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The Hill's E-news: February 19, 2015


The Hill's E-news
 February 19, 2015 
The Hill's E-news
Gun groups launch new push for concealed carry legislation
By Tim Devaney
Gun rights groups are gearing up for a major push to move concealed carry legislation through the new Republican Congress.
Obama pressured to re-open ObamaCare
By Sarah Ferris and Peter Sullivan
Pressure is building on the Obama administration to give uninsured people a second chance to sign up for ObamaCare before they are slapped with a fine.
Dems gloat over ObamaCare numbers
By Peter Sullivan
Democrats are touting the latest ObamaCare enrollment numbers as proof that the law is working.
Obama: ISIS 'aren't religious leaders, they're terrorists'
By Martin Matishak
President Obama on Wednesday said he doesn’t describe the United States as being at war with radical Islam because he doesn’t want to give undue credit to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
Immigration advocates press Obama to act quickly
By Mike Lillis
Immigrant rights groups are pressing the Obama administration to take steps to ensure the president’s lenient new deportation policies go forward quickly despite a federal judge’s ruling blocking them.
Cruz: Democrats to blame if DHS closes
By Alexander Bolton
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a leading critic of President Obama’s executive actions on immigration, said Wednesday that Democrats will bear the blame if a fight over those orders shuts down the Department of Homeland Security.
Jeb: 'There were mistakes' in Iraq
By Jonathan Easley
Jeb Bush on Wednesday acknowledged that the administration of his brother, former President George W. Bush, made mistakes before and during the Iraq War.
Conservative group hits Jeb for giving award to Hillary
By Ben Kamisar
A conservative group is launching a campaign calling former Gov. Jeb Bush (R-Fla.) “unelectable” because he gave presumed Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton an award in 2013.
Dems launch super-PAC to gain edge in redistricting
By Cameron Joseph
Democrats are launching a new super-PAC to help win control of state legislatures and clear a path to taking the House after the 2020 redistricting process.
Obama picks new Secret Service chief
By David McCabe
President Obama named Joseph Clancy, who has been heading the Secret Service on an interim basis, as the embattled agency's permanent director on Wednesday.
When changing ACA full-time definition, careful what you wish for 
By Carolyn Long Engelhard, contributor
Modifying the definition might make ObamaCare more difficult to replace or repeal.
The next great presidential candidate 
By John LeBoutillier, contributor
A unique and powerful message without money is more valuable than money but no message.
The New York Times: Unlikely cause unites the left and the right: Justice reform
By Carl Hulse
A new coalition comprising groups across the political spectrum plans a multimillion-dollar campaign to help overhaul the criminal justice system.
Reuters: US lawmaker sees fast-track trade power soon in step towards trade pact
By Elaine Lies
The chairman of a U.S. congressional committee responsible for trade said on Thursday he expects passage of legislation to fast-track trade deals soon, a vital step towards a Pacific trade pact covering a large chunk of the global economy.
The Associated Press: AP-GFK poll: Most Americans favor a higher minimum wage
By Emily Swanson
Most Americans support increasing the minimum wage, as well as requiring employers to provide paid sick leave and parental leave, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll.
The Wall Street Journal: Record offers Jeb Bush cover from the right 
By Beth Reinhard
Some Republicans now call him a moderate unfit to serve as the party’s standard-bearer, but his positions in Florida could blunt attacks.
The Washington Post: Clinton foundation’s global network overlaps with family’s political base 
By Rosalind S. Helderman, Tom Hamburger and Steven Rich
The charity has raised close to $2 billion since 2001 — and given entree to a possible future president.

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