Politics

Twitter gave a statement after it suspended President Trump’s account, saying: “After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence. In the context of horrific events this week, we made it clear on Wednesday […]

D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee said the chaotic day at the U.S Capitol Building included four fatalities. A woman who was shot by the U.S. Capitol Police, as well as three others — two men and one woman — who died in “separate medical emergencies.” Police had made “in excess of 52 arrests,” including 26 […]

All of the living former presidents have joined voices and released statements that condemn the riots that took place at the capitol building on Wednesday. Former President Barack Obama took to twitter, sharing his views and saying: “History will rightly remember today’s violence” that was “incited by a sitting president who has continued to baselessly […]

According to projections, Rev. Raphael Warnock has been elected to be the first Black Senator of Georgia. The Reverend is the first Democratic Senator to be elected to Georgia in over 20 years. Some of the credit should go to local activists and House leader Stacey Adams, for their effort in putting together voter registration […]

This weekend, the houses of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell were vandalized, after Congress went home Friday without passing the bill that gives Americans $2000 in pandemic relief. “Where’s My Money?” was spray painted across the front door and bricks of McConnell’s house in Louisville Kentucky according to local authorities. […]

The Senate just overruled the President’s veto on the National Defense Authorization Act, making this the first congressional override in the 4 years that Trump has been in office. The NDAA will raise pay for the troops, set rules and regulations for how and when weapons will be purchased and set military policies. It was […]

After President Donald Trump rejected the Coronavirus Relief Bill on the grounds that it didn’t offer the American people enough money to actually help them, the revised bill went back to the drawing board. The new bill offers Americans around $2,000 each – depending on their income level. Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed the […]

The United States House of Representatives approved a $900 billion relief package to assist in the much needed aid of millions of Americans during this Covid-19 pandemic. This Monday, December 21st, it was announced that the plans for aiding in the treatment of patients, the loss of jobs, closing of businesses, etc. due to Coronavirus […]

After months and months of negotiations, congressional leaders are getting close to another coronavirus relief deal. If everything goes well, a $900 billion stimulus deal could reach Americans soon. The deal is expected to have another round of stimulus checks at $600 per person, but no money for local or state aid. The deal also […]

The City of Rochester’s Office of Public Integrity released a 48 page report on Tuesday that concluded that there was no evidence of any city employee violating any policies or ethical standards for the city or city departments in the death of Daniel Prude. Tim Weir, the head of the Office of Public Integrity put […]