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The public hearing, which will start at 10 a.m. Eastern Time, will hear from a number of witnesses, including Trump former 2020 Election campaign manager Bill Stepien, and Chris Stirewalt, a former top editor at Fox News who called the key state of Arizona for Joe Biden on Election Night. According to The New York Times, citing an unnamed committee aide, one part of Monday’s hearing will focus on how Trump’s frequent pushing of the so-called “big lie” that he won the 2020 Election was part of a major fundraising effort....

Turner Classic Movies host and grandson of legendary Hollywood writer Herman Mankiewicz, Ben Mankiewicz tweeted on Thursday evening: “Jane’s raucous enthusiasm is what makes Royal Wedding go. It’s a favorite of mine and a wildly underrated MGM musical. And Jane was always so kind to all of us at@TCM. She was charming, funny, and always game.” The Turner Classic Movies account, in turn, wrote: “We are beyond saddened about the passing of our dear friend Jane Powell who joined us many times over the years, including the launch of TCM in 1994....

How To Play Wordle As a quick note: Wordle went viral in early 2022, and that spawned a bunch of copycats. There are all sorts of different variations of the game from a cinema version of Wordle that uses movie frames, to Pokemon-themed ones, and even just direct copies. The subject of this article is the original version: the New York Times Games version. Other versions will have different answers and may have different rules....

With the two sides tied on points and goals heading into their final matches, each required only a point to be sure of a place in the next round. In bizarre circumstances, though, Japan went down 1-0 to already eliminated Poland as Senegal lost by the same scoreline to Colombia. With Colombia climbing to the top of the group, yellow card rankings were required and Japan came out on top, having only been cautioned four times to Senegal’s six....

Kushner was sitting in on Trump’s second presidential debate rehearsal at Trump Tower on October 7, 2016, along with Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus, campaign manager Kellyanne Conway, and deputy campaign manager David Bossie, among others, when they got a request from the Washington Post to comment on recorded remarks Trump made than a decade ago. “When you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything....

Ayer himself over the years has been advocating for his cut of Suicide Squad to be available to the public and loyal fans. Ayer previously stated, “I put my life into Suicide Squad. I made something amazing. My cut is intricate and an emotional journey with some bad people who are shit on and discarded (a theme that resonates with my soul)." RELATED: David Ayer Still Hopeful for a ‘Suicide Squad’ Directors Cut...

It’s a stunning piece of work that’s been done by Bosslogic on Instagram. You may recognize that name since he’s made a pretty big reputation for himself making fan art of just about everything under the sun. His work on video game and film fan castings, poster re-works, and fan art has earned him a reputation as one of the biggest genre fan artists on the internet. His redesign of Jared Leto’s Joker makes a pretty strong argument for his talents as well, redesigning a highly controversial look into something that preserves the unique elements, while bringing in some more iconic features from other versions, such as the classic drawn on smile....

Silhavy replaces Karel Jarolim, who was fired last week after a 5-1 loss to Russia in an international friendly. Jarolim took over in 2016 after the Czechs failed to advance from the group stage of the European Championship in France. The Czech soccer association says the 56-year-old Silhavy was given a contract through December 2019 with an option to extend it if the Czech Republic qualifies for the 2020 European Championship....

The shockwaves of suffering his first pro defeat — and losing his grip on the WBA (Super) and IBF junior middleweight titles — were still reverberating through his body last May when another blow rocked him. On vacation, attempting to clear his mind from the unanimous decision fall that Julian Williams handed him on May 11, 2019, Hurd’s cell wouldn’t stop ringing. Hurd fought the urge to answer until incessant calls from his mom made that impossible....

Hayne had been pining to represent Fiji in rugby sevens in August, having walked away from his brief stint with the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers in May. But the 28-year-old, who at the time of his retirement cited a desire to compete in the Olympics as a reason for returning to his native sport, will not realize his goal of competing at the Olympics after meeting with Fiji coach Ben Ryan last week....

Landry toured Spurs’ training ground after it was confirmed the Dolphins will be facing the New Orleans Saints on Oct. 1 at Wembley Stadium. Victor Wanyama welcomed Landry to the Enfield Training Centre, where the NFL star tested out his soccer skills … and goal celebrations. Landry failed during his attempt at a rainbow flick to celebrate a touchdown, but he was taught the proper technique from true professionals. Landry was joined in Liverpool by Cousins, and the two posed for a photo with the Reds’ Philippe Coutinho, Gini Wijnaldum and Divock Origi....

Republican leaders in Congress came out against the bipartisan commission, which would examine the events of the January 6 attack carried out by former President Donald Trump’s supporters. Despite the opposition of GOP leaders, 35 House Republicans voted in favor of the commission as did six Senate Republicans. However, the legislation failed to pass the Senate due to the legislative filibuster—which would have required at least 10 Republicans to vote with Democrats....

The Pro Bowl quarterback showed off his skills during a friendly throwing competition against his coach, Jason Garrett. Garrett is a former Cowboys quarterback himself, but he had a hard time keeping up with Prescott. MORE: NFL Pro Bowlers tell bad jokes in hilarious video A video posted by NFL (@nfl) on Jan 29, 2017 at 9:28am PST With those skills, it’s not hard to see how Prescott tied the NFL record with 13 wins as a rookie quarterback....

In the vast majority of traditional depictions, Santa Claus is portrayed as a portly, jolly, white-bearded man who brings gifts to well-behaved children on the night before Christmas. The legend goes that Santa crafts intricate toys throughout the year with the help of his elves at the North Pole, before then delivering the gifts through chimney service to each house on December 24 with the help of his flying reindeer....

Sudeikis showed up at the “Ted Lasso” premiere on Thursday in West Hollywood donning a T-shirt that simply read, “Jadon & Marcus & Bukayo.” Those are the first names of the three English soccer players who were subjected to online racist abuse after England’s Euro 2021 final loss against Italy. England was defeated in a penalty kick shootout, and did not convert on its final three kicks with Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka, three Black players, stepping up to take them....

Led by Jayson Tatum’s 46 points, the Celtics defeated the Bucks in Milwaukee in Game 6 to tie the Eastern Conference Semifinals at 3-3 and force a Game 7. Tatum’s performance helped the Celtics overcome a dominant performance from Giannis Antetokounmpo, who finished with 44 points, 20 rebounds and six assists. It marks his third 40-point game of the series and the NBA’s first 40-point, 20-rebound game in the playoffs since Shaquille O’Neal in 2001....

After losing five of its last seven games, Boston rose to the occasion on Christmas Day to pull away for a convincing 139-118 win over Milwaukee. With a few stars in action, the night was mostly about Jayson Tatum, who finished with 41 points (on 14-of-22 shooting), including a 20-point third quarter, which is when the Celtics created some distance. Jaylen Brown scored 29 points on the game as well....

Rather than spend time and money trying to make a splash by bringing in a high-profile free agent, the Jazz are banking on continued internal development and continuity to boost a team that finished the 2017-18 season on a tear. That approach is reflected in the team’s decision to bring back free agents Derrick Favors, Dante Exum, and Raul Neto under new multi-year contracts. “Chemistry is a hard thing,” Jazz GM Dennis Lindsey said at a press conference on Friday announcing the three free-agent signings....

Jeanie, the Lakers president and part-owner with her siblings, said during a radio interview Thursday with KPCC that if the Lakers aren’t “past the second round” — meaning in the Western Conference finals at least — in three years, Jim will step down. MORE: 12 affordable free agents who can really help | NBA free agency tracker “He told me that it would take three years to rebuild it,” Buss said....