The Hill Articles: December 23, 2013

ObamaCare site sees traffic surge on eve of enrollment deadline White House condemns deadly Syrian airstrikes Mike Huckabee finds the center James sworn in as new Air Force secretary Which members have cited ‘Duck Dynasty’ on House and Senate floors? Koskinen sworn in as IRS commissioner New rules for power line workers in the offing Obama extends trade benefits to Mali, Curacao Pelosi not convinced of need to pay for jobless benefits renewal Advocates bash Corker’s opposition to disability treaty Obama received ‘detailed update’ about HealthCare.gov preparations What we’ve learned From Sandy Hook Extra thanks for VBA workers from your nerd-in-residence Tuesday’s meeting announcements: Air Force science board Marines deploy to Africa amid surge in South Sudan violence Obama gives federal workers pay raise Baby number seven on way for Rep. Duffy Our nation’s growing cyber crisis FTC: New tech makes illegal calls easier Civil rights leaders call for Obama to withdraw Georgia judicial nominees Bank lobby threatens ‘Volcker Rule’ suit Feinstein bill increases penalties for growing pot Khamenei Is not Hitler and Geneva is not Munich On being 80 President enrolls in ObamaCare Duck Dynasty star to address American Farm Bureau convention Progress cited in chemical safety push Lawmaker requests briefing on Russians who defrauded Medicaid Poll: Miss. Sen. Cochran leads Tea Party foe by double digits O-Care cutoff pushed to Christmas Eve Let’s have a budget that meets the needs of our communities Gibbs: 2013 was Obama’s worst year Former GOP South Dakota senator readies independent bid Gibbs: ‘No doubt’ that 2013 was Obama’s worst year Feds reach deal to cut energy use of TV boxes AFL-CIO responds to report of government buying sweatshop clothes Who lost India? Policy considerations for Rand Paul/Dennis Kucinich 2016 GOP senators aim to repeal O-Care if uninsured increase Security company denies secret $10 million deal with NSA McConnell airs anti-ObamaCare Xmas ad Consumer spending jumps in November Two NATO troops killed in Afghanistan Don’t let protectionism strangle America’s energy renaissance Consumer confidence rebounds from shutdown Guest column: ‘Law machine’ puts patent files at Congress’s fingertips New regs for Tuesday: Emergency plans for hospitals Obama gets clean coal by aiding oil industry House passes adoption bill Netanyahu: NSA spying on Israel ‘not acceptable’ Manchin: Dems feel weight of O-care Rand Paul airs grievances for Festivus Poll: ObamaCare seen as president’s biggest achievement, failure Rice: No time to think about Benghazi Cleanup at Japanese nuke plant might take three years Poll: GOP would face backlash for rejecting unemployment aid Senator calls for probe into Target hack Artur Davis won’t run for Rep. Wolf’s seat ObamaCare approval drops to record low DNC outraises RNC in November ObamaCare approval drops to record low in CNN poll Administration won’t toughen pipeline regs Blumenthal calls for investigation of Target data breach FCC does not need to play favorites with spectrum auction Rice: No time to think about Benghazi ‘false controversy’ Report: President to enroll in ObamaCare US investors Wilbur Milhouse and Robert Blackwell: Nigeria is open for business Juan Williams: A GOP identity crisis Politics in 2014: What to look for Debt fight looms in 2014