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The Hill's E-news: February 13, 2015


The Hill's E-news
 February 13, 2015 
The Hill's E-news
GOP infighting grows over Homeland Security funding
By Cristina Marcos and Rebecca Shabad
GOP infighting between the House and Senate is growing as Republicans work to prevent a partial shutdown of the Homeland Security Department at the end of the month.
Opposition to Obama war powers request grows
By Mike Lillis
Congressional resistance to President Obama's new war-powers request has ballooned, with a growing number of lawmakers on both sides of the aisle vowing to oppose it.
ObamaCare fans: SCOTUS case 'unraveling'
By Sarah Ferris
Supporters of ObamaCare think they’ve found a fatal flaw in the GOP-led legal challenge to the healthcare law at the Supreme Court.
White House goal: Kill the password
By Cory Bennett
The White House is funding efforts to wipe out the password as the primary security code used to access sensitive data online.
Obama set for cyber push
By Cory Bennett
The Obama administration is making a major push to spur the private sector to share more cyber threat data in hopes of making its own cybersecurity agenda more appealing on Capitol Hill.
Senate to try again on House DHS bill
By Alexander Bolton
The Senate is going to vote again on a procedural motion to consider a bill reversing President Obama’s executive actions on immigration and fund the Department of Homeland Security.
FBI launches probe into Chapel Hill shooting
By Jesse Byrnes
The FBI is investigating the shooting death of three Muslim-American students earlier this week in Chapel Hill, N.C..
Hillary calls for extending CHIP funding
By Jesse Byrnes
Hillary Clinton is pushing for Congress to reauthorize the federal government's child healthcare program, lending her support to congressional Democrats looking to keep the program around.
GOP to hold Keystone signing ceremony
By Laura Barron-Lopez
Republican leaders will hold a signing ceremony on Friday for legislation authorizing the Keystone XL pipeline.
Senate confirms new Pentagon chief
By Kristina Wong
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Ashton Carter as President Obama’s new secretary of Defense in a 93-5 vote.
5 ways to cut government down to size
By Romina Boccia, contributor
When federal involvement extends beyond legitimate national priorities, it creates costs beyond those that are captured by budget numbers.
Bernie Sanders for president — Really?
By Mark Plotkin, contributor
Sanders is 73 years old and the junior senator from Vermont.
Bloomberg: Scott Walker and the debate over questions — What is off limits?
By Arit John
As Walker’s evolution “punt” became the main storyline from his trip, conservatives wondered what evolution has to do with trade, and blamed the flare up on media bias.
Reuters: Majority of New Jersey voters view Christie unfavorably
By Luciana Lopez and Hilary Russ
The poll by Rutgers-Eagleton noted that "for the first time" a majority, 53 percent, were unfavorably inclined toward the governor.
The Chicago Tribune: Rand Paul irritated by vaccine questions
By Noah Bierman
“Thanks for not getting into vaccines,” Paul said at the end of a two-minute exchange.
The Guardian: Despite cease-fire, fighting reported in Ukraine
By Ian Traynor
Three civilians and eights soldiers have been killed in Eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours.


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