The Hill Articles: December 16, 2014

Senate passes bill to itemize Interior facility repairs Super Bowl caught in terrorism politics Paul: Common Core will sink Bush Historically unproductive Congress ends Obama signs $1.1T spending package Last vote of 113th Congress confirms judicial nomination Terrorism risk bill dies amid finger pointing Senate clears dozens of nominations Senate clears tax break package Taking account of 2014 Lobbying World James Carville: Why do people vote against their interests? Mike Honda: Tech holds itself back by not employing enough women Chaffetz: Hillary could be called as witness Markos Moulitsas: Power of the populist Roy Blunt: Republicans’ war for women Dick Morris: Hillary fears Warren-ted Levin bill would ease troop deployment against ISIS Brent Budowsky: Get ready for Elizabeth Ex-staffer sues Farenthold’s office for hostile work environment McCain holding out for Graham presidential bid Obama briefed on terrorist threats ahead of Hawaiian vacation OVERNIGHT TECH: How many net neutrality comments were there? Senate confirms deputy secretary of State Seth Rogen, James Franco cancel publicity tour after hacker threats OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Obama to sign Russia sanctions bill GOP outcry over surgeon general Time Inc. to accept bitcoin Christmas decorations filled with toxic chemicals, study finds OVERNIGHT HEALTH: HealthCare.gov sees record traffic Obama shields Alaska bay from oil, gas leasing Dems fundraise off Bush announcement More than 60 million households rely on low-wage workers Poll: Majority want Congress to pass immigration reform McCain blasts ‘abysmally ignorant’ Obama pick for State Bush fires starting pistol for 2016 Survey: Most support encrypted cellphones Think tank proposes 40 options to change ethanol mandate Apple wins iPod antitrust case ABLE: Opening doors of economic inclusion for persons with disabilities Warren pushes feds to disclose CEO pay Judge: Immigration action unconstitutional GOP senator says Obama administration is encouraging marijuana use George W. Bush’s advice: ‘Never paint your wife or your mother’ Poll: Majority supports ending sequestration Blacks falling behind under ObamaCare We Americans have broken our treaty promises and lapsed from our principles Health groups urge FDA to combat teen vaping Opposition to net neutrality dominates latest FCC comments HealthCare.gov holds up amid record traffic on deadline day Bush could find Silicon Valley support Senate confirms official who will lead Obama’s immigration program People magazine’s worst selling issue? Waxman: Web fight doesn’t have to kill telecom law update Bush holds tight lead in GOP primary field Pentagon: School attack won’t slow US drawdown Keystone first item on GOP Senate agenda White House credits Cruz’s ‘shenanigans’ for nominee confirmations White House wants to crack down on fishing crimes AAA predicts 98 million Christmas travelers Sony hackers threaten attacks on theaters GOP chairman: Pakistan attack ‘sickening’ Panel chairman says VA officials misled Congress CDC’s worst-case scenario for Ebola unlikely to appear, study finds Levin hopes Senate will approve Defense nominees ‘fairly quickly’ US and China: Toward a productive, cooperative relationship Dem hits GOP colleague for blocking bill to prevent veteran suicide Waxman’s parting words: ‘We need government’ Anti-fracking fringe HHS announces nearly $700 million in state grants NSA to defend Internet collection in court Steyer: Climate activists are like Jedi from ‘Star Wars’ Former employees sue Sony over breach Obama to sign sanctions bill as Russian economy nears ‘brink of crisis’ DC delegate pleads for voting ability on House floor Labor’s ‘wasteful spending and mismanagement” at Workers’ Comp Coal company: EPA climate rule is ‘expressly prohibited’ by law Housing construction fell in November Rubio: Jeb move won’t affect 2016 decision Conn. Dem hears echo of Sandy Hook shooting in Pakistan attack ObamaCare tally likely to exceed lowered target Brothers field C-SPAN call from tough viewer: Mom Poll: More Americans hearing good job news Franken endorses Clinton for president No author, no law Open US crude oil exports to Mexico Menendez blasts Turkey’s ‘bullying practices’ Romney, Bush top 2016 poll Lawmakers question FDA ability to combat overuse of antibiotics in food animals Axelrod on Hillary: ‘Ready for what?’ Barney Frank to Dems: Don’t take ‘morally superior tone’ on climate Senate OKs ‘nice little water bill’ — hold the ISIS Jeb Bush’s ‘actively explore’ lights up Twitter Tolling group: Va. express lanes ‘a glimpse into the future’ ObamaCare faces critical test in 2015 EPA’S clean power plan is wrong for states GOP lawmaker: Russian flight incursions ‘ludicrous’ Kerry sees ‘constructive’ Russian steps Pentagon chided over ‘imprudent spending’ on Afghan gem industry EPA to take comments on ozone plan FDA warns against ‘keepsake’ sonogram videos Postal board creates emergency committee The 18 Republicans who voted against the spending bill Feds: US households to spend hundreds less on gas in 2015 New regs for Wednesday: nuclear disasters, porbeagle sharks, ozone standards and Lithuanian meat Verizon’s encrypted calling app gives NSA access Lawmakers to renew push for veterans’ suicide prevention bill Jeb ‘actively’ exploring 2016 run Insurers to loosen payment deadlines for ObamaCare plans McCotter: ‘I’m bald, and I’m happy’ Dem report: Justices could erase $65 billion in ObamaCare subsidies Hensarling’s father dies Senate confirms two more nominees The plan to train and equip the Iraqi national guard Malala, where is your money? WH task force to review grand juries’ handling of police killings Green group finds health threats from fracking’s air pollution Obama condemns deadly Taliban attack Ex-CIA contractor: Senate Dems have put my life in danger Franken still not happy with Uber Tuesday: More nominations Torture report will help repair relations with foreign partners Brent oil falls through $60 Iowa straw poll in limbo Democrats can do more than the minimum…and win Children killed in attack on Pakistan school Big business cries wolf over NLRB election rules A federal solution to a federal problem Independent and third-party politicians could ease gridlock Wall Street, DC For Jeb, Bush name not such a burden Clinton quiet as Warren rises Foreign lobbying enforcement ‘lax’