The Hill Articles: December 8, 2015

Few ‘likes’ for ‘Muslims for Trump’ Facebook group Menendez slams ‘silence’ on Iran missile test Sanders on Trump: ‘That kind of crap is not going to work’ in US House seeks to break stalemate over long-term federal funding Senators give candy, Adele albums in Secret Santa gift swap Overnight Cybersecurity: Negotiators nearing deal on cyber sharing bill Trump has no regrets about Muslim comments Mark Mellman: Who votes? Who cares? Lobbying World Trump stakes 18-point lead in NH poll Overnight Healthcare: Cadillac tax delay could be part of tax-break bill Trump disputes AP report: I’m not visiting Jordan FDA wrong on ‘Frankenfish’ David Webb: GOP field needs more Breitbart, less Trump Dick Morris: Keep terrorists out Markos Moulitsas: GOP is extreme on guns Overnight Defense: Pentagon rebuffs Trump’s ban on Muslims Clinton rebukes Trump, GOP for Muslim remarks in open letter Funding the turmoil in Syria GOP leaders rebuke Trump Overnight Finance: Deal elusive as funding deadline nears San Bernardino shooting planned a year in advance: report Overnight Campaign: A party rebels against its front-runner Pentagon rebuffs Trump’s proposed ban on Muslims Overnight Tech: Senate panel to vote on Dem FCC commissioner Capitol Hill intel leaders: Final cyber bill is ‘very close’ Tea Party’s Rob Maness will run for Vitter’s Senate seat Dems rip FCC chief after House testimony Feds to include driver assistance technology in car safety ratings Overnight Energy: Cruz takes on ‘climate alarmists’ Muslim congressman receives death threat Graham pushes Obama to back broad ISIS war bill George Takei: Trump would ‘make America disgraced again’ Bill targeting social media ‘terrorist activity’ faces backlash House votes overwhelmingly to restrict visa waivers for travelers The show must not go on Cruz refuses to attack Trump Actors join push for D.C. statehood Overnight Regulation: Senators grill beer giants on merger plan Philadelphia mayor: Trump not welcome here Donald Trump to sit down for interview with Barbara Walters Murphy urges Senate to vote on bill to ban microbeads Carson hires former Netanyahu aide as foreign policy adviser Obama to Canadian PM: Call me Barack Obama working the phones for climate deal in Paris Cruz blasts ‘alarmists’ at climate change hearing Lawmakers question safety of foreign airports after Metrojet attack Republicans add mid-January debate US investigates reports of new Iran missile test Cruz: Trump could have a place in my White House Toronto lawmaker pushing to erase Trump’s name from tower Machiavelli and ISIS Ohio Dem wants Portman to reverse Trump pledge GOP airs gripes to financial oversight panel Pentagon chief urges Congress to pass spending bill Top tax writer says ObamaCare could be part of ‘extenders’ bill Hoyer: ‘No doubt’ Dems could sustain veto of Syrian refugee bill Bush suggests Trump dealing to help Clinton win Iowa Dems create tele-caucus for those abroad New regs for Wednesday: lamps, fungicide residue and dropped rulemaking Jeb Bush site sends visitors to Trump campaign ‘NextGen’ conversion hampered by FAA funding fights, report says Trump and the Beltway Hays Code Sen. Cotton: Obama push to close Gitmo ‘absurd’ Four 2016 candidates got free ad time during ‘The National Dog Show’ Fiorina: Trump ‘a gift-wrapped present’ for Clinton Cigna CEO: We haven’t made money on ObamaCare plans Trump touts new poll showing appetite for third-party bid GOP turns screw on Dems in tax talks Ex-Obama defense officials: ISIS threat ‘getting worse, not better’ White House blasts GOP effort to slow investor rule in omnibus McConnell: Trump’s proposal on Muslims ‘inconsistent with American values’ FBI, Homeland Security to brief House on San Bernardino shooting Ted Cruz’s climate change hearing and the spreading of misinformation Major utility to quit ALEC Cochran backs Bush presidential bid Anheuser-Busch CEO: SBAMiller merger will not impact US market Nigel Farage: Trump has gone too far Romney slams Trump on Muslim ban Lawmakers still at impasse over cyber bill Coulter: Trump’s Muslim ban was my ‘best birthday gift’ Report: Both San Bernardino shooters vowed allegiance to ISIS Dems force protest votes on gun control Carson to pitch plan to replace ObamaCare Cornyn blocks Dem push to ban guns for suspected terrorists James Cameron: Eat a ‘plant-based diet’ to fight climate change Priebus: ‘I don’t agree’ with Trump on Muslim immigration Poll: Trump’s rhetoric on Islam boosts him in NC primary Obama aide: Trump’s comments disqualify him from presidency Schwarzenegger: We all have to be cops after San Bernardino GOP senators to Obama: Here’s how we could beat ISIS Lawmakers press ObamaCare chief on state money troubles US pushes to end investigation into Iran’s nuclear program Homeland chief: Trump’s Muslim ban would hurt national security Trump joins dark side in ‘Star Wars’ spoof Terror: Whom to fear Cruz splits with Trump over Muslim ban Santorum suggests finding ‘more practical way’ to limit Muslims British prime minister condemns Trump’s Muslim remarks Clinton holds big lead on Sanders in Iowa Sanders campaign: No ISIS questions The Hill’s 12:30 Report Obama’s Oval Office address draws 46 million viewers No Child Left Behind rewrite overcomes hurdle Dems slam Cruz for stacking hearing with climate change ‘deniers’ Bush-backer Bob Dole hits Trump, Cruz Qualcomm is latest US tech firm to face antitrust troubles in Europe It’s power of the purse time in Congress Use a treatment for PTSD that actually works Congresswoman presses for information on drug abuse in military Dem senators call on Pentagon for transparency on child sex abuse Union presses lawmakers to fix air traffic controller shortfall Senators express skepticism over big beer merger Missouri lawmaker backs Cruz Sanders touts criminal justice reform in South Carolina Pelosi, Republicans see spending talks stall as deadline looms Report: Investigators eyeing deposit made to Syed Rizwan Farook’s bank account Sanders bills aim for 10 million clean energy jobs Employees rank NASA, intelligence community as best agencies to work We promised to do everything possible Reid: Trump Muslim ban ‘hateful’ and ‘vile’ EPA chief: US is ready to push forward on climate change Tuesday: No Child Left Behind, visa waivers J.K. Rowling: Voldemort ‘nowhere near as bad’ as Trump Anonymous plans day of trolling against ISIS GOP lawmaker calls on Trump to drop out on House floor Ryan condemns Trump’s Muslim ban Foreign fighters in Syria have doubled since 2014 The Trump/Carson/Fiorina phenomenon explained Our visit to Afghanistan Graham: Tell Trump to ‘go to hell’ US trade officials challenging China over aircraft tax policy Huma Abedin blasts Trump’s ‘Islamophobia’ House panel to probe air traffic controller staffing Scarborough cuts off Trump MSNBC host sends testy Trump interview to break Time is now for increased climate focus at home and abroad Florida mayor bars Trump from city Cheney slams Trump’s Muslim idea Trump rejects comparisons to Hitler Trump: ‘We’re at war – get it through your head’ Our crumbling republic Congress should stop short-changing America regarding our airwaves Pro-Bush super-PAC slams Trump, Cruz, Rubio The politics of nuclear waste disposal Will the Department of Labor kill Obama’s college completion push? Incentive auction will transform spectrum policy The speech Obama should have given Supreme Court should agree that everyone deserves representation Global energy negotiations require straight talk Obama’s ISIS response stirs Democratic angst about 2016 Feds shelling out billions to public relations firms Pressure increases for ISIS crackdown online Donors wanting female president backing both Fiorina and Clinton Eyes on ISIS Evenwel threatens one person, one vote