Shots fired, Trump rushed off stage at Correspondents’ Dinner
Reading Time: 2 minutesDuring the dinner, shots were reportedly fired, causing Secret Service to secure J.D. Vance, Trump and other members of the Trump cabinet. ...
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Trump delivers State of the Union address; 50 Democrats boycott
Reading Time: 4 minutesAlex Bucknam Managing Editor President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.| Image courtesy of the White House President Donald Trump’s address to Congress on Feb. 24 was the longest State of the Union speech in United States (U.S.) history, lasting one hour and 47 minutes. 50 Congressional Democrats chose not......
President Trump signs orders dismantling eight departments
Reading Time: 3 minutesOver the last few weeks, President Donald Trump has issued two executive orders that directed eight departments/ agencies to dismantle themselves, including the Department of Education (ED) and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). On March 14, President Trump signed an executive order titled “Continuing the Reduction of......
SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr. responds to President Trump’s executive orders
Reading Time: 3 minutesABIGAIL JACOBSON News Editor The recent executive orders signed by President Donald Trump not only have an effect on the U.S. as a whole but on SUNY schools as well. SUNY Chancellor John B. King, Jr. sent out an email to all SUNY presidents. The email was then sent to......
A reflection of current-day America: Trump inaugurated on MLK Day
Reading Time: 4 minutesDAN QUAGLIANA Managing Editor Martin Luther King, Jr. Photo via Pixabay.com On Nov. 2, 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed H.R. 3706 into law. On July 29 of that year, Representative Katie Hall (D-IN) introduced that bill in order to recognize the third Monday in January “as a day of prayer......
Trump signs flurry of executive orders in his first week back in office
Reading Time: 4 minutesALEX BUCKNAM Asst. News Editor Donald Trump isn’t wasting any time getting acclimated to the White House for his second term. President Trump was inaugurated on Jan. 20, 2025, in the rotunda of the United States Capitol due to the cold temperatures Washington, D.C. was facing. He is the second......
Fredonia students react to Donald Trump’s impeachment acquittal
Reading Time: 2 minutesTANNER TRUAXSpecial to The Leader Donald Trump handed over the constitutional reins to Joe Biden in January, effectively ending one of the most controversial presidential elections in American history. He spent weeks after election night claiming his presidential win was illegally stolen from him, even after several investigations into the......
The Scallion reviews the 2020 Election: Wait, what the f*ck just happened?
Reading Time: 2 minutesJOSEPH MARCINIAKEditor of the Scallion After a tumultuous campaign, sources have called the 2020 election for Joseph R. Biden Jr., king of the crab people. The lord of all crab people, Biden, gave a rousing speech where he said “All people are equal under the law, and you can go......
The questionable effectiveness of presidential debates
Reading Time: 2 minutesCASEY HUBER Special to The Leader Tens of millions of people watched the 2020 presidential debates. Why? What do the presidential debates actually do for anyone? Who is undecided a month before the election? Turns out, not that many people. An NBC News and Wall Street Journal poll shows 5......
Hey guys, it’s me, token MAGA hat guy
Reading Time: 2 minutesBRIAN CECALA Guest Scallywag It’s me, the token MAGA hat guy on campus, coming at you this election year to remind you of the various values we, as smart conservatives, have. Far-left communist sleepy Joe Biden and open Antifa card-carrying member Kamala Harris are trying to make all citizens of......