Trump’s Pittsburgh speech draws protesters Downtown
By Benjamin Nigrosh, Staff Writer
October 23, 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 23, 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.
Editorial | Climate change denial is an economic and environmental failure
By Pitt News Editorial Board
August 29, 2019
It’s likely that even older generations will have to face the financial burdens of denying climate change, especially with these loosening regulations.
Editorial | Acknowledge progress and pitfalls during Pride month
By Pitt News Editorial Board
June 11, 2019
But the past few years also brought forth a slew of hateful events, serving as a bleak reminder that we still have a long way to go. In order to continue progressing forward, it’s vital to acknowledge both the progress and the pitfalls.
Trump has pardoned 10 men; who are they?
By Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times
May 23, 2019
The ability to grant pardons is among a president’s most unchecked powers. Pardons have corrected injustices, and they’ve caused outrage. But historians consider some of President Donald Trump’s pardons among the most controversial ever granted. Experts say many of his pardons follow a pattern...
Opinion | The Trump boom can’t last
By Michael Clifford, For The Pitt News
May 21, 2019
Mixed economic signals are popping up everywhere that suggest a downturn soon. Given the uncertainty, it would be wise to hold a skeptical outlook for the near future.