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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
Minnesota governor and vice presidential candidate Tim Walz speaks to the crowd on Tuesday at Acrisure Stadium.

Walz visits Pittsburgh to court battleground votes

By Amanda Yu, Naomi Weiss • October 16, 2024
Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz visited Acrisure Stadium on Tuesday, Oct. 15, to present the Harris agenda to key Allegheny County.
Sen. Bernie Sanders was one of seven 2020 Democratic presidential candidate who spoke about issues relating to public education downtown on Saturday.

Democratic presidential candidates discuss tuition, unions at Public Education Forum

By Janine Faust and Caroline Bourque, The Pitt News Staff • December 14, 2019
The candidates did not share the stage, instead receiving about 20 minutes each to answer questions about issues relating to public education.
Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas) during a debate with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) at McFarlin Auditorium at Southern Methodist University in Dallas on Sept. 21, 2018.

Editorial: Stop calling Beto O’Rourke a progressive candidate

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • March 19, 2019
While O’Rourke quickly rose in fame and favor following his failed Senate bid, his past voting record as a member of the House of Representatives doesn’t match the progressive image he currently projects.
(Illustration by Garrett Aguilar | Staff Illustrator)

Clinton’s focus on 2016 doesn’t help Democrats

By Ben Sheppard | For The Pitt News • September 10, 2017

Letting go of the past can be difficult. And no one, it seems, knows that better than Hillary Clinton. Last year’s Democratic presidential candidate still appears to be reeling from her stinging defeat...

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