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...

Trump EPA Wants To Halt Obama Methane Rule   The Trump Administration Just Took A Shot At An Obama-era climate change policy. The Trump administration is taking steps to halt an Obama-era climate change regulation regarding methane. The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed pausing the oil and gas pollution rule for two years while it reconsiders the regulation. On Tuesday, EPA officials made the formal proposal for the two-year pause on the implementation of the environmental regulation. The Obama administration rule would limit methane leaks at oil and gas drilling sites and would set standards for equipment and employee...

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...

Donald Trump Just Called His Own Health Care Bill ‘Mean’ During a meeting with Republican senators, Donald Trump called his own Obamacare bill “mean.” Trump then offered that the Senate version would be more generous. However, sources said the president did not specify which aspects of the bill he disliked. Trump’s comments were first reported by the Associate Press are a shocking turn of events for a president who publically gathered House Republicans at the White House to celebrate the passage of the bill. During the Rose Garden ceremony with Republicans Trump said, “This is a great plan.” Just...

Trump’s Disapproval Rating Just Hit An All-Time High The number of Americans who disapprove of Donald Trump’s job performance as president just hit an all-time high. According to the new Gallup poll, a whopping 60 percent of Americans disapprove of Trump’s job as president. Trump approval rating in the poll stands at just 36 percent – one point above his all-time low.   Donald Trump has a net negative rating of -24 points, an unprecedented number in the history of polling. Trump’s approval rating has remained at historic lows compared with all other presidents since Gallup started polling. On...

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...

Russian Attack On Electoral System Worse Than Previously Reported We Just Got More Evidence That the Russian Hack Was Even Worse Than Previously Thought. The Russian hack on the U.S. electoral system was larger in scope than previously known, according to a new report. A report by Bloomberg News released Tuesday notes that the cyber attack that took place during the 2016 election targeted nearly twice the number of states as was previously revealed. Russian hackers attacked systems in 39 states according to the Bloomberg report. The report cites people with direct knowledge of the U.S. investigation into the...

Golden State Warriors Unanimously Refuse White House Visit: Report   Warriors To Trump: Nope The 2017 NBA champion Golden State Warriors have unanimously decided to skip the customary White House visit, according to reports. On Monday night, the Warriors won their second title in three seasons by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. NBA champion Warriors skipping the White House visit, as a unanimous team decision per reports. — Downtown Josh Brown (@ReformedBroker) June 13, 2017 Warriors Coach Steve Kerr has called previously Trump a “blowhard” and “ill-suited” for the office of the president....

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...

Republicans Don’t Plan To Publicly Release Trumpcare Draft Before Vote The Senate version of Trumpcare is close to being complete, but they’re planning on keeping the legislation, that would impact 23 million people, a secret. Two senior aides for Senate Republicans told Axios that Senate Republicans do not plan to publicly release a draft of their healthcare bill before voting on it and submitting it to the Congressional Budget Office. “We aren’t stupid,” one aide told the digital news outlet, adding that Republican lawmakers may continue to work on the bill even after the draft is completed. “We are...