The Hill Articles: January 1, 2013

House votes to block salary hike for federal workers, members of Congress Senate passes bill ensuring the Thrift Saving Fund pays down deficit Obama might echo Pelosi’s call for House vote on Senate bill Pelosi, Dems urge Boehner to hold up-or-down vote on Senate ‘cliff’ bill Bozell: GOP risks ‘soul’ in compromise tax deal Senate Democrats will reject House changes to tax bill, aides say Durbin says he’ll introduce bill to form commission on Social Security Boehner’s 100 loyal soldiers might give him political cover on ‘fiscal cliff’ CBO: ‘Fiscal cliff’ deal carries $4 trillion price tag over next decade House passes non-controversial bills before breaking for cliff talks Biden meets with House Dems to shore up support for deal House GOP blasts Senate ‘cliff’ bill House GOP bill halves Sandy relief Senior Dems say ‘cliff’ bill likely to pass House with their support Senate easily approves Biden-McConnell ‘fiscal cliff’ agreement early Tuesday Sen. Rubio: ‘Fiscal cliff’ bill will hurt future economic growth Senate hits Russia on adoption ban Focus now turns to the House Deal guarantees spending showdown Obama: Senate deal ‘the right thing to do for our country’ on deficit McConnell calls agreement on ‘fiscal cliff’ ‘imperfect’ but necessary Harkin says he cannot support deal avoiding ‘fiscal cliff’ Senate to hold New Year’s Eve vote on Biden-GOP fiscal cliff deal House looks to block congressional pay hike, stop ‘milk cliff’ on Tuesday