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The Hill Articles: January 12, 2016
January 12
Lawmakers react to Obama’s final State of the Union
GOP to Obama: You have no ISIS plan
GOP ’16 hopefuls pan Obama’s address
Obama takes ‘one more look’ before leaving House chamber
Ann Coulter: Deport Nikki Haley
Obama calls for lifting Cuba embargo: ‘The Cold War is over’
President doesn’t address Iranian seizure of Navy boats in SOTU speech
WATCH LIVE: GOP response to Obama’s State of the Union
Ryan spokesman busts Obama aide for taking picture on House floor
Obama vows to ‘keep working to shut down’ Gitmo
Obama takes shots at Trump-like rhetoric
Dems stand as Obama calls for redistricting reform
President touts net neutrality win during State of the Union
Obama: Work with me on criminal justice reform bill
Obama: ‘Over-the-top’ claims about ISIS plays into their hands
Obama: Terrorists use the Internet to ‘poison’ Americans
Cruz’s ‘carpet bombing’ call ‘doesn’t pass muster,’ says Obama
Obama urges Congress to pass Pacific trade deal
Fossil fuel leases should charge for climate change, says president
President calls out ‘outdated regulations’
President barely mentions guns in SOTU
Obama offers to give ‘tips’ to 2016 presidential contenders
Obama touts economy, knocks rivals in final SOTU address
Obama re-ups call for ISIS war authorization
Obama: Economic critics ‘peddling fiction’
Climate science deniers ‘will be pretty lonely,’ president says
Obama vows to cure cancer ‘once and for all’
Read President Obama’s last State of the Union address
Cruz group attacks Rubio on immigration
Trump goes hard after Cruz in Iowa
Clinton has ‘no response’ to ‘enabler’ question
DHS secretary named designated survivor during SOTU
Trump blames Bill Clinton for 9/11
Cruz hits Trump on national security
LIVE: Obama delivers last State of the Union address
Lawmakers talk about their guests to Obama’s big speech
GOP governor seems to take shot at Trump in State of the Union response
Lobbying World
Overnight Cybersecurity: Obama encryption policy could shift global debate
Poll: Sanders cutting close to Clinton nationally
Trump takes 17-point lead in national poll
Overnight Finance: ‘Audit the Fed’ bill falls short
Obama: Americans need to ‘fix our politics’
WATCH LIVE: Trump speaks at Iowa rally
Overnight Healthcare: Obama expected to tout Biden’s ‘moonshot’ to end cancer
Nazi ads to target David Koch’s apartment building
Overnight Defense: Iran detains two Navy ships
Sanders-Clinton race tightens with media fanning flames
Overnight Campaign: Who said anything about a coronation?
Mark Mellman: American jihad?
Congress got it wrong on unjustified corporate tax loopholes
Five things Obama should do to promote human rights
What gay marriage advocate plans to say to Kim Davis
Strategy needed to combat ISIS
Markos Moulitsas: Trump is just deserts
Dems: Obama administration raids ‘terrorized’ immigrants
Dick Morris: Women are leaving Hillary
Encouraging to see NIH recognize futility of animal experimentation
Overnight Tech: Tech’s place in the State of the Union
GOP seeks to block IRS from rehiring fired workers
Liberal group gives Rubio certificate for doing his job
Congressman unaware he invited Kim Davis to State of the Union
Bush knocks Clinton over cyber practices
Cotton: Iran taking Navy boats ‘humiliating’
Feds weigh next step for controversial anti-hacking regs
87 passengers suing DC Metro for smoke injuries
Spy chief hacked by same group that struck CIA head
Obama expected to push Congress to pass TPP
Overnight Energy: House approves bill delaying mining rule
Senate heads toward fight over refugee ‘pause’
House votes to slap stricter sanctions on North Korea
Obama expected to mention Biden’s ‘moonshot’ cancer cure
Clinton plan calls for ending certain tax ‘loopholes’
House votes to delay coal mining rule
Hillary’s artillery can shape 2016
Rand, Ron Paul rip Cruz for missing Audit the Fed vote
Arizona governor vows to tweet names of ‘deadbeat dads’
House task force to look into overreach by Obama
Poll: Sanders pulls within 6 points of Clinton in Iowa
Overnight Regulation: FDA nominee clears Senate hurdle
Men ejected for calling Trump boring are comedians
US officials scramble after Iran takes custody of two Navy boats
The Constitutional citizen
Congressmen press IRS on tax relief for wrongfully imprisoned
Senate floor fight on Internet tax ban expected soon
Chelsea Clinton: Sanders wants to scrap ObamaCare
McConnell: Senate will take up North Korea sanctions bill
Use of federal probation has rapidly declined, study finds
US assisting Ukraine in cyberattack investigation
Cruz: ‘Why are Hillary’s strongest supporters backing Donald Trump?’
Dem senator: Republicans are ‘in the pocket of the NRA’
Louisiana expands Medicaid under Dem governor
Ex-Obama envoy skeptical of Syrian peace plan
Senate rejects Paul’s push to audit the Fed
Carson hired ex-Benghazi Committee investigator
Reid predicts ‘pause’ in immigration raids
The House must sue to block illegal Iran nuke pact
Bill filed to overturn TSA driver’s license mandate
House chairman looks for cyber talk in Obama State of the Union
Cruz wins endorsement from lawmaker who boycotted pope
Oil dips below $30 per barrel
2016 arrives, polls tighten
GOP lawmaker to leave open SOTU seat to protest abortion
GOP report slams FCC on open records
Top private sector union endorses Hillary
Two protestors disrupt pro-gun Cruz rally
Pelosi: 2016 election shouldn’t be about ‘what Bill Clinton did two decades ago’
Strickland lags behind Portman in fundraising
No future for Glass-Steagall in financial reform
Former administration officials urge more airpower against ISIS
Dem plans bill to combat college sexual harassment
Agency sets new rules for federal home loans
Panel approves nuclear energy research bill
Clinton: Sanders doesn’t stand up to pro-gun lobby
Jeb allies hit Rubio on boots
Measures Obama could call for to make State of the Union ‘stronger’
James O’Keefe takes aim at Common Core in new undercover video
Biden: Obama offered financial help during Beau’s cancer battle
Poll: Trump has slight lead over Cruz in Iowa
House Judiciary passes bill to help prisoners re-enter society
Feds to crack down on customers using ObamaCare loophole
Watchdog documents sexual harassment at Grand Canyon park
The Hill’s 12:30 Report
Sanders to vote for Paul’s ‘Audit the Fed’ bill
Quinnipiac poll: Sanders surges to retake lead in Iowa
Cybersecurity exec seeks Maine House seat
Carson: Muslim group invited to SOTU ‘not pro-American’
Paul: ‘I’ve done my job as your senator’ despite 2016 bid
Healthy school meals make the grade
Fossil fuel lobbies knock Obama ahead of State of the Union
Sanders votes against Obama’s FDA nominee
McCain: Obama should leave another empty chair for dead Syrians
Poll: Sanders leads Clinton by double digits in New Hampshire
Roberts’ court on path to do still more damage to our democracy
McConnell: Obama never stopped campaigning
Fiorina: Clinton would ‘wipe the floor’ with Trump
Senate panel advances FDA nominee
Greens ask the EPA to take over pollution enforcement in Texas
Gay marriage plaintiff: Kim Davis has right to attend State of the Union
Speaker Ryan: Obama doesn’t deserve credit for economy
New regs for Wednesday: Salamanders, military, efficiency
Duckworth outraises Kirk in tight Illinois Senate race
Feds to process emails from Clinton aide Abedin for release
Volkswagen CEO: ‘We didn’t lie’ to US about auto emissions
Poll: Most want Obama tackling ISIS in SOTU
WaPost’s Robinson: Trump could win
Guns dominate Facebook chatter ahead of State of the Union
Judge rejects lawsuit over Clinton emails, calling issue ‘moot’
AIDS champions must step up efforts to end epidemic
Report: John Edwards vying to represent drivers in VW lawsuit
Second gun control group endorses Clinton
Biden: ‘Possible’ Trump could win
Tuesday: ‘Audit the Fed,’ sanctions
House Republican: US doing nothing to counter Chinese hacks
Watchdog: FAA failing to ensure pilots are trained to fly manually
MoveOn endorses Bernie Sanders
Increasing African-American inclusion in tech
Trump: ‘I can really bring people together’
Obama mocks Trump ahead of SOTU
Obama: I can only see Trump in a ‘Saturday night skit’
Stop torturing horses now
Yearning for a brokered GOP convention
Clinton holds 15-point lead on Sanders nationally
‘Terror attack’ kills 10 in Istanbul’s tourist heart
Poll: Trump leads Cruz by 18 points nationwide
US immigration caps put abused children at risk
Deportations and the blood on Obama’s hands
Heritage Action to GOP: Make healthcare a winning issue
Obama, Democrats at odds before State of the Union address
Obama’s hits, misses in State of the Union
What to watch for in Obama’s last State of the Union address
Trump puts Cruz off balance by fanning ‘birther’ controversy
Advocate against asbestos
Critics of Obama trade pact seize on Keystone dispute
Don’t hit the brakes on small inventors
Chuck Hagel to the next president: ‘Listen’