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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks on Dec. 19, 2019, in Washington, D.C., during a weekly news conference.

Opinion | Spotify Wrapped: American politics of the decade edition

By Devi Ruia, Senior Staff Columnist • January 6, 2020
Here are some of my favorite moments in American politics throughout the decade — think of it as a Spotify Wrapped for our nation.
Demonstrators gathered outside the David L. Lawrence Convention Center to protest President Donald Trump, who visited Pittsburgh to speak at the annual Shale Insight Conference.

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.
Betsy DeVos, secretary of education, speaks during the Wall Street Journal CFO Network conference in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, June 11.

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

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

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.
President Donald Trump visits the U.S.-Mexico border, east of the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, on Sept. 18.

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.
Dorian lashed the Carolinas with driving rain and winds as it neared the U.S. east coast Thursday after devastating the Bahamas and killing at least 20 people. Up to 20 inches of rain were forecast and forecasters warned of flash flooding.

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.
Danah Bialoruski

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.
The People’s Pride march kicks off from Freedom Corner.

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.
GOP Assemblyman Pat Nolan in a 1994 file image. (Los Angeles Times/TNS)

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...

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