Skip to Main Content
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

Millennials consider third party candidates like Stein and Johnson.

Millennials consider third party candidates

By Casey Schmauder / Staff Writer September 11, 2016

When it comes to this year’s presidential election, Chris Orantes refuses to sacrifice his ideals or conform to a two-party system. “If I don’t think that Clinton or Trump is the answer, I’m...

Bernie Sanders speaks to media and supporters at a rally held in Pittsburgh last March.

Bernie Sanders to visit CMU, campaign for Katie McGinty

By Emily Brindley / Assitant News Editor September 11, 2016

Bernie Sanders is returning to Pittsburgh, but this time, he’s campaigning for Democratic Senate candidate Katie McGinty. McGinty, a Philadelphia native who previously served as Chief of Staff for...

Bill Clinton campaigns in Homewood

By Macey Zaffina / For The Pitt News September 9, 2016

On a stage in Homewood, surrounded by union workers and community members, Bill Clinton declared that Hillary Clinton knows how to bring Americans together. “If we’re not willing to live together...

Bill Clinton will visit Pittsburgh's Homewood neighborhood to campaign for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

Bill Clinton to speak in Homewood neighborhood

By Emily Brindley / Assistant News Editor September 7, 2016

Just days after a visit from Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine and current Vice President Joe Biden, Former President Bill Clinton will swing by Pittsburgh this Friday for the Democratic...

Joe Biden and Tim Kaine

Kaine and Biden speak at Pittsburgh Labor Day parade

By Brad Smertz / For the Pitt News September 5, 2016

Vice President Joe Biden said he fell in love with Pittsburgh after he fell in love with Pitt. During his senior year of high school, he said, Pitt offered him a football scholarship, sparking his affection...

John Hamilton | Staff Photographer

Storify: Kaine, Biden speak before Pittsburgh Labor Day Parade

[View the story "Kaine, Biden Speak Before Pittsburgh Labor Day Parade" on Storify]

Tim Kaine is coming to the Pittsburgh Labor Day parade. | TNS

Tim Kaine to speak at Pittsburgh Labor Day parade

By Lauren Rosenblatt / News Editor September 1, 2016

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s running mate, will make a brief stop at Pittsburgh’s Labor Day parade on Monday. Kaine will jet off to join Clinton in Cleveland later...

President Obama speaks during the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Wednesday, July 27, 2016. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

President Obama coming to Pittsburgh for Frontiers Conference in October

By Lauren Rosenblatt / News Editor August 30, 2016

  President Barack Obama is coming to Pittsburgh this fall to talk about technology and innovation. The Oct. 13 White House Frontiers Conference, jointly hosted by Pitt, Carnegie Mellon and...

Mike Pence, the Republican candidate for Vice President, spoke at the Senator John Heinz History Center Tuesday. Stephen Caruso | Contributing Editor

Pence makes first pitch to Pittsburgh

By Stephen Caruso / Contributing Editor August 10, 2016

Despite new polls show Hillary Clinton with a  double-digit lead in the state, the Trump-Pence ticket has not given up on Pennsylvania. A small but vocal crowd greeted Republican candidate for vice...

Then Clinton spoke, touching on policy such as a promise to pass a new infrastrucrtyre spending billl within her first 100 days, including broadband internet access for every home and business. Stephen Caruso | Visual Editor

Clinton – Kaine ticket makes Pittsburgh debut

With the conventions of both parties now in the rearview mirror, the road to electing the 45th president of the United States is just beginning - with a stop in Pittsburgh. More than 5,000 people gathered...

Load More Stories