The Hill Articles: January 15, 2015

Obama to host ‘Selma’ screening at WH PETA applauds White House for vegetarian option at British PM dinner McConnell to House GOP: Don’t expect miracle on immigration Christie: Relax with 2016 speculation Ports want labor resolution Air Force secretary: ‘No regrets’ on retiring A-10 IRS chief optimistic on ObamaCare Democrat condemns ‘shocking’ comments about Muslim lawmaker Black lawmakers silent on ‘Selma’ snub Dem: We’re ‘locked in behind’ Clinton Expert: Obama to veto new Iran sanctions Perry builds 2016 case in farewell address OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Steyer ponders Senate run on Reddit Carly Fiorina ‘seriously’ weighing ’16 run OVERNIGHT FINANCE: Obama eases travel, trade with Cuba Capitol Counsel bolsters bipartisan roster NRCC chief wants special election to replace Grimm Ex-government leaders: ISIS could make ‘leap’ into cyberattacks Kirk blasts Iran for building new reactors Clawson to give Tea Party SOTU response Tipton leaves door open for Colorado Senate Snowden leak: Slow cyber defenses letting Russia, China hack US White House won’t draw US prisoners into Iran nuclear talks Bill would reimburse states for costs of illegal immigrants Poll: California AG is Senate front-runner Radical religion, radical tolerance GOP plotting response to ObamaCare SCOTUS case Boehner: ‘I’ll let scientists’ debate climate change White House didn’t get heads-up on Secret Service purge Senate GOP: Shutdown ‘off the table’ Hensarling: US has gone from ‘King George to King Barack’ House GOP to hold hearing on flu Republicans should join in scuttling Citizens United Press kept out as Obama, Senate Dems meet in Baltimore House chairman: Congress must ‘return sanity’ to Gitmo release process Rubio’s SOTU advice: Drink lots of water FDA concerned about drug-impaired drivers Dem bill would require data on police shootings GOP keeps budget options open It’s time for Congress to end the net neutrality wars Poll: Terrorism now top issue of concern Boehner: Surveillance helped foil DC plot Steyer: Senate decision hinges on ‘positive impact’ GOP senators want greater transparency on Gitmo transfers Walker: Romney run ‘pretty hard’ to justify White House mum on tech snooping ahead of Cameron meeting California lawmaker urges Senate to keep US goods on US ships Cruise ship crimes facing scrutiny from Coast Guard Solar industry adds 31,000 jobs Congress offers exit strategy on net neutrality Ernst to deliver GOP’s SOTU response WH unfazed by delay of ‘Three Amigo’s’ summit Manufacturers say tax reform needed to boost economic growth House to consider natural gas pipeline permitting bill next week Hagel warns: Don’t ‘micromanage’ Pentagon The GOP’s latest immigration policy ploy – What could go wrong? Amid NFL playoffs, lawmaker talks job as football ref VA launching investigation into ‘Candy Land’ hospital Club for Growth presses for work on trade, taxes Feds move to curb child deaths involving curtains Groups hail Obama’s paid leave order Senate GOP hedges on immigration vote Health chairman: ‘Plenty of issues’ to agree on with administration Planned Parenthood fights to allow some abortions under foreign aid CBO updating policy for conflicts-of-interest ObamaCare customers book more checkups, data shows Lawmakers push to ensure benefits for Filipino WWII vets Hagel to military: Brace for changes in pay Hagan heads to Harvard Survey: ObamaCare alleviated medical cost issues Bill would create dog training program for veteran therapy Oil lobby pressures Obama ahead of State of the Union Thune: Tax reform action ‘will depend entirely’ on the White House Jarrett: Paris attendance ‘would have been great’ CDC: Flu shot only 12 percent effective for adults Congratulations, Speaker Boehner – now let’s really get to work YouTube personalities to question Obama Holder: ‘Unacceptable’ that police shootings aren’t tracked CBC, Dems rip lack of voting right protections in Republican agenda UK leader wants Obama to denounce full encryption GOP senator slams Obama for Gitmo releases Obama urged to take stance on military’s transgender ban in SOTU The citizens’ mandate to stop Obama’s fundamental transformation of America Obama to push for 7 percent spending hike PCORI’s promise to patients Senate to hold ‘robust’ hearings on Obama’s Cuba policy Business group sees payoff in tax reform Franken blasts GOP’s ‘watered-down’ Internet proposal Black Democrats to gather in Ferguson Clinton advisers: Give us Mitt Voters disagree with GOP on environment, liberal group says Giuliani: Jeb is the GOP front-runner White House cyber grants target historically black schools New regs for Friday: Cruise ships, drugs, Mexican wolf Burwell urges GOP to ‘move beyond’ ObamaCare arguments Romney returns, Congress pushes forward Study finds software can’t replace spy agency data gathering CEOs make push for trade expansion House GOP’s immigration plan: more dysfunction plus mass deportation DC-related ‘Sniper,’ ‘Selma’ up for Oscars Anti-abortion movement at ‘historic moment’? Judge strikes down second half of home care rule Senate Finance unveils tax reform groups Minutes highlight Scalise efforts to kill resolution apologizing for slavery House Dem: GOP threatening ‘insolvency’ of Social Security fund DOD to up request of F-35 jets Read minutes from 1996 Louisiana House committee meeting Jobless claims tick up as holidays close out Tech giants cheer GOP lawmakers’ net neutrality moves Survey: The Internet may be stressing you out Fixing higher ed — Where to start? Capitalizing on cheap energy for the long term Tech companies join retailers in patent push Judiciary Committee chairman praises new journalist protections Wisconsin lawmakers demand probe into ‘Candy Land’ VA facility State attorneys general not backing down on data breaches Santorum, top backer gathering support Clinton jokes about where he’ll live in ’16 Poll: Majority support Keystone pipeline Administration details eased travel, trade restrictions on Cuba Small businesses call for greater voice in regs Hijacking Charlie Hebdo Credit unions want congressional data breach working group Pope says climate change is mostly man-made Poll: Majority backs Obama on immigration Kerry: No apology for Paris absence planned An image of America’s retreat from world stage Medicare Advantage improves patient outcomes GOP adds budget to retreat schedule Romney brings on Brown campaign aide The return of Rick Santorum New chairman pulls down Issa portrait Hill leaders plot game plan for Web rules 10 ways to get legislation passed Minority Serving Institutions left out of community college conversation Ports pumped about potential gas tax hike Long history of attacks on Congress Cruz out at Senate campaign arm Demand for cyber insurance skyrockets Hawaii delegation seeks to restore clout GOP frets over immigration 2016 backlash Hedge poised to cash in on Obama’s veto Not waiting: Rand Paul is already in campaign mode Price: The GOP’s new budget boss The shallow opposition to Keystone