reeling Cruz tries to survive Trump tide Trump: ‘I’d have to think about’ Cruz for Supreme Court Cruz ad knocks ‘phony’ Trump Clinton allies fume over Sanders’s vow to fight on Marines reinvestigating identity of man in iconic Iwo Jima photo Overnight Defense: Iran warns US to stay out of Persian Gulf President Obama urging Congress to pass TPP West Virginia Dem defends Clinton support despite coal remarks Overnight Healthcare: First House Republican backs Obama Zika request Is DOJ inadvertently creating “copyright trolls?” Bottom Line Pavlich: The left’s latest bogus ‘gun safety’ narrative US airlines post record-high profits in 2015 Judge dismisses Twitter’s lawsuit against government The Trail 2016: One-on-one, do-or-die? Feehery: Memo to George Will, David Brooks and others: Stop being stupid on Trump Press: It’s time to end Nerd Prom Overnight Finance: Puerto Rico defaults on $422M Trump rips Clinton’s ‘bad judgment’ Overnight Tech: FCC flooded by complaints over cable news Overnight Energy: Clinton makes her pitch to coal country Judiciary Dems seek hearing on voting rights Overnight Cybersecurity: Voter data breaches spark fraud concerns HHS, Texas reach deal that delays Medicaid debate California gov. needles visiting Florida gov. on climate change Poll: Trump holds 34-point lead in California Sanders applauds supporter who tells billionaire class to ‘f— off’ How old, faulty voting machines undermine American democracy Time to wake-up to the Venezuelan Crisis Lawmakers push back on Obama drug pricing initiative Two countries, one Congress, and no time left Trump mocks Fiorina for fall, dings Cruz AmeriCorps members shouldn’t be punished for helping women DC Metro to have fire safety officer on duty at all times Poll: Overwhelming majority think Trump, Clinton will be nominees Sanders fundraising fall signals fading hope Hoyer blasts GOP for ’empty words’ on opioid crisis Judge orders woman to unlock iPhone using her fingerprint Study: Clinton’s proposals would not significantly increase national debt Lou Holtz endorses Trump Heidi Cruz: My husband is not the Zodiac Killer Overnight Regulation: FDA campaign targets smoking in LGBT community The most overtrained and under utilized profession in America Trump lunches with anti-Clinton author Rand Paul calls on Clinton to apologize for coal job losses Reid: Judiciary a ‘rubber stamp’ for Trump-McConnell Dem Senate candidate rips Trump’s ‘serial harassment’ of women Cruz: Media rooting for Trump FDA campaign targets LGBT smokers Drug safety really matters The EMV transition 7 months later: chip and PIN still the answer Malaria and other neglected diseases are the itch that must be scratched Clinton pledges support for economic ‘tragedy’ in coal country Religious freedom ‘under assault’ in Iran, Cuba, says government report Rove: ‘The race is effectively over’ if Trump wins in Indiana White House defends Wilmore’s use of N-word at correspondents dinner Reid: Cruz, Lee on Supreme Court should ‘scare you’ Obama won’t drink Flint’s water during visit Warren presses White House to move ahead on overtime rules Bloomberg booed for criticizing college ‘safe spaces’ in commencement speech FDA could mandate doctors get training on painkillers Cruz confronts Trump supporter Iran’s supreme leader warns US to stay out of Persian Gulf Puerto Ricans react to island’s default WhatsApp said to again be blocked in Brazil Sanders tells supporters: We are the future of the Democratic Party Colorado court overturns fracking bans Dem wants probe into ‘spying billboards’ First GOP rep backs Obama’s Zika funding request Clinton fundraising gives little to state parties: report The Hill’s 12:30 Report Ex-primary opponent endorses Strickland in Ohio Virginia GOP to sue governor over convicted felons voting US, EU officials denounce leaked trade documents First US cruise ship docks in Cuba FCC box plan raises alarms among House Judiciary leaders Cruz releases new ad in Indiana featuring Pence House bill would require DHS report on threat to seaports Cruz: ‘I am in for the distance’ Group to Obama’s court nominee: Release any records of misconduct Hillary HQ stocks up on hot sauce Trump leads Clinton by 2 points in Rasmussen poll A positive agenda for Republicans ISIS stepping up attacks as territory shrinks Poll: Portman, Strickland tied for Ohio Senate Capitol hosts photo exhibit of Holocaust survivors Supreme Court rejects review of BP shareholder lawsuit Supreme Court to review copyrighted cheerleading uniforms Trump: Support of ‘Bobby Night’ has been amazing New regs for Tuesday: Autopsies, fruits and vegetables Don’t blame income equality for the fall of Social Security Judge rules $26 million in damages too high for Amazon’s unfair billing Huckabee: Indiana ‘make-or-break’ for Cruz Court Rulings bruise Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s authority Supreme Court rejects death penalty case Portman attacks Strickland’s record as governor in new round of ads Australian man claims to be bitcoin creator Puerto Rico defaults on $422M debt payments Qatar National Bank insists customers safe despite breach Clinton out-raises Sanders in April Cruz to protester: In my house, you’d get a spanking Trump: The GOP’s a ‘rigged party’ Poll: Nearly half of Ohio voters want Kasich to drop White House bid Trump hits CNN as ‘the Clinton network’ Tech execs make correspondents’ dinner weekend appearances Cost recovery measures continue to boost economy Obama’s immigration orders are on the right side of law and justice Anti-LGBTQ laws increase risk of HIV, drug use, and violence Trump: Clinton’s ‘reservation’ remark ‘very nasty’ Protecting the environment is critical for a stronger America Bill Clinton heckled in W.Va. 5 years later, CIA live-tweets Osama Bin Laden raid First US-to-Cuba cruise ship in decades sets sail Clashes break out after Seattle May Day march Obama and the true nature of the Trans-Pacific Partnership The beginning of the end for Ted Cruz Judd Gregg: The great disruption Juan Williams: What Black Lives Matter gets wrong Trump looks for Indiana knockout Election fraud feared as hackers target voter records