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Tuesday, December 23, 2014

The Hill's E-news: December 23, 2014


 December 23, 2014 
NYC returns Obama to center of debate over police and race
By Justin Sink
President Obama’s Hawaii vacation had barely begun when the news broke that two New York City police officers had been shot dead by a lone assailant who posted anti-police screeds on social media.
NYC mayor, police signal truce
By David McCabe
Unions to "stand down" as de Blasio calls for protests to be suspended.
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GOP probe finds 'culture of bias' at IRS
By Bernie Becker
Report says IRS employees subverted the agency's mission to further Obama’s goals.
GOP's Grimm to plead guilty
By David McCabe
Grimm will reportedly plead guilty to one count of felony tax evasion.
Dem asks Sony to show 'The Interview' at Capitol
By Cristina Marcos
Rep. Brad Sherman said a screening would educate members of Congress.
North Korea's Internet suffers outages
By Justin Sink and Cory Bennett
State Department denies U.S. involvement after promises of retaliation.
Gruber comes to the Supreme Court
By Sarah Ferris
Plaintiffs challenging ObamaCare reference Jonathan Gruber six times in their initial brief.
Supreme Court to hear ObamaCare subsidy challenge in March
By Sarah Ferris
The case has been called the biggest legal threat to ObamaCare since 2012.
'Sheriff Joe' challenges Obama in court
By Scott Wong
A federal judge is weighing whether Obama's immigration actions are constitutional.
US fight against ISIS costs $1B and counting
By Rebecca Shabad
U.S. military operations against ISIS have cost $1 billion since August.
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Saudis use markets, environmentalists use regulations
By Randy T. Simmons, contributor
But they both want US oil producers cut back production in our higher-cost oil fields.
McDonald's can no longer hide behind its franchises 
By Richard Kirsch, contributor
The company and franchisees are both responsible for actions against protesting workers.
The New York Times: Mitch McConnell’s new Senate goal: Turn Republican dial to yes
By Carl Hulse
The incoming majority leader acknowledges it will be challenging to change the mind-set of a caucus whose opposition to the president he was instrumental in leading.
Reuters: Senate Republican leader McConnell opposes Obama on Cuba
By Richard Cowan
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Monday he opposed U.S. President Barack Obama's plans to normalize relations with Cuba, and spoke of steps lawmakers might take to rein in the new policy.
The Wall Street Journal: The oddest bedfellows? Try Obama and Rand Paul 
By Gerald F. Seib
Of all of Washington’s odd couples the oddest is President Obama and Sen. Rand Paul, who are finding common ground despite their obvious differences.
The Associated Press: Late at night, Christie doing 2016 foreign policy work 
By Jill Colvin
It's after 9 p.m. on a Sunday night in late November and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is deep into a conference call talking about nuclear weapons and Iran.
USA Today: Obama signs 2015 fundraising appeal 
By David Jackson
President Obama may be on his annual end-of-the-year holiday

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