The Hill Articles: December 13, 2014

December 13
Senate sends Obama bill to sanction Russian officials Four senators skip weekend votes What the $1.1 trillion spending bill contains Senate passes $1.1T funding bill Senate rebukes Cruz’s claims of unconstitutional immigration order Senate spends 9 hours in voting marathon Grassley: New senators should have a say on nominations Senate to vote Saturday on $1.1T government-funding package Rand Paul introduces bill to undo Obama’s immigration order Lawmakers unhappy with Cruz’s strategy Senate averts shutdown, again CIA controversy to shift Sunday focus Thousands descend on Washington to demand ‘Justice for All’ Dingell, longest serving member, fractures hip in fall Hatch opposes nominee because of ‘criminal conduct’ Thad Cochran’s wife dies GOP senators force day of procedural votes Reid: GOP risking a shutdown Pentagon’s Syria plan would see results in 2016 Stage set for weekend ObamaCare blitz Renewable Fuel Standard does more harm than good Dem: Don’t be scared of Warren Failed hostage raid exposes Obama’s shortcomings Feds target ‘sex stereotypes’ in US classrooms Tearful lawmakers say goodbye We need strong law, not weak guidance, on racial profiling Inside Congress’s $42B tax-break package Saturday: ‘Cromnibus,’ nominations Putin could be finished Experienced interrogator: Torture doesn’t work Cruz at center of Senate meltdown Washington gears up for march against police violence Paul Ryan’s successor maps out agenda Year-end tax planning tips Obama thanks troops as Afghanistan war ends GOP lawmaker previews Senate agenda in new Congress