The Hill Articles: December 12, 2014

Senate to hold weekend votes Cruz: Let’s not play Santa to K Street Sessions: I just want an amendment Defense secretary nominee undergoes back surgery Warren to banks: We should have ‘broken you into pieces’ Bush attorney general says CIA overstepped legal guidance House Dem introduces tax reform bill Nominees holding up deal House Democrats pushing for long-term TAA funding Pentagon: Full speed ahead integrating women on subs Bonjean gives final clue on guest for holiday bash Holder won’t force NYT reporter to reveal source Senate confirms ambassadorships Web firms won’t promise no ‘fast lanes’ Senate Democrats lock in key committee memberships Vitter: All government employees should go on ObamaCare Senate approves $585B defense bill Google closing Russian office AMA rebukes doctors for role in CIA ‘torture’ Lawmakers bounce calls for FOIA reform between chambers Motown legends bring soul to White House National conversation on race Obama: ‘A lot more work to do’ on Ebola Gasoline price hits five-year low How the $1.1T funding bill survived Dingell admitted to hospital Negotiators fail to reach deal on expanded high-tech agreement Obama signs fashion designer’s cast Israel’s momentous election decision Gerrymandering exposed in Florida Waters gushes about Warren Senators seek deal to end year Nelson takes top Dem spot on Commerce Committee Bernie Sanders gets perch on budget panel Calif. Dem: Surgeon general confirmation is nearing Feds to study prepaid card users Newly vegan Booker: I feel better ’emotionally and physically’ Democrat: Lawmakers should take Ebola trip to Africa Bachmann: ‘Cromnibus’ was ‘most consequential vote’ of my career Murray making move to ranking slot on HELP panel The ‘dirtboxes’ of the US Marshals Service Obama applauds progress of ‘cromnibus’ spending bill GOP could bring back dollar-for-dollar cuts House Dem urges grand jury reform after Brown, Garner decisions Senators push for more distributed wind power funding White House: No lasting rift with Pelosi A painful debate over the torture report Citizens’ plea: End the wind PTC GOP hits the brakes on Obama nominees Google: We don’t spy on you Coburn: Expanding national parks is ‘disastrous’ White House: Senate ISIS measure too ‘limiting’ White House: Sony apology ‘appropriate’ The Cromnibus: The good, the bad, and the ugly McCain: CIA chief’s statement ‘remarkable’ Police shooting of boy ruled a homicide Scalia: Law not ‘so clear at all’ on limits of terrorist treatment Wealth gap widened during the recovery Senate seeks to end Congress, pass $1.1 trillion funding bill Dem bill requires police body cameras Hearing highlights need for national, consistent labeling standard EPA head brushes off ‘doomsday’ talk GOP lawmaker battles ‘amnesty,’ spelling Gov. Pence: Foreign policy looms large for 2016 Ben Carson heading to Israel Leading disability advocate leaves Senate Obama: NFL ‘was behind the curve’ Patent reform: We earned a seat at the table, and now must use it Bill would limit ‘Christmas tree tax’ House Dem’s ‘gaffe of the year’ Brown gets top Dem lot on Senate banking panel Comedians spoof ‘shrewd’ TSA Bill Clinton defends release of CIA report Intel chairman ‘fairly confident’ North Korea was behind Sony hack Spy panel chairman confident NSA programs won’t die The cornerstone of regulatory reform Mali beats Ebola outbreak Labor board speeds up union elections Retiring senator: ‘Bipartisanship is not extinct’ Warren makes her mark MSNBC’s Alex Wagner tapped as 2015 Congressional Dinner host Gutiérrez: Immigration program hard to ‘unravel’ if enough people sign up Half of Republicans support carbon limits, survey finds Reid wants Senate vote Friday New regs for Monday: Efficiency, minimum wage, mortgages Congressional spy chief: Threats worse than ever House intel chief: CIA methods worked Gruber subpoenaed over ObamaCare contracts Changing the campus culture at UVA and elsewhere Reintroduction of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act applauded Indiana Republican: Leaders duped me At Christmas party, Bachmann lobbies Obama to bomb Iran Leahy: Boehner killed FOIA reform Labor Board: Workers can use company email for union activity IEA cuts oil demand forecast Friday: NDAA, ‘cromnibus’ Mass. governor, board defend Jonathan Gruber Imprisoned former mayor sells shares in parking firm Federal employees miss out on sustainable investment option White House silent on privacy debate Obama alums: We’re Ready for Warren Feds to allow pot on Native American land Iranian hackers downed Adelson’s casino empire Time is now for tax reform Gohmert jokes: Boehner should get Dem votes for Speaker now A plausible dark horse for president What patents and obscenity have in common Greece’s moment of truth Let’s get real — We aren’t talking about net neutrality Health groups fear bill could lead to return of pizza, fries in schools Obama signs short-term funding measure