Cruz Poised to Steal Even More Trump Supporters in Iowa  —  The crosstabs of the latest Bloomberg Politics/Des Moines Register Iowa Poll reveal some encouraging findings for the Texas senator.  —  JoshuaGreen  —  Ted Cruz shot to a 10-point lead over Donald Trump in the latest Bloomberg …

Stage set for final GOP debate of 2015  —  Watch CNN's coverage of the fifth Republican presidential debate live from Las Vegas on Tuesday, December 15.  Coverage begins at 6 p.m. ET.  —  Washington (CNN)Nine candidates will appear in prime-time Tuesday night for the final Republican …

'Libtard'-hating ex-police chief accused of pointing gun at woman who passed his Hummer  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  A former Pennsylvania police chief infamous for his profane video rants — punctuated by gunfire — against “libtards” has been arrested on harassment and terrorist threat charges.

The Paris talks have given us a long-shot chance to save the planet.  —  “This is a small gavel, but I believe it can do big things,” French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said to a cheering room on Saturday, as he marked the adoption of the first truly global climate change agreement.

Rubio is still insured under Obamacare: report  —  Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is one of the Affordable Care Act's staunchest opponents.  He's also one of its highest-profile beneficiaries.  —  Rubio enrolled his family in health insurance through the Washington, D.C., exchange in 2013 …

The Siege of Miami  —  The city of Miami Beach floods on such a predictable basis that if, out of curiosity or sheer perversity, a person wants to she can plan a visit to coincide with an inundation.  Knowing the tides would be high around the time of the “super blood moon,” in late September …

Diversity: Seven notes  —  Scott's six notes on “mismatch” add a much needed clarity to the discussion of race-based preferential admissions to college.  I want to add seven notes on the concept of diversity, which Scott discussed.  —  Note 1: The ideology of diversity is, as Scott says, relatively new.

Obama: Chessmaster, not Pawn … Four years ago at this time, I was in the middle of writing what became a cover story with the (immodest) title “Obama, Explained.”  In it, I examined whether the slow, understated, long-game approach of a one-term president about to run for re-election …

Police ask community for video footage of man killed by officer after endangering child, officer  —  Neighbor, friend describes the 24-year-old as silly, normal person  —  Raymond Bennett's fiancée woke him up around noon Saturday in a panic.  —  “Raymond,” she said, “someone just got killed out here.”