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The Hill's E-news: January 29, 2015

The Hill's E-news
 January 29, 2015 
The Hill's E-news
Buzz builds around Walker
By Cameron Joseph
The Beltway is abuzz over Scott Walker. The Wisconsin governor is the talk of Washington Republicans following his much-heralded speech in Iowa last weekend during the state’s first 2016 candidate cattle call.
Obama to call for reversal of sequester cuts
By Justin Sink
President Obama will tell House Democrats on Thursday that his proposed budget will “fully reverse” sequester cuts to the domestic budget and offer a similar increase in Pentagon spending.
Obama seizes leverage on immigration
By Justin Sink
President Obama on Thursday will call on congressional Republicans to approve a “clean” funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security that preserves his executive actions on limiting deportations.
Smooth sailing for AG nominee Lynch
By Tim Devaney and Peter Sullivan
Attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch impressed during her debut before Congress Wednesday, turning in a performance that likely improved her chances of a smooth path to confirmation.
GOP moves to oust budget ref
By Rebecca Shabad
Republicans on the Budget committees are interviewing candidates to replace Douglas Elmendorf as head of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), according to four people with direct knowledge of the process.
Koch cash triggers Dem angst about 2016
By Alexander Bolton
Democratic lawmakers say they are deeply worried about how much money Charles and David Koch plan to spend on the 2016 elections.
Drones crash onto White House agenda
By Julian Hattem
The crash of a small drone onto the White House grounds is injecting new urgency into the effort to write regulations for the machines, potentially prompting the release of a long-awaited executive order from President Obama.
Clinton looks to build support on left while keeping Wall St. friends
By Amie Parnes
Hillary Clinton is working to shore up support on the left while not alienating her longtime supporters on Wall Street, as she moves closer to announcing a bid for the White House.
Lobbies rack up $800M tab
By Megan R. Wilson
Leading trade groups and corporate offices spent almost $800 million lobbying the White House and Congress last year, a 10 percent increase over 2013, disclosure records show.
Dems launch retreat vowing to boost middle-class incomes
By Mike Lillis
Leaders praised recent economic gains, but said the benefits eluded many Americans.
The New York Times: GOP’s invitation to Netanyahu is aiding Obama’s cause on Iran
By Jeremy W. Peters
When Israel’s prime minister accepted an invitation to address Congress, it had the unintended effect of helping the president rally Democrats on nuclear talks with Iran.
The Wall Street Journal: GOP split on Obama request for more defense spending 
By Kristina Peterson and Julian E. Barnes
President Barack Obama will send Congress a fiscal year 2016 budget next week proposing both military and domestic spending at levels surpassing the limits lawmakers agreed to in a hard-fought 2011 deal.
USA Today: Bipartisan bill could break highway funding gridlock 
By Deirdre Shesgreen
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is working on legislation supporters say would solve one of Washington's most vexing problems: how to pay for the nation's massive infrastructure needs without raising taxes.
Bloomberg: The re-re-rebranding of Mitt Romney 
By Lisa Lerer
The two-time candidate and his camp insist that the 2016 version is, at long last, the real one. But other Republicans think they already know the authentic Mitt.
The Washington Post: Conservatives to Palin: We’re over you 
By Karen Tumulty
Sarah Palin’s recent rambling speech has many influential voices on the right realizing that the romance has gone cold.




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