The Hill Articles: December 23, 2014

Bush 41 remains in Houston hospital GOP unveils proposal to require ‘dynamic’ scoring on major bills Poll: Year-end rise in approval for Obama Grimm in 2010: Tax cheating ‘unforgivable’ White House happy ‘The Interview’ is coming out Nuclear plant hack resembles past North Korea attacks President re-enrolls in ObamaCare Ireland weighs in on email privacy case Natural gas prices fall 29 percent in 3 months Supreme Court to consider taking up gay marriage in January Fed-supported Atlanta streetcar to open Dec. 30 Biden to attend funeral of NYC police officer Grimm could keep federal pension Webb is not the man NORAD tracks Santa Claus EPA schedules 3 hearings on ozone rule Navy opens probe of former SEAL who claims to have killed bin Laden Sony and Benghazi – what changed? Former rep looking into run for Grimm seat Obama continues vacation golf tradition Police union: Cuba must return cop killer No indictment for officer in Houston shooting Senate Dem: NY cop killings were ‘heinous attack’ Trade groups want federal intervention in West Coast port fight More trouble for Uber, Lyft on Capitol Hill Why Elizabeth Warren should be the next president LGBT groups, lawmakers: FDA’s move on blood ban not enough Lawmaker praises release of ‘The Interview’ States, biz groups back coal company in EPA climate rule lawsuit FCC: Nearly 700,000 net neutrality comments missing from public download Majority rates economy ‘good’ for first time in 7 years, poll finds Grimm pleads guilty to tax fraud but rejects calls for resignation Sony hack is chance to promote human rights in North Korea Wireless group makes case against tough Web rules Feds ease ban on blood donations from gay men Gohmert talked most on House floor in ’14 Censorship, now at a theater near you Keep high-speed rail on track Court: EPA cannot regulate lead bullets Pennsylvania sued over Medicaid expansion Sony to release ‘The Interview’ after all Court throws out exceptions in EPA ozone rule Internet service flickers in North Korea Let candidates and PACs share the bounty Finance chairman: Coal companies must stop shortchanging taxpayers Credit unions want to be exempt from DOD military lending regs Comcast critics make final push to block Time Warner Cable merger Defiant health chief says ObamaCare will win day at Supreme Court Poll: Majority believes Sony overreacted Cop killers and police brutality Inventors need Congressional protections Governor fights expansion of bomber training zone ObamaCare sign-ups hit 6.4 million Home health groups applaud overtime, minimum wage ruling Economic confidence at highest level in 2014 New Yorkers agree with fracking ban, survey finds Top House Oversight Dem asks Sony for hack info Dem senators: HHS needs to address heroin epidemic Poll: Strong majority backs Obama on Cuba Paul drops 2016 hint in Festivus rant Uber under attack Congress for sale, public abandoned New regs for Wednesday: Dodd-Frank, political contributions, railroads DOT touts return of Ebola-aid ships With gavel gone, Issa aide heads to Senate Dow clears 18,000 for first time Sony threatens to sue Twitter over hack Pelosi: Boehner must force Grimm to resign N.Y. Dem: Don’t blame de Blasio for cop killings Obama: The art of disguised unilateralism Water worries on the Nile GDP grows by 5 percent as US economy picks up strong pace Did the US take down North Korea’s Internet? Guantanamo envoy quits Feds fine ExxonMobil $2.3M for W.Va. fracking violations Rangel wants end to finger-pointing Public investment – minus the politics Airline employee charged with smuggling guns onto flight Puerto Rico’s downward spiral Let’s talk about race: Obama’s college rating framework McDonald’s can no longer hide behind its franchises Saudis use markets, environmentalists use regulations NYC returns Obama to center of debate over police and race