The Hill Articles: December 29, 2014

CBC leader: Investigate Scalise speech Democrat: Scalise doesn’t have ‘racist bone in his body’ Scalise insulted by accusations Grimm will resign from Congress Top conservative doubts Scalise story Louisiana GOP stands behind Scalise Obama golfs — with no wedding problems Ensign investigation back in the spotlight NYC mayor to meet with police unions McCain: Obama should ditch ‘calendar-driven’ Afghan withdrawal Military pay commission poised to issue recommendations Inspector general reviewing Biden vacation at National Park lodge Fukushima radiation likely to peak in US next year Housing market set for growth in 2015 Boy asks Santa for ‘safety,’ gets letter from Obama US launches airstrike in Somalia 2014 could be first year with no below-zero temps in Anchorage FBI hears evidence questioning North Korea’s role in Sony hack New IRS rules crack down on nonprofit hospitals Think big on USAID administrator No. 3 House Republican leader spoke to white supremacist group Bush 41 to remain in hospital Monday night Nearly 200 groups back Defense plan to crack down on predatory lending Schumer: Feds must ensure train bridges are safe Sanders: Inequality ‘issue of our time’ Jeb Bush exits another corporate board Dem: Intel panel won’t let me see 9/11 info Missouri is paying less than $2 for gas Net neutrality, phone unlocking make Obama’s ‘year in review’ Aging expert: Presidents don’t age faster than others Feds give New Year’s advice: Back it up Feds: Payday lenders bilking soldiers Ebola confirmed in Scotland US assistance sought in AirAsia flight search US-led forces hammer ISIS with 18 airstrikes Poll: Clinton is top New Year’s Eve date choice among New Yorkers Paul tweaks Obama over golfing incident Wyden continues tradition of visiting all counties Possible ’16 contender Pence meets with Netanyahu Katie Pavlich: The audacity of Al Sharpton Vermont nuclear plant shuts down Progressive group: ‘Stand with Warren against Obama’ Booker, William Shatner exchange tweets Chaffetz talks Oversight Committee chair DOC rule requires certification to access death records De Blasio booed at NYPD graduation De Blasio booed at NYPD graduation Sen. Portman has hope for efficiency bill next Congress Cable group wants protections in Comcast merger Case may reveal government’s perverse fair lending enforcement policies Jeb answered immigrant pleas 113th Congress avoids ‘least productive’ tag — but only barely Obama: Progress is ‘liberating’ Sony PlayStation mostly back online Greg Abbott, the 10th Amendment and the great state of Texas Leahy: Criticism of Obama’s Cuban policies is ‘offensive’ Ideas that kill, strategies that fail New regs for Tuesday: plastic toys, mortgage loans, air conditioners, Syria flights Sen. Inhofe: Environmental regs won’t be top priority Obama’s golf displaces Army wedding Gmail blocked in China Dem senator: US military made it possible to fight Ebola Snowden docs show limit of NSA’s snooping US, Japan, South Korea to share info on North Korea Alaska stops spending on oil projects amid price tumble Senators demand more heating assistance from White House The data breach payment fight heats up In defense of ‘Obama’s law’ Pope to call on UN to fight climate change Clinton named most admired woman Jet likely ‘at the bottom of the sea,’ official says Obama: ‘Never say never’ on Iran embassy ‘Thinning the blood’ of the national park system From turbulence in the air to turbulence on the flight deck Will protests break out in Russia over the economic crisis? Jeb Bush jumps to the front of Republicans’ 2016 race Curbing fugitive methane costs little, buys time on climate change