What does Presidents’ Day mean today? Historians at Pitt weigh in

By Amber Medved, Senior Staff Writer • February 17, 2026

Federal workers may associate Presidents’ Day with a long weekend, but the holiday also prompts some Americans to reflect on how the presidency has changed since its establishment.

Opinion | What the election results mean to me

By Grace Harris, Senior Staff Columnist • November 18, 2024

We all felt the impending doom, the fear and most intensely the confusion that this election illuminated. This election brought about a slew of emotions for me and my intersecting identities, and I am not alone in this feeling.

Trump wins second term, Republicans win big in Pennsylvania on Election Day

By Briana Bindus and Spencer Levering • November 8, 2024

Donald Trump will become the 47th president of the United States after earning the necessary electoral votes in the early hours of Wednesday morning and after a race that was like no other in recent memory.

Opinion | Political hypocrisy shouldn’t stay the norm

By Julia Kreutzer, Senior Staff Columnist • September 8, 2021

I wondered why it was so difficult for me to admit that Biden dropped the ball.

Opinion | Want to break the glass ceiling? Stop focusing on gender

By Julia Kreutzer, Senior Staff Columnist • July 9, 2019

Focusing on anything other than candidates’ abilities is not only a slap in the face to women who have spent their lives fighting to serve the country, but also hinders our ability to get the best person for the job. 

Analysis: Is Brad Pitt gearing up for a presidential run?

By Maggie Young, Senior Staff Writer • April 1, 2019

There’s a handful of celebrities who have transitioned from the entertainment business to politics, from Ronald Reagan to Arnold Schwarzenegger to our current president, Donald J. Trump. The pattern raises the question — who will be the next movie star to grace the political stage?

Top 10: People we would actually support for president

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • March 22, 2019

Amy Klobuchar defended her harsh staff treatment, claiming toughness is needed to deal with Putin, but has she ever threatened her rival one hour into starting her new job? Gritty has.

SGB President Maggie Kennedy is ready for the year ahead

By Grant Burgman | News Editor • May 30, 2018

Maggie Kennedy has hardly had a chance to relax since winning Pitt’s Student Government Board election in February. Kennedy, a senior political science and communication rhetoric double major at Pitt,...

Editorial: The Pitt News endorses Maggie Kennedy for Student Government Board President

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • February 19, 2018

Candidates for the position of Student Government Board president run campaigns every year, requiring them to sit down with any number of student organizations, clubs and social groups and explain their...

Bush 2020? One great speech can’t erase eight years

By Brian Gentry | For The Pitt News • October 25, 2017

Defying all expectations of his speaking ability, former President George W. Bush gave an eloquent speech last week criticizing the Trump administration. “We’ve seen nationalism distorted into...