Bob Dole was in Abilene, Kans., when he heard the news of Colin Powell’s imminent resignation. The irony wasn’t lost on Dole. the Senate Republican leader, as he sat watching CNN in the hometown of another celebrated army general, who also had a warm smile and seemingly unlimited political potential. ‘As I watched that scene at the White House," Dole said, “it flashed across my mind: Ike again.” Ike again: the comparison to President Dwight David Eisenhower has dogged Colin Powell ever since the gulf war turned him into a superstar, capping an already meteoric military career....

The incident took place in Harris County, Texas, when a Tesla Model S crashed into a tree and caught fire. As Newsweek reported, the fire burned for four hours and took 23,000 gallons of water to extinguish. It’s not yet been determined whether the Autopilot feature was engaged at the time of the crash, but, according to KTRK, one victim was in the front passenger seat and the other was in the back....

The 29-year-old actress is asking the Los Angeles court to move all assets from the SJB Revocable Trust to multiple accounts at Fidelity Brokerage Services under her sister’s name, according to The Los Angeles Times. About two years ago, Jamie Lynn was named as a trustee to the music superstar’s estate. If anything tragic happened to her older sister, Lynn Spears would be in charge of administering the family’s assets....

As part of an interview with New York Magazine, Whedon admitted to not being “civilized” early in his career as a showrunner but has denied the allegations made against him by his Buffy and Angel casts, stating: “I think I’m one of the nicer showrunners that’s ever been.” He also refuted the allegations of misconduct raised by Justice League stars Ray Fisher and Gal Gadot. Newsweek has everything you need to know about Whedon’s response to the allegations and more....

But the Arizona lawmaker has said little publicly about her positions on key policies amid the ongoing negotiations, much to the frustration of activists in her home state and her Democratic colleagues. But her office has said that the White House and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer are “fully aware” of her priorities. “While we do not negotiate through the press—because Senator Sinema respects the integrity of those direct negotiations—she continues to engage directly in good-faith discussions with both President Biden and Senator Schumer to find common ground,” John LaBombard, the senator’s communications director, said in a statement on September 30....

“To all our fans….we see you. Thank you for your support,” she captioned the post. DeGeneres and de Rossi met in 2000 at a party but didn’t make their red-carpet debut as couple until the HBO Golden Globe Awards Party in January 2005. They’ve been married since 2008. A post shared by Portia de Rossi (@portiaderossi) on Aug 3, 2020 at 10:03am PDT During a 2005 interview with The Advocate, de Rossi opened up about her sexuality for the first time....

Viewers will see those talents and plenty of others enacted on the upcoming new season of America’s Got Talent, premiering on NBC this Tuesday. After 22-year-old blind and autistic vocalist Kodi Lee stunned the judges during last year’s round of talent competitions, it’s now time for a new rising star to emerge and claim the $1 million cash prize on the show’s 15th season. This year, however, the stakes are even higher for contestants now that the coronavirus is preventing the show from airing with a live audience—meaning everyone will have to get a little more creative in their execution....

The relapse happened about four months ago, his wife, Samantha, wrote. The couple kept the news private, hoping to enjoy as much normalcy as they could before he begins undergoing treatment again. “Andrew will have to undergo a bone marrow transplant,” she wrote. “This is an intense procedure. It has great risks, but potentially, great reward. This could be a cure. It could be an answer to prayer. It scares the heck out of me, but it’s our best option at this point....

Former Cavs general manager David Griffin, who parted ways with the franchise only days before the 2017 NBA Draft, says Irving handled a difficult situation the right way. Griffin sees Irving eventually being traded by Cleveland, but he doesn’t agree with former Cavs guard Ron Harper, who told the Akron Beacon Journal that Irving made the decision because of “youth” and “ignorance.” MORE: Would Cavs take this package from Suns for Irving?...

“The rebellion on the populist right against the results of the 2020 election was partly a cynical knowing effort by political operators and their hype men in the media to steal an election or at least get rich trying,” Stirewalt wrote in an op-ed published by The Los Angeles Times on Thursday. He added that the challenge to the election results was a “tragic consequence of the information malnourishment so badly afflicting the nation....

Trump has repeatedly questioned the whistleblower’s credibility and motivations, suggesting his or her name should be revealed publicly. Earlier this week, GOP Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky urged the media to release the whistleblower’s name. He also tweeted an article speculating as to the identity of the government official. The president’s son, Donald Trump Jr., went a step further, tweeting out the name of an individual some right-wing news sites have suggested could be the anonymous source....

James G. Stavridis is a retired U.S. Navy admiral who held numerous high-profile roles during his career, notably serving as the NATO supreme allied commander for Europe from 2009 to 2013. On Sunday, he was interviewed by businessman John Catsimatidis on his New York City-based radio show, “Cats Roundtable,” and discussed the ongoing war in Ukraine. Stavridis predicted that the prolonged conflict between Ukrainian defenders and Russian invaders would remain at a stalemate at least throughout the winter, then “having a breakthrough moment....

Bruen argued that Sullivan should leave office after choices made regarding Afghanistan “sadly led to the most unnecessarily embarrassing day in the history of the National Security Council.” After seizing multiple provincial capitals in a rapid fashion, the Taliban took control of Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul this weekend following the government’s fall. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country as insurgents closed in, later stating on Facebook that he left to avoid further bloodshed in the capital....

Cole is inactive for the game after signing with the Broncos on Tuesday and practicing with the team all week. The Patriots released Cole late in the regular season, his second with the team, and the Broncos picked him up after cornerback Chris Harris suffered a torn ACL in the divisional round win over San Diego. The signing brought a whiff of intrigue to the build-up toward the game, with the notion that the Broncos would milk Coles for information about his former team....

The Electoral College voted on December 14 to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s win against Trump. But the president and his supporters continue to claim, without evidence, that Biden won through widespread voter fraud. Legal challenges brought by lawyers for the president and his supporters have nearly all failed. Former Attorney General William Barr, who resigned this month, also asserted that there is no evidence of election fraud that would change the results....

At the end of September, Pastor Robert Jeffress threatened on Fox News that if Congress were to successfully remove Trump from office: “It will cause a Civil War like fracture in this nation from which our country will never heal.” Trump tweeted the quote at the time, drawing criticism from numerous pundits, Democrats and even some leading Republicans. But other conservative commentators and politicians have made similar remarks in the intervening weeks....

In a interview with ScoreGolf.com’s Rick Young, Foley said that he didn’t care for Jenkins’ piece on Woods. “It seemed personal,” said Foley. “Jenkins is a beautiful writer, a legend in this game, but what good does this article do? I mean really, what purpose is it?” Foley also addressed the part of Jenkins’ farce that exclaimed Woods is a notoriously bad tipper. In the piece, Jenkins wrote: Foley’s response was fiery, to say the least....

His comments came during an interview on CBS’ Face the Nation and days after the Republican National Committee’s censure of Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger. The censure resolution approved by the RNC on Friday said that the two legislators are “participating in a Democrat-led persecution of ordinary citizens engaged in legitimate political discourse.” The two are the only Republicans who serve on the House select committee investigating the attack....

Ken Cuccinelli, now a senior fellow at the Center for Renewing America after serving as Donald Trump’s acting deputy secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, wrote in a position paper that properly vetting refugees is “unachievable as a simple administrative matter” and that they should be resettled closer to home. “While Afghans will likely enter the United States through existing programs, the mass importation of potentially hundreds of thousands of people who do not share American cultural, political, or ideological commonalities poses serious risks to both national security and broader social cohesion,” he wrote....

“There’s very much a scenario where Donald Trump could be president again and this is a man who has challenged our institutions near to the breaking point,” Alyssa Farah, who served as Trump’s White House communications director, said in a clip from CNN’s Trumping Democracy: An American Coup. Trump hasn’t announced if he’s running for reelection in 2024 but has strongly suggested it—a “nightmare scenario,” according to Farah. She noted that if Trump runs, “he’ll likely be the nominee of the Republican Party, assuming nobody attempts to challenge him credibly,” adding that President Joe Biden “is going to be 82 years old by 2024, many around him don’t think he’s going to run again....