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 …

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.

Tx. pol posts denied marital rape, tried cheating drug test  —  A Texas lawmaker's career could be over after his posts denying marital rape surfaced on Tuesday, along with a flood of other shady writing.  —  Texas state representative Jonathan Stickland's dirty digital tracks came to light …

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.

Pataki Was Running for the Nomination of a GOP That No Longer Exists  —  Once upon a time there was a “lane” for moderate Republicans in presidential primaries, and being governor of New York was an automatic qualifier for the nomination.  No more.  —  The classic comment about the impact …

AT&T to ditch most two-year phone contracts on January 8th  —  AT&T's long affair with the two-year contract continues to wind down, Engadget has learned.  According to an internal document sent to employees this morning, new and existing customers will only be able to get new phones by paying …

Cleveland's Terrible Stain  —  Tamir Rice of Cleveland would be alive today had he been a white 12-year-old playing with a toy gun in just about any middle-class neighborhood in the country on the afternoon of Nov. 22, 2014.  —  But Tamir, who was shot to death by a white police officer that day …

Militiamen, ranchers in showdown for soul of Burns  —  BURNS - The strangers carrying the whisper of danger arrived in the vast territory of the Harney Basin just before the holidays.  —  Ammon Bundy once helped his father repulse the government in an armed showdown on a Nevada desert.

Postal Service Previews 2016 Stamps  —  Star Trek, NASA's New Horizons and Shirley Temple are among Topics Highlighted  —  WASHINGTON —The Postal Service is providing a preview of its 2016 stamp program that is sure to attract the interest of fans of Sarah Vaughan, Star Trek …