The Hill Articles: November 5, 2014

Steve Israel departing as DCCC chair Priebus: GOP shouldn’t ‘capitulate’ to Obama Boehner, McConnell ‘focus, first, on jobs’ Obama unrepentant after losing Senate Top 10 midterm elections surprises Hensarling backs Boehner for Speaker Priebus: ‘I don’t believe a thing’ Obama says Missouri overturns gay marriage ban OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Election gives GOP votes to pass Keystone Democrats should rethink Clinton after Arkansas Millions in near-minimum-wage status Menendez welcomes ISIS vote in lame duck Without Energy gavel can Landrieu prove she carries clout? US health officers to begin treating Ebola overseas Obama powwows with civil rights leaders Congress should defer to experts on ‘Truthy,’ computer scientists say Pelosi, Hoyer seek to keep posts Ryan: Midterms show Clinton ‘not inevitable’ Year of the Republican woman Business groups hail Senate flip Power reliability group questions EPA climate rule Road builders: 67 percent of transport initiatives approved Google app tests for security flaws Rangel ‘racial superiority’ charge Alaska votes to restrict large mine Ex-CIA officer grabs House seat Top Dem: Surge in outside spending from secret donors ‘repugnant’ School choice can solve the public/private school conflict NRCC chief eyes another run Feds cracking down on debt collectors that exploit elderly American Samoa delegate loses seat Privacy groups demand second look at merger Senate wins give GOP momentum for O-Care repeal Rep. Grijalva wants top Dem spot on House Natural Resources House Dem renews call for ISIS vote Midterms confirm political stalemate Senate’s flip could ease path to NSA reform Keystone ‘small aspect’ of total US energy picture, Obama says Senate GOP to fight on Keystone, climate rules, McConnell says Obama: Some lines can’t be crossed on healthcare Obama congratulates McConnell in call Dick Morris: Republicans must seize momentum after midterm victories Unsolicited advice for Senate Republicans Former lawmakers returning to Congress Angus King to caucus with Democrats Obama: ‘Too early’ to say if US winning ISIS fight Obama to act on immigration reform ‘before the end of the year’ Obama: I’d ‘enjoy a Kentucky bourbon with McConnell’ Greens beaten back but not broken after election Chelsea Clinton snags ‘Glamour’ honor Obama puts Syria on the agenda for confab with leaders Ex-aide to Rep. Fattah pleads guilty to fraud President Obama, you can end the nightmares of 5.5 million children Regs to save whales could be delayed Privacy advocates seek DC’s help to restrain FBI Immigration advocates: ‘No more excuses’ Service sector growth slowed slightly in October GAO report shows waste in homeless programs McConnell expected to woo King, Manchin LIVE: Obama addresses midterm fallout Note to GOP: Millennial women Source: Heller to seek NRSC chairmanship Right pushes McConnell to keep ‘nuclear option’ Mixed results for local anti-fracking measures Don’t get cocky, Republicans Blue Dog ranks dwindle further A.B. Stoddard: A bad night for Clinton? TransCanada eager for renewed Keystone push in Senate House Republicans eye ‘100-year majority’ Tech donors nearly struck out in ’14 Three veterans elected to Senate Limbaugh: GOP has ‘incredible’ mandate ACLU slams no-fly zone over Ferguson To Republicans of the 114th Congress from hopeful conservatives Smartphone industry is exposed to senseless litigation that may cost consumers Bank regulators move to weed out regulations Inhofe: I’ll chair Environment Committee New $6B Ebola funding request would dwarf previous commitment Obama misses McConnell in phone call Brent Budowsky: Clinton’s time is now Cantor: Obama never called after my loss GOP data security advocate loses House seat Trumka: Voters ‘duped’ into backing GOP McConnell unveils plan to dismantle ObamaCare Obama has lost nearly 70 House seats since taking office Michelle Obama teams up with … penguins Obama’s midterm wake-up call? Building on a resurgence Original Gitmo prisoner transferred to Kuwait Hickenlooper holds on as Colorado governor Murkowski readies for reins of Senate Energy New leader for EFF Republican senators dare Obama to work with them Berkeley to impose first soda ‘sin’ tax Rural voters speak loudly in midterms, Democrats pay the price National Dems go silent after rough night Pot tops Facebook Election Day chatter Ukraine and nuclear disarmament RNC chief: Democratic sweep is ‘never going to happen again’ New regs for Wednesday: Dog food, employee conduct, saving the whales House transport panel heading for shake up after Rahall defeat Reid aide: Dems paid price for HealthCare.gov disaster Time for Dems to elect new leaders? Jon Stewart apologizes for joke about not voting Reid plans minority leader run Medicaid expansion hopes dashed Climate change supporters suffer losses Research in the national interest GOP senators pile on Reid after election Budget tops House GOP’s to-do list Four red states pass minimum wage hikes Rep. Honda leads in California House race Christie: I’m not going to change Clay Aiken’s House bid gets reality TV treatment Cochran poised to take powerful Approps gavel The five ways GOP will attack ObamaCare Now is the time, Mr. President, for fast track GOP has votes to pass Keystone Private employers added 230,000 jobs in October Chinese ambassador: US has broken cyber faith Sessions: Election was rejection of Obama’s immigration policy Perdue eyes Agriculture, Armed Services panels Primer for the freshman class of the 114th Congress DCCC chairman: Vote wasn’t ‘necessarily about super-PACs’ Obama to face questions on blowout Asking for permission to die with dignity Space architecture is the weak link in US defense policy Republican leads Alaska Senate race Clean fossil fuels are no myth, but a requirement Two victories stick out for House GOP campaign chief Now or never for Ukraine’s reformers Democrats sift through the debris California freshman loses seat in priciest House race Ex-CIA officer unseats Dem Rep. Gallego Longtime House Dem squeaks by former actor NRCC chairman hails ‘strongest House majority in decades’ Ted Cruz: ‘Under no circumstances’ will I run for majority leader Landrieu shifts focus from clout to runoff GOP picks off Nevada House seat Dem chairman: ‘It could have been worse’ Rand Paul mocks ‘Hillary’s losers’ GOP takes Senate, dominates election Reid spokesman: ‘We got our butts kicked’ Dems’ priorities win while candidates fall Reid chief of staff blasts White House Warner clings to razor-thin lead over Gillespie Vermont Legislature to decide governor’s race Mia Love becomes first black Republican woman in Congress Democrat wins tight Minnesota House race Atlanta transit expansion overwhelmingly approved Republican wins Massachusetts governor’s race Dem wins Hawaii governor’s race to succeed Abercrombie Maloney claims victory in NY rematch, Hayworth isn’t conceding Gun control groups get victory in Washington ballot initiative Foley: ‘We have probably lost’ Conn. governor’s race DC voters legalize marijuana Republican elected governor of Maryland in election stunner Lanny Davis: Lessons for Democrats: It’s time to remember who we are LePage gets second term in Maine NY Republican ousts veteran House Dem GOP holds at-large Montana seat Half-victory for climate billionaire Daley: Obama must meet GOP leaders often Voting problems cited in key states Braley’s House seat goes to GOP GOP retains Hispanic California district Dem Keating reelected in Massachusetts Oregon Dem governor wins reelection Kansas Gov. Brownback ekes out win against Dem opponent GOP wards off Democratic win in Iowa House seat Veteran Dem defeats blind GOP challenger Ex-GOP rep defeats Dem in third match-up Reid congratulates McConnell