Opinion | Trump’s acquittal changes nothing — vote him out
By Paige Lawler, Senior Staff Columnist
February 11, 2020
It is vital that, in the wake of Trump’s acquittal, Americans stick together and vote him out of office in the 2020 general election.
Opinion | Trump weakens environmental regulations, leaves streams and wetlands vulnerable
By Paige Lawler, Senior Staff Columnist
January 27, 2020
This rule — a replacement to the Waters of the United States rule that was repealed in September 2019 — is a massively inferior update to the policy it replaces and is the latest of Trump’s careless environmental policies.
Opinion | Acquit Trump of both impeachment articles
By Hayden Timmins, Staff Columnist
January 22, 2020
Removal would create a precedence of impeaching and removing presidents based on miniscule evidence at best and pure speculation and deliberate misinterpretations of law at worst.
Opinion | Spotify Wrapped: American politics of the decade edition
By Devi Ruia, Senior Staff Columnist
January 7, 2020
Here are some of my favorite moments in American politics throughout the decade — think of it as a Spotify Wrapped for our nation.
Trump’s Pittsburgh speech draws protesters Downtown
By Benjamin Nigrosh, Staff Writer
October 24, 2019
President Donald Trump’s speech at the Shale Insight Conference on Wednesday turned the intersection of Penn Avenue and 10th Street into the marching ground for a few hundred protesting Pittsburghers.
Editorial: DeVos’ violation of court order shows her ineptitude
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 9, 2019
This case sheds light on an Education Department run ineffectively, forming another major crack in the Trump administration.
Opinion | Trump’s unpresidented response to impeachment
By Julia Kreutzer, Senior Staff Columnist
October 8, 2019
While Trump is not the first president to face this political battle, his reactions thus far fall in uncharted territory.
Opinion | The politics of impeachment won’t destroy Democrats
By Devi Ruia, Staff Columnist
September 30, 2019
The politics of impeachment are much better for Democrats than they think. In fact, it could help secure a Democratic victory in 2020 — not just against Trump but in Congress as well.
Editorial: Democrats can’t stall impeachment any longer
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
September 24, 2019
If Trump’s behavior was corrupt and constitutes an impeachable offense, not impeaching him would be accepting the president’s power to seek foreign interference in our democracy.
Editorial: Trump’s stance on Hurricane Dorian is problematic
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
September 8, 2019
This stance that the president shouldn’t be corrected when wrong, even when public safety is at stake, is dangerous and dictator-like.