Cruz Soars to Front of the Pack in Iowa Poll; Trump Support Stays Flat  —  Bloomberg Politics/Des Moines Register Iowa survey also brings no joy to Ben Carson or Jeb Bush.  —  McCormickJohn  —  Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz has surged ahead to become the latest front-runner …

Nations Approve Landmark Climate Accord in Paris  —  LE BOURGET, France — Representatives of 195 countries reached a landmark climate accord on Saturday that will, for the first time, commit nearly every country to lowering planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions to help stave off the most drastic effects of climate change.

Trump: I can't wash my hair properly because of water regs  —  Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump says water regulations from the are making it difficult for him to keep his famed mane clean.  —  Asked about the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) “Waters of the United States” …

In rebuke of Donald Trump, religious intolerance, Sen. Jeff Flake talks solidarity at Scottsdale mosque  —  Sen. Jeff Flake, an Arizona Republican, on Friday spoke at a Scottsdale mosque, telling the Muslims in attendance that he appreciates their contributions to the community, the state and the country.

The world just agreed to a major climate deal in Paris.  Now comes the hard part.  —  After two weeks of bleary all-nighters in Paris, diplomats from around the world have hammered out a major global agreement to address climate change.  Here's the full 31-page document, which was approved by 195 countries on Saturday.

ACLU Board Member Resigns After Urging People To Kill Supporters Of Trump  —  By Shaun Boyd  —  DENVER (CBS4)- A board member for the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado has resigned after urging people to kill supporters of presidential candidate Donald Trump.

The Navy's newest ship breaks down, limps into port  —  USNS Grapple tows USS Milwaukee, LCS-5, to Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, Va. on Friday, December 11, 2015.  LCS-5 suffered an engine casualty while in transit.  (Credit: Mike Morones/Staff)  —  ABOARD THE LITTORAL COMBAT …

Angela Merkel is doing more damage to the future of the West than Donald Trump  —  The founders of the European Union wanted it to give Christendom modern democratic form, but this is now nearly invisible  —  One day, a historian will pinpoint exactly when we in the West started talking about Muslims.

Bill Murray Befriends the Muslim World: ‘Not Every Flower Is the Same’  —  Our time trailing the comedy god in Marrakech, where a somber Murray shared his thoughts on Muslims and America in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino.  —  MARRAKECH — “Bill,” I call out.  “Bill.

Have police foiled an ISIS chemical weapons plot in Europe?  Two Syrian terror suspects are arrested in Geneva for ‘making and transporting explosives and toxic gases’  —  Two people of Syrian origin have been arrested in Geneva on suspicion of transporting ‘explosives and toxic gases’ as part of a probe into a terror threat.

What Oil Bust?  Texas Billionaire Gives Each Worker A $100,000 Bonus  —  Christmas came early at Hilcorp Energy.  Despite the depression in the oil and gas sector, this year employees are enjoying a $100,000 bonus.  —  It's the continuation of a tradition at Hilcorp, owned by billionaire Jeffery Hildebrand.

Op-Ed ‘Culture bundling’ and other obstacles to a real gun control debate  —  Activists in support of stricter gun laws protest outside the CNBC Republican Presidential Debate on Oct. 28 in Boulder, Colo.  —  I enjoy unproductive talk.  Bloviating, berating, snarking and swearing about politics …