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The Hill's E-news: February 24, 2015


The Hill's E-news
 February 24, 2015 
The Hill's E-news
EXCLUSIVE: Moving forward to fix our broken immigration system
By President Obama
President Obama writes in The Hill he'll fight "any attempt" to turn back progress on immigration.
GOP gets bad news on ObamaCare repeal plan
By Alexander Bolton
The Senate’s chief referee has dealt a significant setback to conservatives who want to send an ObamaCare repeal bill to the president’s desk this year.
Obama will quickly veto Keystone bill
By Laura Barron-Lopez
President Obama is poised to reject GOP-backed legislation approving the Keystone XL pipeline with a swift veto designed to minimize any distraction from a looming shutdown within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
McConnell moves to prevent Homeland Security shutdown
By Jordain Carney and Mike Lillis
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell took steps Monday to prevent a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security by splitting off legislation attacking President Obama’s immigration actions from the funding fight.
Nonsmoking pot lobbyist opens minds
By Tim Devaney
It’s every stoner’s dream job. Strolling down the halls of Congress, Dan Riffle spends his days convincing lawmakers to legalize pot.
Verrilli asked to save ObamaCare — again
By Peter Sullivan
For the second time in three years, it’s up to Donald Verrilli Jr. to save ObamaCare.
Obama is litmus test for GOP
By Cameron Joseph
Tough questions about President Obama’s religion and background are proving to be an early litmus test for likely GOP White House hopefuls.
Obama picks a fight with Wall Street banks
By Peter Schroeder, Kevin Cirilli
For the first time in his second term, President Obama is picking a fight with Wall Street.
K Street jockeys for cyber supremacy
By Elise Viebeck
The race for cybersecurity business is on.
Three hacking groups you need to know
By Elise Viebeck
The shadowy world of hackers is full of unknowns, and power is continuously changing hands as decentralized hacker chains form and break.
Offensive in Iraq complicates Obama battle with Congress
By Kristina Wong and Martin Matishak
The administration’s plan for a spring offensive against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is quickly complicating the White House’s effort to win congressional approval of a new measure authorizing military action against the terrorist group.
Western sanctions inflict increasing toll on Russian economy
By Carroll Colley, contributor
It is deeply mired in a full-blown, protracted crisis.
What do we have to show for government subsidies of wind power?
By Randy T. Simmons, contributor, and Jordan Lofthouse
The government wants taxpayers to sustain an industry that can't sustain itself.
The Wall Street Journal: US, Iran explore option of 10-year nuclear freeze
By Laurence Norman
The U.S. and Iran are exploring a nuclear deal that would keep Tehran from amassing enough material to make a bomb for at least a decade, but could then allow it to gradually build up its capabilities again.
The Associated Press: Obama faces left-right opposition on trade, military force
By Charles Babington
Reps. Barbara Lee and John Fleming are highly dubious at best about President Barack Obama's requests for enhanced powers to make trade deals and to deploy the U.S. military. And that's like oil and water mixing easily.
Reuters: Yellen faces Senate grilling on Fed rate policy, transparency
By Michael Flaherty and Howard Schneider
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen is expected to face pointed questions this week from U.S. lawmakers aimed at revealing details about the Fed's timing on interest rate hikes, as well as fresh scrutiny about transparency at the central bank.
The New York Times: Jeb Bush looms large for Marco Rubio in 2016
By Ashley Parker
Mr. Bush, another Republican politician from Florida, complicates the choices for some donors considering whom to support in the next presidential campaign.
The Washington Post: In Silicon Valley, can Clinton harness excitement like Obama 8 years ago?
By Philip Rucker and Matea Gold
The presumptive Democratic front-runner is not a perfect fit for the tech area’s unique culture.

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