The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump disembark from Air Force One in Coraopolis around 4 p.m. on Tuesday.

Trump seeks to end recounts in Florida’s Senate and governor elections, and alleges fraud without evidence

By Eli Stokols | Los Angeles Times • November 12, 2018

President Donald Trump on Monday called for a halt to recounts in Florida, where Republican candidates for Senate and governor lead. He alleged without evidence that Democratic candidates' gains were the...

A protester stands outside City-County Building holding an American flag behind a sign that reads, “This is not normal.”

Pittsburghers protest Sessions firing, Trump-Russia claims

By Dylan Giacobbe, Staff Writer • November 9, 2018
Pittsburghers came together on Thursday night to protest Trump’s recent firing of former Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the immediate promotion of lawyer Matthew Whitaker to the Attorney General position.
A woman speaks to a crowd of people protesting anti-Semitic violence through a megaphone on Tuesday.

Trump protests disrespectful to shooting victims

By Josh Beylinson, For The Pitt News • November 5, 2018
I was shocked to see so many protesters near where Trump paid his respects to the fallen. A memorial to the Tree of Life shooting victims is not the place to stage a political protest, and is downright disrespectful to Jews.
A protester stands across the taped-off crime scene at the Tree of Life Synagogue.

Trump’s visit inspires community protests

By Kieran McLean and Jon Kunitsky • October 31, 2018

Activism became part of Pittsburgh’s mourning process Tuesday, as more than a thousand people gathered in Squirrel Hill to protest the arrival of President Donald Trump. In response to Saturday's...

After stepping off of his plane at Pittsburgh International Airport, then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump waved a Terrible Towel and threw it into the crowd before his speech on Nov. 6, 2016.

President Trump plans Tuesday trip to Pittsburgh

By Christian Snyder, Editor-in-Chief • October 30, 2018

Despite an open letter signed by more than 60,000 people telling President Donald Trump — in plain terms — that he is not welcome in Pittsburgh in the wake of the Tree of Life Synagogue massacre, the...

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base on his way to Indianapolis on Saturday. Trump spoke to reporters about the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill.

President Trump responds to Tree of Life massacre

By Jon Moss, Staff Writer • October 28, 2018

After 11 Pittsburghers were killed in a mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill Saturday morning, President Donald Trump publicly renounced the act and pledged his support to the victims. The...

A screenshot from video reportedly shows Robert Rondo, leader of the so-called Rise Above Movement, attacking a counter-protestor at an event in Huntington Beach, Calif., in March 2017. The photo was included in a criminal complaint released by the Department of Justice. (Department of Justice/TNS)

Calif. white supremacists vowed to ‘reimagine’ racist movements with new look, tactics

By Alene Tchekmedyian and Brittny Mejia | Los Angeles Times • October 25, 2018

From the beginning, the founders of the so-called Rise Above Movement had a goal: to reinvent what it meant to be a white nationalist. Members of the Southern California group were instructed to blend...

President Donald J. Trump signs the $1.5 trillion tax cut bill, stacked on his desk, in the Oval Office on December 22, 2017 in Washington, D.C. The New York Times recently released an investigative report that confirmed Trump committed approximately $413 million of tax evasion over several years.

Editorial: Trump’s tax fraud should concern Americans

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • October 9, 2018
The New York Times' groundbreaking report deserves far more attention than it’s received, and it exposes the president for the hypocrite he is.
Demonstrators opposed to the Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh hold signs in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Sept. 27, 2018. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Trump won’t ‘micromanage’ FBI’s Kavanaugh investigation, press secretary says

By Laura King | Los Angeles Times • September 30, 2018

President Donald Trump is not seeking to "micromanage" the FBI's investigation of sexual-misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, the White House press secretary said Sunday. Democrats...

President Donald Trump listens as Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House Oct. 19, 2017.

Editorial: Trump plays victim as Hurricane Florence hits Carolinas

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • September 16, 2018
To argue over a death toll as a political tool is disrespectful and useless, but to do so in the midst of another deadly hurricane shows that Trump's priorities lie in defending himself and not the American people.
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