The Hill Articles: December 10, 2015

Trump: I will mandate death penalty for killing police officers McConnell deals blow to Obama TPP hopes White House meets with Koch officials on criminal justice reform Poll: Concern about terrorism at post-9/11 levels GOP senator: Obama to blame if Gitmo detainees join terror groups Hensarling crafting bill to repeal ‘huge swaths’ of Dodd-Frank Overnight Cybersecurity: House leadership reviewing cyber bill Black lawmakers excoriate Scalia over ‘disgusting’ remarks Overnight Healthcare: Dems talk tough on gun research ban Overnight Tech: Zuckerberg group rolls out next part of immigration push Hensarling expects terrorism-financing bill early next year OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Bergdahl appears on ‘Serial’; ISIS war bill offered House passes bill to study first responder aid Overnight Finance: Senate approves short-term funding bill Overnight Regulation: Administration finalizing executive action on guns Lawmakers: No evidence San Bernardino shooters used encryption Overnight Campaign: Cruzing for trouble Cracks appear in Trump-Cruz truce Congressional leaders expect funding deal to be unveiled Monday Deal to end oil export ban in sight Kurt Russell: Gun control won’t stop terrorists House unanimously passes bill boosting resources to fight cybercrime Dems link votes on spending bill to allowing gun violence research Standing with indigenous communities fighting to preserve their way of life Advocates to feds: Don’t charge for drone registrations Overnight Energy: EPA head calls coal ‘no longer marketable’ House leadership reviewing cyber compromise Dem Senate hopeful: Up to 20 percent of Muslims want caliphate Sanders ad pushes back on charge that he would be ineffective Sanders wants to put price on carbon pollution Americans oppose Trump’s Muslim ban 2-1 Impossible choices for refugee mothers House rejects effort to vote on keeping guns from terror suspects Negotiators eye one-year suspension of ObamaCare’s ‘premium tax’ Dems warn against ObamaCare tax delays Only Pataki fails to submit signatures for Virginia primary Trump hints at VP pick? House reauthorizes freight rail oversight panel The song that never ends: Emerging issues in patent policy GOP preps for brokered convention amid Trump success McCaskill details Obama’s ‘shortcomings’ in working with Congress Senate Judiciary delays data privacy bill Congress must not limit the role of the Endangered Species Act Bergdahl says he wanted to be real-life Jason Bourne Scalia’s most incendiary comments Clock ticking down on climate talks Thousands of pharmacies join ObamaCare sign-up efforts Ron Paul: Trump could leave GOP ‘severed’ Taxpayers, states win when there’s tax code competition Senate bill would keep Social Security benefits for federal debtors Lawmakers push for more scrutiny of foreign visitors Groups press for super-PAC ads to carry Bloomberg’s name Retailers oppose customs bill over lack of online sales tax provisions Congress must let foreign doctors serve America’s rural communities Russell Simmons to Trump: ‘Stop the bull—-‘ Zuckerberg-backed immigration group targets Trump Top Scalise aide to leave post FDR’s granddaughter: ‘Reprehensible’ for Trump to invoke WWII Former Hill staffer pens ‘Stabbing in the Senate’ novel White House wrong to fixate on prescription drug prices Wealthy NC donor Art Pope backs Rubio Muslim NFL players tackle Trump’s rhetoric O’Malley to visit mosque after Trump pans Muslim immigration Senate approves short-term funding bill An attack on the free media is an attack on us all Suspicious powder triggers evacuation of Islamic council’s DC offices Schiff adds to ISIS war authorization proposals Nicki Minaj: Trump ‘hilarious’ Harrison Ford isn’t sure Trump can tell movies from real life Twisted Sister singer changes tune on Trump using song Wildlife agency seeks overhaul of refuge drilling rules White House ‘relieved’ Trump cancels trip to Israel States move on gun control Lawmakers introduce bicameral ISIS war authorization Trump’s name temporarily removed from Dubai golf course FTC should school privacy advocates who falsely claim Google spied on children A gift for low-wage Capitol workers White House rebukes Scalia comments ISIS finance minister, other leaders killed in airstrikes Graham: Trump is ‘declaring war on the Muslim faith’ Cruz votes against proposal to call religious test un-American Dem governor moves to ban no-fly list gun sales Bipartisan effort needed to slay Alzheimer’s White House finalizing executive action on guns The Hill’s 12:30 Report Bob Beckel recounts an early lesson from life spent in politics Rein in thoroughbred racing abuses Oversight chairman pounds the drum for OPM official to be fired Boston subway train operates without driver Member says ‘Hello’ to eleventh-hour spending debate Cruz wins key Iowa endorsement Adviser: Only Latinos who are illegal immigrants reject Trump Cruz questions Trump’s judgment Djibouti values both China and US in East Africa Ex-CBO director calls for higher taxes on the rich Bush donor: Trump ‘whipping up hysteria’ Verizon to test sponsored data service Pelosi pushes to end ban on gun research Cruz pitches tough foreign policy Trump fires back at White House over ‘disgusting’ hair insult Rep. Steve King: ‘Jesus never ordered anyone killed’ like Mohammed Dems push gun control, Puerto Rico relief in budget talks Dems push gun control, Puerto Rico relief in budget talks Obama signs education reform bill Feds fine Fiat Chrysler $70 million extra for recall failures Protecting artists from streaming piracy benefits creativity and technology Freedom Caucus member wins slot on powerful panel EPA chief: Coal ‘no longer marketable’ At home and abroad, US climate leadership builds on solid foundation Volkswagen says staff started work on emissions cheat in 2005 Poll: Trump, Carson lead among young voters Poll: Millennials prefer Sanders over Clinton House report: Obama officials misled public on Bergdahl swap Graham to Silicon Valley: ‘Change your business model’ Hillary Clinton: Walking in Obama’s foreign policy shoes Reid: Scalia’s ‘racist’ comments worse than Trump US, Honduras craft deal to improve labor conditions Airlines predict 38M passengers will fly for Christmas Barbra Streisand on Trump: ‘This can’t be happening’ Report: EU will have right to suspend data pact with US Government employees union backs Clinton over Sanders The shrinking impact of mainstream media Is this war yet? Rita Moreno: Trump ‘more than a bit of a fool’ who won’t win Republican nomination Black caucus member: Scalia’s race comments ‘shocking,’ ‘abhorrent’ Plurality favor Trump’s Muslim ban in new poll Cruz: Rubio agrees ‘far too often’ with Clinton, Obama Television’s Trojan horse British petition to ban Trump tops 300K Tech companies push to keep net neutrality out of spending bill Thursday: California shooting, transportation Senate Republicans unveil Puerto Rico relief bill Poll: Clinton leads Sanders by 20 points Toxic flame retardants are known health hazard and should be banned New email splits Benghazi Committee Poll: Cruz trails Trump by only 8 points in SC Trump: ‘The establishment is foolish’ Physicians plea for research, not rhetoric, on guns Poll: Trump leads Cruz by 19 points A great Christmas gift: Tax reform Michelle Obama raps about college in new music video Trump cancels Israel trip A ‘safe zone’ is no alternative to accepting Syrian refugees Free speech at Yale: Four things to know Proposed changes to HHS ‘Common Rule’ are of little benefit Lifting oil export ban bad for the environment For Puerto Rico debt crisis, the can hits the end of the road The Antiquities Act: Don’t break what works Nightmare scenario for establishment: Trump or Cruz A rational approach to combating ISIS Casino bill pits Reid against Warren Seizing an opening, Clinton sharpens attacks on Trump Retailers pan cyber bills as holiday assault looms Dem fault lines emerge on ‘Cadillac tax’ Senators seek to further weaken guest worker program