RUFUS - President McCallum's second year as President has arrived, and many speculate that his Presidency will not survive the upcoming trial to determine if he sexually assaulted several women before and after becoming President. He is also facing uncertainty after petitioning the Supreme Court to exclude evidence that could convict him yesterday.

In the event that he survives the trial, and he is found not guilty, what does it mean for his last two years in office, and how will this shape the last two years of the McCallum-Simon Administration.

Many political analysts weigh in on what the next two years will entail for his Presidency and the Nation as a whole.

RUFUS - President McCallum is being asked by multiple women rights groups to step down as President and allow Sam Simon to take over as President. The calls for him to resign come days after several complaints were filed and the Senate announced it would investigate to claims, and that the Senate ethics committee would also be involved in the investigation. McCallum has maintained his innocence throughout and is looking to ensure that he can effectively lead the United States Of Jesstopia.

"We aren't sure how long the servers and systems will be down, but we believe it to be down for the next couple of weeks if not months," said Product Mart IT Director Marlow Richardson. "As the company deals with this cyber attack, we are focused on ensuring customers and associates are taken care of. We will continue to provide guidance to our employees, staff and associates."

The company is currently working to create a work around, to the downed systems, which according to the company went down yesterday afternoon. 

October 23, 2022 - Early this morning, Governor Kirk Paul announced the death of his 19 year old son, Matt, who died after battling with a swollen brain after a serious car wreck caused by a drunk driver sent him to the hospital. 

RUFUS - Early this afternoon, Travis Loretti was sworn in as the Acting Vice President, during the recovery of Sam Simon who was seriously injured after his Vice Presidential Limo overturned after a serious mechanical failure caused his crash.

"Vice President Sam Simon was hurt in a car accident early this afternoon, and now Travis Loretti will take over as acting Vice President." said President McCallum.

RUFUS - A Federal Court found Former Vice President Richard Banks guilty of Sexual Misconduct and abusing his power as Vice President to conduct the inappropriate acts in his office. According to other Banks staffers, they were all told to remain quiet or risk losing their jobs.

Banks was in court on outstanding questioning that needed to be conducted relating to his conduct when he served as Jesstopia's second Vice President. Allegations from the victim, allege that he inappropriately touched them and made sexually explicit comments to them, which they then asked him to stop. During this conduct, he told his staffers to say absolutely nothing or face termination. He retaliated against two former Nationalist House staffers after they refused to stay quiet.

UNITED KINGDOM - The Buckingham Palace recently released a statement announcing the passing of the United Kingdom's longest reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II this afternoon. A statement by the Buckingham Palace stated the following, "The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and return to London tomorrow."

RUFUS - Former North Lorray Governor Sam Simon was sworn in as the 3rd Vice President Of The United States Of Jesstopia this afternoon around noon. Simon was selected to replace Richard Banks after he announced his resignation as Vice President on August 19, 2022.

"I am honored to be selected as the next Vice President of the United States Of Jesstopia," said Simon. "It would be my honor to accept President McCallum's nomination and look forward to working with the President."

RUFUS - Vice President Richard Banks is currently under investigation for sexual misconduct and making inapropriate comments, to female staffers at the Nationalist House. During a meeting in North Lorray, a staffer also accused Banks of unwanted touching, which she indicated to him she was very uncomfortable with. She asked him to stop the advances to which he declined through non-verbal means.