The Hill Articles: December 3, 2015

McConnell turns Senate to No Child Left Behind overhaul Senate sends Ex-Im renewal to Obama’s desk Senators pledge ‘rigorous’ oversight of Iran deal Cruz wants immigration details of Calif. shooting suspects Senate sends $305B highway bill to Obama Senate approves bill repealing much of ObamaCare Senate vote clears path for ObamaCare repeal Overnight Finance: House passes highway bill that renews Ex-Im Dems reject Paul’s effort to roll back DC gun laws Overnight Cybersecurity: Lawmakers wary of China’s cyber shift Yellen concerned about use of Fed surplus for highway bill Anti-Defamation League defends Trump against anti-Semitism charge Overnight Defense: Pentagon opens all combat jobs to women Overnight Campaign: GOP field talks tough on Israel, national security Five takeaways from Republican Jewish Coalition Presidential Candidates Forum Senate rejects Paul’s crackdown on refugees Warren, Cummings press for family benefits in package of tax breaks Overnight Healthcare: Senate ObamaCare vote-a-rama yields intrigue Michelle Obama reads ‘The Night Before Christmas’ with Miss Piggy Senators press administration for ‘ransomware’ info WATCH: White House holiday decor gets frosty reaction Time For Hollywood and Silicon Valley to stop fighting over copyright Senate bill adds new fuel to NSA debate Obama: Opening combat roles to women will make military stronger Final cyber bill language could be ready around the new year Elderly Obama, Kerry featured in bizarre Russian media video Overnight Tech: Internet rules head back to court Boxer: California has proven that ‘sensible gun laws work’ FDA ruling gives overdose victims another chance Nearly half of Americans add to on-demand economy, poll finds Overnight Energy: House passes energy reform bill Confident Bush vows to ‘whoop’ Clinton in election Pelosi: No right to moments of silence without action on gun violence Feds applaud House passage of $305B highway bill Brother of suspected San Bernardino gunman is decorated Navy vet Republicans serving up endangered species for the holiday season Overnight Regulation: Groups push for criminal justice reform by year’s end Senate blocks effort to keep guns from terrorists Dem: ‘Too early to tell’ if shooting was terrorism Leading Dem ‘happy’ to limit ObamaCare insurer payments Energy Across America – Continuing Conversation Rand Paul jabs ‘snide, snotty and arrogant’ prayer backlash Benghazi panel to interview ex-CIA Director Petraeus GOP rep mocks Carson for bumbling Hamas pronunciation Amy Schumer urges fans to lobby Congress on gun control Devastating deductibles Mark Cuban’s feud with SEC rears its head in email fight Senate panel chair expects compromise energy bill next year House Republicans want Syrian refugee rider in funding bill Ryan promotes trade, falls short of endorsing TPP Despite low approval, Cable wants to dictate technological future GOP ex-EPA heads back Obama in climate lawsuit Trump agrees to participate in CNN debate Army probing alleged wrongful discharges Emboldened Christie goes on the attack Trump: ‘My numbers go way up’ after tragedies Advocates push for floor vote on criminal justice reform Clinton asked about rape accusations against husband Senate votes to repeal ObamaCare ‘Cadillac tax’ Dem: Moments of silence after mass shootings are ‘killing us’ Do presidential hopefuls have a plan for rural America? Huckabee: No two-state solution in Israel Female lawmakers hail decision on women in combat Pelosi hammers GOP’s ‘Tea Party policy wish list’ Momentum builds to eliminate the PTC So, Jon Stewart, Dick Cheney and Lindsey Graham get on the subway… Garbage funding gimmicks in the highway bill equate to generational theft Giuliani: Only ‘a moron’ would say Calif. shooting isn’t terror Dem ‘tired of the moments of silence,’ wants ‘moments of action’ Jon Stewart hits Capitol to push 9/11 responder benefits A tragic war with no end in sight House loads up end-of-year votes Senate votes to defund Planned Parenthood House energy bill boosts cybersecurity for electric grid Pelosi backs bill tightening visa program Carson stumbles as he reads speech on Israel Dual nationality: The 21st century’s insurance blanket Obama confident in Secret Service chief despite damaging report Lawmakers to White House: Expedite review of small-plane rules Export-Import Bank takes step toward renewal Armed Services panels to review Pentagon push for women in combat Trump: Shooting ‘probably related’ to ‘radical Islamic terrorism’ To fix WTO labeling issue, Congress must pass voluntary COOL House approves five-year, $305B highway bill Investigators recover pipe bombs from Calif. shooting scene Bonjean offers clue to holiday bash guest Senate Dems to force votes on gun control Trump gets laughs, boos from prominent Jewish group Dem: Climate deniers among ‘the greatest ignoramuses of all time’ Ryan vows to offer ObamaCare replacement plan in 2016 Has Congress allowed California to set a national standard for data breach notification? CNN won’t pay $5 million to Trump for debate Black caucus pushes tech firms to diversify their lobbying offices Coal executive found guilty on federal conspiracy charge San Bernardino and knee-jerk reactions The Hill’s 12:30 Report Congress has work left to do to protect innovators FTC gets new chief technologist Graham pushes ISIS war bill after Paris attacks LIVE: Speaker Ryan’s first major address Trump signs woman’s chest at rally Clinton sings praises of role model female pop stars Conservative groups key-vote highway bill with Export-Import Bank renewal Women on the front lines Fiorina on Calif. shooting: ‘It sure looks like Islamic extremism’ Pentagon opens all combat jobs to women Head of fragrance group to step down Poll: Christie jumps from 9th to 4th in NH Former House staffer pleads guilty to receiving child porn House passes energy policy overhaul bill McCarthy promises to explore ‘all items’ after San Bernardino shooting Obama: It’s ‘possible’ San Bernardino shooting was related to terrorism Pentagon waste machine is still well-fueled Rubio slams Trump on Israel Jeb: Obama’s caused ‘tremendous erosion’ of Israel ties Dem senator: Prayerful Republicans ‘not offering much else’ after shooting House to take up bill tightening visa program next week Congress must defend US interests on global tax issues Reid: NRA now the ‘quasi-militant wing of the Republican Party’ Former Pentagon chief: US shares blame for poor relations with Russia WATCH: Ryan drops mic in TV interview WATCH LIVE: Obama gives statement on San Bernardino shooting Cruz: World faces choice similar to what it faced pre-WWII Clinton backed by U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce Memos show Bush advisers worried about climate change Graham turns on Cruz, GOP’s attitudes toward Hispanics, abortion Fox News host ‘Judge Jeanine’ Pirro: A fearless cook who dreads slowpoke drivers Redesigning the competitive bidding process for state Medicaid contracts Dem raises warning over TV ownership rider sneaking into spending bill New regs for Friday: Homeless, human resources, minimum wage Thursday: ObamaCare, highways EPA lead standards leave children exposed to harm The end of Euro-optimism? Ryan: Attacks no reason to ‘trample’ gun rights Anonymous claims to leak Paris climate officials’ data Cruz: California shooting could be ‘radical Islamic terrorism’ Trump promises to release medical records Dumping 6,000 at a time Lawmakers drive to finish $305B highway bill Fiorina: People ‘losing faith’ in government over shootings Clinton lands another union endorsement E-fairness will help, not hurt, small businesses Report: Secret Service is ‘in crisis’ Chicago police should be investigated by the US Department of Justice Pro-Bush super-PAC points to past races in pitch to Jewish donors US, China set guidelines for fighting cyber crime Trump questions possibility of Israeli-Palestinian peace deal GOP lawmaker wants to withhold funds to nuclear watchdog over Iran Obama: ‘We’re not going to do an Iraq-style invasion of Iraq or Syria’ Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen is great news for al Qaeda Halting refugee resettlement compromises the security of all Calif. shooting suspects said to be living ‘American dream’ Privacy advocates exploit European Safe Harbor ruling to revive rejected ideas Prioritizing refugees Syed Farook’s brother-in-law speaks out after shooting: ‘I am in shock’ Energy Across America: A Policy Discussion on Microgrid Technology OPEC decision on quotas could destroy the cartel McConnell’s campaign finance riders IG: Pentagon task force spent $150M on villas, security guards in Afghanistan Only Sanders, not Clinton or Trump, has right plan to defeat ISIS What proposed changes to ESEA mean for students of color Net neutrality goes on trial Left wary of Obama’s ISIS escalation GOP on cusp of ObamaCare win Clinton-aligned group claims to have mole in Koch machine Ted Cruz seeks to soften image GOP presidential candidates court Jewish mega-donors Business and health groups jockey to shape e-cigarette rule Dems optimistic for ‘Cadillac tax’ repeal Poll: Most fear homegrown terrorism more than refugees How can GOP stop Trump? Just beat him in Iowa and N.H. Congress cannot leave hardworking Latino families out in the cold on tax deal Ryan: Make America confident again McCain eyes reform of ‘archaic’ military personnel system