April Fools | Trump Administration bans women’s sports with “unprecedented” executive order

By Ava Nicholas, Senior Staff Writer • April 1, 2026

In a bold move from the White House that legal scholars are calling “shockingly unusual and unfounded,” President Donald Trump signed an executive order this Sunday banning all women from participating...

First year back: Students reflect on President Trump’s return to the White House

By Jamese Platt, Staff Writer • November 4, 2025

Pitt students are weighing in on how President Donald Trump’s second presidential term has affected them and their country so far.

Federal law enforcement seeking offices in Pittsburgh sparks community ICE concerns

By Naomi Weiss, Senior Staff Writer • October 21, 2025

Federal officials are looking for office space in Pittsburgh for unspecified law enforcement activities, which national outlets report will be filled by ICE.

Opinion | The White House is home to a propaganda machine

By Grace Harris, Senior Staff Writer • October 6, 2025

When we think of propaganda, we often think of the World War I posters introduced in our history classes. The government utilized propaganda like the Uncle Sam “I Want You for the U.S. Army” poster,...

‘Incredibly dystopian’: Pitt community reacts to rumors of ICE on campus

By Kyra McCague, Senior Staff Writer • April 8, 2025

Across the country, ICE has targeted foreign nationals on college campuses for deportation. Many Pitt students fear their campus is next.

Opinion | The attacks on national parks reflect an underlying push toward isolation and ignorance

By Brynn Murawski, Staff Columnist • April 1, 2025

The policies enacted by the current administration reveal a wider theme of isolating all of us from each other for the sake of capital gain.

Teach-in discusses Trump’s impacts, local advocacy’s future

By Naomi Weiss, Staff Writer • March 30, 2025

A panel of Pittsburgh advocacy organizations held a teach-in to discuss the effects of the Trump administration’s agenda on March 29 at HAVEN in South Oakland.

‘He’s off to a much faster and better start’: Republicans reflect the second Trump administration’s first two months

By Sydney Krasniewski, Staff Writer • March 28, 2025

Since Inauguration Day Trump’s second term has caused division amongst young Americans. Despite these controversies, College Republicans at Pitt is hopeful for the future of Trump’s presidency.

Editorial | Trump is a danger to the First Amendment

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • March 18, 2025

Trump, though he has dubbed himself and his protégé Elon Musk as the last line of defense against freedom of speech, is the greatest threat to our First Amendment rights. 

Satire | I voted for Donald Trump, now he’s signed an executive order to kill me — here’s why that’s a good thing

By Thomas Riley, Opinions Editor • March 11, 2025

In the same way that Biden’s relative economic stability was propped up by fake money and Democratic lies, my right to live was also an illegitimate construct brought about by deep state bureaucrats.