The Hill Articles: January 7, 2014

Ready for Hillary hauls in $4M for the year Lawmakers say Rodman is ‘stupid’ Obstructive? Senate GOP says not us! Dem: Rodman’s NK trip like taking Hitler to lunch IRS theft investigations on the rise OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Pipeline versus railcar OVERNIGHT MONEY: Find an offset Cochran primary foe calls waterboarding ‘fairly humane’ Paul dismisses King’s ‘bombastic’ criticism Lobbying World RNC spends little on ObamaCare attacks White House rejects Gates criticisms Radel: ‘I ask for your forgiveness’ David Hill: Lessons from football OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Gates slams Obama, Clinton, Biden, Congress Mark Mellman: Rich still getting richer OVERNIGHT TECH: Wheeler to talk tech Politicians focus on power, not balancing our budgets Moulitsas: 2014 the year of the Dem EPA: Right on ethanol, but wrong on other biofuels Dick Morris: Compromise GOP can accept OVERNIGHT HEALTH: Another ObamaCare-driven government shutdown looks unlikely RNC chief: Clinton bid could help GOP Gates unloads on Obama Dem: Investigate oil-carrying train derailments Focal points of the 2014 elections Don’t give Iran pass on human rights Ready for Hillary staffs up Senators back Medicare anti-fraud proposal Student loan system needs an overhaul Sen. Reid open to jobless aid offset Stopgap looking more likely Former U.S. ambassador: Iraq ‘is our fight’ Support grows for more Syrian refugees US cracks down on ‘miracle’ weight loss cures Corporate group urges continued tax reform action Ayotte offers pay-for amendment to UI bill Dem to Rodman: Stick to basketball Calif. bill would halt assistance to NSA Senior Dems signal support for restoring military pension cuts Hillary Clinton opposed Iraq surge for political reasons, Gates says in memoir Dems urge passage of UI GOP senator: Reid has ‘locked this place down’ Top oil lobby to throw muscle into 2014 races Pass a farm bill that puts children first Obama doubted surge, Gates writes Portman: UI must be paid for Former NJ Senate hopeful to challenge Holt Obama to meet with intel officials, lawmakers ahead of NSA report NAFTA freight shipping tops $100 billion US, Iran deny cooperating in Iraq Reid open to jobless aid offset General: US should ‘wait and see’ before sending troops to Iraq Dems to Boehner: Take the lead on jobless benefits Cassidy tops $1M in fourth quarter Levin won’t back Ayotte bill to repeal military pension cuts DOT study finds digital billboards don’t distract drivers Obama administration cheers progress on Syria weapons WH: ‘Be safe’ during polar vortex Gates slams Biden in new memoir GOP senator proposes UI amendment with new ObamaCare exemption Michelle Obama to hit West Coast for fundraising swing As Radel returns, he gets first primary challenger WH: Rodman outburst not worth response Regulate, don’t ban, online gambling White House: ‘Be safe’ during polar vortex GOP bills calls for centennial review of Fed Hoyer: No special treatment for Snowden WH: No response to Rodman’s ‘outburst’ GOP front-runner Christie touts New Jersey Dream Act Obama to GOP: Extend jobless benefits Ga. Dem blasts Obama’s court nominees Colorado congressmen have different takes on state’s pot laws Citizenship matters Eric Cantor gets a Tea Party challenger Obama endorses New Orleans mayor’s reelection bid Obama presses GOP to extend benefits Reid: Cut to military pensions could be addressed in omnibus Murkowski: Obama should embrace lifting crude export ban GOP sens. to Dems: Work with us on offset Dems urge passage of UI without pay-fors Candidate accuses Democrat of trying to buy him out of Kentucky Senate race Creigh Deeds to focus on mental health reform after attack Hoyer: Dems open to offset for jobless aid Issa doubles down on Benghazi charges Boehner says jobless aid must be paid for Insurance lobby touts million-dollar fundraising haul Poll: Republicans looking forward to midterms Tenn. GOP leaders back DesJarlais challenger Senate advances jobless benefits bill Obama starts 2014 with rebound in poll rating Negotiators make progress on $1T spending bill WH: O-Care will bounce back like Colts Obama talks economic inequality Broun: ‘Illegal aliens’ shouldn’t vote Rep. Grayson’s wife files for divorce WH: O-Care comeback will be like Colts vs. Chiefs Jobless benefits pass Senate hurdle Toyota unveils hydrogen car Bret Baier celebrates 5 years as ‘Special Report’ host A presidential print debate could cut through the noise Senate confirms Yellen McConnell emphasizes Tea Party ties Broun: Georgia will only go Democratic if ‘all these illegal aliens’ get to vote RNC hits Dems in 2014 ads Kanye West threatens suit over Coinye currency First batch of chemical weapons leaves Syria Reid blocks GOP from offering pay-for amendment to UI bill JPMorgan pays $1.7B to settle Madoff charges Murkowski doubts State Dept. process on Keystone XL Silicon Valley lawmaker accuses AT&T of ‘threatening the open Internet’ Poll finds growing support for marijuana Postal worker fired for Guard service reinstated Bloomberg gives $2.5 million to Senate Democratic super-PAC Amtrak trains stranded overnight in snow Royce slams Rodman for North Korea ‘propaganda win’ New regs for Wednesday: EPA switching coal standards Murkowski calls for end to US crude export ban Utah gun maker declines $15M deal with Pakistan Nearly 20,000 flights delayed by cold weather RNC hits Dems on ‘Lie of the Year’ in 2014 ads Washingtonians make the cut on Forbes’s ’30 under 30’ list Kill the medical device tax Judge charges Spanish princess with tax fraud Tuesday: Unemployment benefits, take two Comstock launches bid to succeed Wolf McConnell emphasizes Tea Party ties in filing for reelection Snowden has more secrets to reveal about Israel, Greenwald says Cruz’s dad endorses Sessions challenger Ready for Hillary targets New Hampshire Coburn: Obama ‘abandoned truth’ Canadian prime minister: Obama ‘punted’ Keystone XL decision Coburn: Obama has ‘abandoned truth’ Schumer: ‘Tectonic plates’ shifting Businesses claim ‘watershed moment’ in defeat of union poster rule Biden: US stands with Iraq against terrorists JPMorgan officials to emerge unscathed in Madoff deal NRCC & DNC chairs agree: 2014 hinges on ObamaCare McCain says he likes Christie, Jindal for 2016 Schumer: ‘Tectonic plates’ are shifting Democrats start midterm push with jobless benefits vote Dems launch ads attacking GOP on O-Care