RUFUS - President John McCallum's cancer has returned, just shy of two years since he entered remission. The President has yet to determine if he will undergo chemotherapy and if so, has yet to determine if he will carry out his remaining term or give up the Presidency to Vice President Travis Loretti who is more than ready to take over the role as acting President.

NEWS 28 - President McCallum has officially addressed the reason he has been absent from the public for the last two weeks, delegating state visits and public engagements to Vice President Travis Loretti.

The President said that his family had "experienced a severe family medical emergency," but did not specify which family member experienced the family emergency. He did confirm that the medical scare did not involve him.

"As President of the United States Of Jesstopia, it is my duty, my obligation to answer to the Jesstopia people," said President McCallum during the live address. "As I have always said, family is very important to me and so is my duty a this country's leader. My absence in the last two weeks is nothing of suspicion and should not be taken that way. A member of my family has fallen very ill, and we were taking time off to be with them. I will not disclose which family member it was, but I can confirm that it was not me. We are still working to ensure a full recovery."
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President McCallum did say that he was back to full duty, and thanked Vice President Loretti for taking up the duties he had to put aside to focus on his family's health scare. He said that he will still hold his April meeting with King Georgie V of Polton.

NEWS 28 - New Shire Lt. Governor Micheal Wendtz has been pronounced dead, after a brief battle with cancer. He died a little after 12:30 PM at his home in Hillcrest, New Shire.

RUFUS - 2024 Nationalist Party, Presidential Nominee Thomas Cooke was speaking at a rally in Nox City, North Lorray, in attempts to get Linda Lee reelected Governor next month, when an 18 year old man pulled out a weapon and fired it towards the stage where Cooke and Lee were standing. Police quickly apprehended the 18 year old male.

It has been more than a year since the bombing of the Nationalist House took place, marking the terrorist attack that would go on to kill more than a dozen more people in the preceding weeks. The bombing lasted all of 5 seconds, with the Nationalist House(seen left), partially collapsed due to structural damage. In the past year, investigators continue to peace together exactly what happened and how James Ronaldson was able to do such an horrific thing. Attacking our nation's head of state.