Arrest Warrant Issued for Bill Cosby for Alleged January 2004 Sexual Assault of Andrea Constand  —  An arrest warrant has been issued for entertainer Bill Cosby for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting former Temple employee Andrea Constand at his Elkins Park, Pennsylvania mansion in January 2004 …

Donald Trump doesn't understand what ‘sexism’ is  —  Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is the host of SiriusXM's weekly program “The Dean Obeidallah Show,” a columnist for The Daily Beast and editor of the politics blog The Dean's Report.  Follow him on Twitter: @TheDeansreport.

U.S. Spy Net on Israel Snares Congress  —  National Security Agency's targeting of Israeli leaders also swept up the content of private conversations with U.S. lawmakers  —  President Barack Obama announced two years ago he would curtail eavesdropping on friendly heads of state …

This is just the blood-letting the Republican Party needs  —  It's getting hot in here.  —  Tuesday morning, the political-action committee supporting Jeb Bush released an extraordinarily nasty — and inaccurate — ad bashing Marco Rubio for missing key intelligence briefings on the Paris and San Bernardino terrorist attacks.

Man charged with setting Houston mosque fire was a devout attendee  —  A Houston man has been arrested in connection with a suspected arson at a mosque on Christmas Day.  —  A spokeswoman for the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives confirmed that the man was arrested early Wednesday …

Beards, Why? … Paul Ryan: House speaker, Wisconsinite, Republican standard-bearer, and now, lumber-sexual?  In an Instagram post late last month, the congressman unveiled a spray of chestnut stubble across his face.  “I'm the first Speaker to sport a beard in about 100 years,” he said.

So long Sidecar and thanks  —  Today is a turning point for Sidecar as we prepare to end our ride and delivery service so we can work on strategic alternatives and lay the groundwork for the next big thing.  We will cease ride and delivery operations at 2PM Pacific Time, December 31.

U.S. Slams ‘Provocative’ Iranian Rocket Launch  —  Senior U.S. military commanders on Wednesday accused Iran's military of “highly provocative” actions in firing unguided rockets 1,500 yards from ships including an American aircraft carrier.  —  The USS Harry S. Truman was crossing international waters …

GOP moves to pause refugee acceptance over background checks  —  A group of Senate Republicans wants to largely pause the acceptance of Syrian and Iraqi refugees until the administration meets a wide-range of hurdles aimed at bolstering background checks.  —  Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) …

The Tamir Rice Shooting Reveals the Darkness at the Heart of Open Carry Laws  —  Ohio's law clearly does not apply to everyone.  —  I have to admit that it took a day before I could sit down and write about the thoroughgoing bag-job that was the official investigation into the summary execution …

Pataki to drop out: report  —  Former New York Gov. George Pataki (R) is reportedly dropping out of the presidential race after months of lagging near zero percent in polls.  —  “Scoop: @GovernorPataki is calling his NH supporters this afternoon telling him he will drop his bid for president #fitn …