The Hill Articles: December 1, 2014

La. Senate candidates spar over Gruber-gate President Obama takes on policing in aftermath of Ferguson Key moment for Boehner on immigration Spending allegations fly in final La. debate Black Caucus lawmakers condemn Ferguson decision on House floor GOP members urge reauthorizing terrorism insurance Bottom Line Jeh Johnson not interested in replacing Defense Secy. Hagel Restore economic security LSU to investigate Cassidy payments American families are weighed down by taxes McCain wants Lieberman for Defense secretary House passes bill to boost prevention of nuclear attack Excessive regulations are stunting our job growth Retailers seeking cyber head for industry group Congress can — and must — continue to support US workers Non-citizens need to be removed from voter rolls Katie Pavlich: US families torn apart by illegal immigration Bill Press: All eyes on Ferguson Sister Simone Campbell: Tax extender deal deserves veto John Feehery: Making the Senate work OVERNIGHT HEALTH: White House expects GOP to deliver Ebola funds Lawmakers reach breakthrough on defense bill Senate advances nominations of Obama bundlers OVERNIGHT FINANCE: Terror insurance in spending bill? CDC recommendation will link male circumcisions to reduced HIV risk OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Comment period for EPA’s climate rule closes House passes bill to mitigate threat of EMP attacks Landrieu ad plays impeachment card Report: Fed probed leak in 2012 OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: New wave of airstrikes target ISIS Pressure mounts against CIA’s plan to destroy emails FDA drug tracing regs start Jan. 1, health group asks for leniency EPA flooded with climate rule comments Industry floats terror insurance in stopgap bill Conservatives to Perry: Commute sentence of mentally ill death row inmate DOJ wants Apple to help unlock iPhones High court debates the limits of regulatory power Oil CEO loses $10B from price tumble Coalition summit to ‘take stock’ of anti-ISIS fight GAO: Biggest insurers flourishing under O-Care Rand Paul: GOP-led Benghazi report protects ‘incompetent politicians’ Fifty million cars recalled, hundreds dead – who is to blame? Democrat hammers Cassidy over LSU billing allegations ahead of debate Reid: Obama gave immigrants a ‘special’ Thanksgiving EPA: Climate rule input is ‘top priority’ Intel buys password management firm White House ‘surprised’ by GOP staffer’s remarks on Obama girls Landrieu in a hole after La. early voting From the frontline: What we’ve learned from those most affected by AIDS Reps enlist Reagan to sell gas tax hike White House predicts Ebola funding support NY Federal Reserve chief: We can’t catch everything on Wall Street Congress to weigh request for police body cameras, training Reid threatens to extend lame-duck Clinton, Biden to appear at DC event on Israel Coalition conducts 55 airstrikes against ISIS Jerusalem Rabbis Massacre turns humanity’s clock back to medieval barbarity Study: $17B tax hike from Obama Web rules Poll: Older drivers want stricter rules for themselves Fuel manufacturer threatens to sue EPA over 2015 fuel mandate Obama: AIDS-free generation ‘within reach’ Supreme Court split on free speech protections for Facebook threats NY Fed chief expects rate hike mid-2015 Iraqi PM removes military officers as ISIS offensive looms Thieves roll out scams for Cyber Monday House moves toward temporary fix on tax break extensions Obama to provide funding for 50,000 police body cameras Open letter to the online lending industry New regs for Tuesday: Music royalties, shark fishing Obama to tout progress on Ebola vaccine at NIH Bachmann — The next great rapper? Goodlatte ‘extremely disturbed’ by ICE lawsuit Ebola on the run in West Africa? Boost the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Industry wants Clinton to be ‘voice of reason’ on coal UN food program suspends aid to Syrians Comments on EPA climate rule top 1.6M US pilot dies in noncombat crash CDC: Abortion rates reach ‘historic lows’ Half of public would blame GOP for shutdown Congress and Ukraine: Arms, yes; sanctions, no. Sanders: Proposed tax deal was ‘crazy’ House could consider omnibus next week Ginsburg back after heart procedure Feds warn ISIS targeting US military personnel GOP staffer resigns after criticizing Obama daughters’ demeanor, dress Let’s keep investing in clean transportation Over 190 nations meet in Lima to talk climate Evaluating Chinese policy changes in the Asia Pacific Chris Rock: Obama ‘cooler than most politicians’ Week ahead: Senate considers Highway Safety nominee Ferguson protesters block roads in DC Are hackers playing the stock market? Monday: Ambassador nominations, suspensions Did North Korea hit Sony as revenge for Seth Rogen film? Pursuing prosperity and stability in the Northern Triangle Oil price hits five-year low Another paid speech for Hillary Clinton? Mayors meeting to up pressure on immigration Politics change but the battle against HIV continues Republicans: Media firestorm over criticism of first daughters ‘appalling’ Poll: 50 percent say GOP majority is bad Rick Perry, Black Elk and the Smith Commission How Obama can succeed with a Republican Congress A new cold war in Europe and the Black Sea? The unfinished business of protecting wild places Republicans huddle to counter Obama on immigration Judd Gregg: Monetary mayhem Juan Williams: Warren towers above This week: Clock ticking amid fiscal showdown Supreme Court to hear rulemaking challenge Week ahead: EPA hits homestretch on climate rule This Week in Tech: Facebook threats head to high court Week ahead: Budget clock ticks for Congress Week ahead: Lawmakers scramble to finish defense bill Week ahead: FDA may lift ban on blood donation by gay men