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
United States Representative Summer Lee greets the crowd at the “Students for Harris-Walz” rally at Carnegie Mellon University on Sunday, September 22.

Summer Lee re-elected for U.S. Representative in PA’s 12th Congressional District

By Briana Bindus, Assistant News Editor • November 6, 2024
At 8:12 p.m. on Tuesday evening, incumbent Summer Lee was declared winner against James Hayes for Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District. 
Students line up to vote in Posvar Hall in November 2016. About 80 people cast their vote at the polling station in November 2017.

Everything Pitt students need to know about the 2018 midterm elections

By Dylan Giacobbe, Hannah Schneider, and Ashley Priore • October 19, 2018
The 2018 midterm elections in Pennsylvania take place Nov. 6 — but Pitt students who vote in these elections have traditionally been low in number.
Census Bureau workers take an oath at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on March 30, 2010. Millions of foreign-born residents are expected to hide from or avoid the 2020 count because of the political climate created by U.S. President Donald Trump, census staff and civil rights groups say. (Liz O. Baylen/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Editorial: Citizenship question on 2020 census could cut PA funding

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • March 28, 2018

It’s no secret that for undocumented immigrants and other noncitizens, life can be rough under President Donald Trump’s administration. As of Monday, it just got significantly tougher. The U.S....

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