Author: Stephanie Moffat

This Is What We Know So Far About The Shooting At Congressional Baseball Practice Update: the gunman has been identified as James T. Hodgkinson. He has died. ### A gunman started firing shots during a congressional baseball practice Wednesday morning. The shooting took place in Alexandria Virgina, a Washington DC suburb. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise was shot and is in stable condition. His injuries are not life-threatening. Several others were injured during the shooting, including Capitol police officers who were at the scene to provide security for Congressman Scalise. The shooter had a rifle with a scope. The gunman...

Uber Board Member Makes Sexist Joke At Sexual Harassment Meeting, Resigns Uber Board Member Forced To Resign After Saying Women Talk Too Much.  Uber has faced its share of issues over the last several months. In fact, its CEO Travis Kalanick was forced to take a leave of absence amid questions over the company’s culture. And now one of Uber’s board members has resigned after making a sexist joke at a company event about sexual harassment. According to Buzzfeed News, “Uber board member David Bonderman has resigned, hours after he was criticized for making a sexist remark at an...

70 Percent Of Buyers At Trump Buildings Were Shell Companies Over Last 12 Months Bombshell New Report Exposes How Trump Is Raking In Massive Money From Shell Corporations.  According to a new report by USA Today, Donald Trump is raking in massive amounts of money from secret shell corporations that are buying properties from him. The report notes that since Trump won the Republican nomination there has been a dramatic increase in the proportion of secretive shell corporations that are purchasing properties in Trump buildings. “Over the last 12 months, about 70% of buyers of Trump properties were limited...

Reporters Banned From Filming Interviews With Senators Without Permission Republicans ban reporters from interviewing Senators in the Capitol hallways. Reporters at the Capitol have been banned from filming interviews with Senators in the hallways of the Capitol building without prior permission from the senator and a committee. The news of the reporting block was first reported by NBC News’s Kasie Hunt on Tuesday. Hunt said that reporters were told they can no longer film interviews with senators unless the senator and the Senate Rules Committee says it’s okay. The move to block interviews breaks with years of precedent and...

Trump’s Personal Lawyer Played Central Role In Firing Of Preet Bharara Donald Trump’s personal lawyer helped convince Trump to fire U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, according to a new report by ProPublica. Trump’s lawyer Marc Kasowitz, who is currently defending Trump in the Russia investigation, bragged to friends about his role in the firing of Bharara. ProPublica quotes a person close to the matter saying that Kasowitz told Trump, “This guy is going to get you.” Trump abruptly fired Bharara after initially asking him to stay on as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. ProPublica reported...