Politics

The Justice Department has ended its investigations into the insider trading that allegedly occurred by Senators Dianne Feinstein of California, Kelly Loeffler of Georgia and Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma. The accusations are based on transactions made in the weeks before the coronavirus pandemic began affecting the stock market. Recent discoveries in the inquiry suggest that Senator Richard […]

On Thursday, President Trump signed an executive order that aims to limit the rights of private tech companies like Twitter and Facebook, after Twitter placed a fact checked label under two of his tweets this week. The tweets claimed that casting ballots by mail allows for voter fraud, when in fact both Republican and Democratic […]

You know the Central Park video of Amy Cooper? That’s the video showing her lying to a 911 dispatchers that a Black man is threatening her life. Well, she could be charged with a hate crime in the future. A proposed state legislation from 2 years ago, has new life. Originally proposed by New York Assemblyman […]

On Wednesday, May 27th, Governor Andrew Cuomo travelled to Washington D.C. to meet with President Donald Trump at the white house to discuss reopening the economy. During his address on Tuesday May 26th, Cuomo announced that while still very tragic, only 74 people died of coronavirus and that it’s a sign that “…We are heading […]

President Trump said he views the high rate of confirmed positive COVID-19 cases in the United States as a badge of honor. He made the statement during his cabinet meeting Monday in which he hasn’t held one since the outbreak. The current president said the United States is doing more testing than anybody else in […]

Despite encouragement from Ford officials to wear a face mask, Trump refused to wear a mask on his visit to Ford in Michigan. Trump was visiting Ford to view new ventilators, after nationwide outrage at the shortage of ventilators to treat COVD-19 patients. It was later revealed by the Ford company, however, that Trump “wore […]

Tuesday RCSD announced Dr. Leslie Myers Small as the new superintendent of Rochester City Schools. Becoming the first black woman to lead the position. Dr. Myers-Small was previously superintendent for the Brockport Central School District. She left Brockport to become State Assistant Commissioner of School Reform and Innovation in December. Dr. Myers-Small is taking over […]

Earlier this week, Trump publicly called out Obama and insisted that he be called by Senator Lindsey Graham to testify about the origin of the Russia investigation and the FBI’s investigation regarding Michael Flynn. Trump tweeted, “If I were a Senator or Congressman, the first person I would call to testify about the biggest political […]

After Rochester’s City Hall closed because of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, many couples were forced to put their wedding plans on hold to stay safe. Over the weekend, the City Clerk’s Office revealed that it has transitioned to online processes for marriage licenses and ceremony services. Governor Andrew Cuomo gave the City Clerk the authority to […]

Monday the President gave a press conference to update the country on COVID-19 testing. During the press conference he talked about testing and how it should be available for every person in the country. President Trump also addressed the issue of the Vice President after his Press Secretary tested positive for the coronavirus by downplaying […]